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March 06, (THEWILL) — ​ The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 11, 2026, for judgement in the case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against James Nolan, a director of Process and Industrial...

November 13, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwuyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, in his ongoing ₦868 million money laundering trial. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling...

October 02, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, dismissing a suit that sought to invalidate the directive. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho...

July 27, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the attempt by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to set aside the judgement directing and compelling INEC to investigate and prosecute perpetrators and sponsors...

May 19, (THEWILL) – The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has approved the immediate redeployment of five judges across different judicial divisions. A statement by FHC Director of Information, Catherine Christopher, said the affected...

April 10, (THEWILL) – The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced the schedule for its 2025 Easter Vacation, which will begin on Wednesday, April 16 and conclude on Monday, April 28, 2025. Normal court sittings across all judicial...

March 04, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Mamman Nasir Yunus, has ordered Taj Bank Limited and three others to pay N20 million to Alhaji Bello Yakasai (the applicant) as damages for unlawfully...

January 06, (THEWILL) – The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Olamide Thomas, a woman accused of threatening Seyi Tinubu, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, with death...

December 26, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court, Lagos, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro, has convicted and sentenced four drug kingpins to various jail terms totalling twenty-eight (28) years with hard labour. The convicts – Soji Jubril Oke, 71;...

November 29, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court, Abuja, has discharged and acquitted 50 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of terrorism allegations. The suspects, including four women, were arrested on December 12, 2023, at...