By Taiye Agbaje The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, recently, said no fewer than 556 pre-election matters were pending before the court as the country prepared for the 2023 general elections.According to Justice Tsoho, a total of 1,838 pre-election cases were filed in the court, out of which 1,285 cases have been disposed of, leaving a total of 556 cases pending.It is a common knowledge that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had scheduled the Presidential and National Assembly elections for Feb. 25…
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Flood: Anambra Businessman asks FG, State Governments to intervene – Warns of looming food crisis in 2023
An Anambra businessman and prominent opinion leader, Chief David Edochie Onuora, has called on the Federal Government, state governments, public spirited organisations and individuals to immediately come to the rescue of the victims of flood in the country. Chief Onuora also raised alarm over looming food crisis in the country if the federal and various State Governments fail to take drastic action to ameliorate the impact of the flooding. Making the call yesterday after visiting five Internally Displaced Persons ((IDPs) camps in Anambra State, Chief Onuora expressed grief over the…
Read MoreCourt fixes March 23 to hear FG’s request to extradite Abba Kyari
A Federal High Court in Abuja fixed March 23, to hear an application by the Federal Government seeking for the suspended DCP Abba Kyari’s extradition to the United States (U.S).The Federal Government, on March 3, 2022 through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), filed the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022.The suit, titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba Alhaji Kyari to the United States of America,” was dated and filed March 2.While the AGF is the applicant, Kyari is the respondent in the application.Kyari was formerly the head of…
Read MoreReps’ delegation arrives Romania, commences supervision of evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine
A delegation of the House of Representatives, led by the House Leader, Hon. Alhassan Ado- Doguwa, Thursday, arrived Bucharest, Romania, to commence oversight and assist in the process of evacuating Nigerian nationals, who are mainly students,fleeing Ukraine as a result of the 7-day old attack on the country by Russia. It would be recalled that following the resolution of the House at plenary last week, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, had mandated the House Leader, Ado-Doguwa and Hon. (Dr.) Yusuf Buba, Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, to proceed to the…
Read MoreCourt fixes Nov. 10 to hear Nnamdi Kanu’s application, challenging competence of FG’s charge
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Nov. 10 for hearing the application of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, challenging the competency of the charge preferred against him by the Federal Government Justice Binta Nyako, on Thursday, fixed the date after counsel to Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, informed that he had a notice of preliminary objection challenging the fresh seven-count charge filed against his client. Earlier, counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Abubakar, told the court that an amended seven counts had…
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