By Aluta News June 17, 2022 The Supreme Court has ruled that Muslim Female Students in Lagos State can wear hijab to school. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who wrote the lead majority judgment, which was read by Justice Tijani Abubakar, dismissed the appeal on the grounds that the appeal was withoutContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 16, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained the Bauchi Government from prosecuting two former governors over alleged misappropriation of the state’s funds and assets. They are Malam Isa Yuguda and Mohammed Abubakar Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, also nullified the indictment of Yuguda and Abubakar by theContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 07, 2022 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suit seeking the removal of Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, said he was bound by the decision of a higher court which deliveredContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 25, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the 418 million dollars Paris Club debt suit filed by the 36 state governments against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. “I do not see anyContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 21, 2022 A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, struck out the motion filed by sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, seeking for a stay of execution of the March 8 judgment. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the motion after Chukwuma Ma-Chukwu Ume, SAN, counsel for UmahiContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 7, 2022 The Supreme Court on Monday fixed May 6 for judgment in a legal tussle between Rivers and Imo over the ownership of 17 oil wells in their territories. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who led a six-man panel of justices, fixed the date after taking arguments fromContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 7, 2022 The Supreme Court on Monday fixed May 6 for judgment in the suit filed by the Rivers Government challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal that ordered it to maintain status quo on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT). The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 14, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, discharged and acquitted Rtd Air Commodore Umar Mohammed of money laundering charge preferred against him. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the prosecution had failed to prove the essential ingredients of the charge. According toContinue Reading
