Federal High court

Court permanently forfeits 52 luxury homes: The Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the final forfeiture of 52 terrace and maisonette units in Lekki after holding that the EFCC established reasonable grounds to suspect the properties were proceeds...

Federal High Court orders the permanent forfeiture of 48 high-value properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, ruling they were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik dismisses all objections by Malami, his...

FCT High Court declares diaspora chapters of Nigerian political parties unconstitutional, illegal and unknown to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, saying no registered party can establish or operate official structures abroad Court nullifies APC's United...

July 13, (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a certain Yakubu Idris and 47 others to make themselves available to the Department of State Services (DSS), Lagos State Command within 45 days to clear themselves...

June 30 (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court (FHC) has issued the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, by repealing the 2022 guidelines and introducing new measures, including a mandatory seven-day timeline for fixing hearings after the close...

June 26 (THEWILL) — Justice came for a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member abducted more than four years ago after an Ekiti State High Court sentenced two convicted kidnappers, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abdullahi Abubakar, to death by hanging...

June 04, (THEWILL) — In a decisive legal win against financial crime, the Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has secured a permanent forfeiture order on assets worth over ₦2 billion, effectively dismantling the...

April 09, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday delivered a major boost to Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts, sentencing a member of Boko Haram, Auwalu Samaila, to death by hanging, while handing life imprisonment and long-term jail...

March 23, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, delivered a decisive judgement in Nigeria’s anti-corruption drive, convicting and sentencing former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, to a cumulative 72-year prison term...

March 09, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed trial dates in two separate criminal cases involving alleged threats to national security, including a man accused of calling for a military coup against the administration...