Monday, 13 April, 2026

Category: Judiciary


The Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Tuesday hear separate appeals arising from leadership disputes in two opposition parties, the African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. The appeal by embattled ADC National Chairman, David Mark, is slated for Read more…


Prince Harry is facing a lawsuit from the charity he co-founded 20 years ago to honor his late mother, Princess Diana. A court record made public Friday shows the charity, Sentebale, which provides support to young people in Lesotho and Botswana living with Read more…


Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 13 for judgment in a suit filed by a House of Representatives member, Leke Abejide, seeking an order restraining Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from Read more…


The Supreme Court had previously directed all parties to return to the Court of Appeal to resolve the issue of legal representation and report back on January 26, 2026, on other outstanding issues in the case. The appeal was filed Read more…


The David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to reverse the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which derecognised the party’s leadership. Mark also asked Justice Emeka Nwite Read more…


The INEC chairperson also denied the ADC’s accusation that the electoral commission had taken sides due to the interpretation of the order of the appellate court. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Read more…


The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) interpretation of a Court of Appeal ruling concerning the party’s leadership dispute. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, accused Read more…


The evidence gathered by this newspaper indicates that the letter was forged and subsequently submitted to the UK tribunal by Mr Ozekhome. PREMIUM TIMES can report that a letter submitted by prominent Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome to a London tribunal Read more…


Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has returned to the federal High Court for the continuation of his trial on allegations of financial irregularities. El-Rufai was spotted entering the courtroom on Tuesday amid a tight but orderly security Read more…


A civil society organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP), has dragged Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his refusal to vacate his senate seat following his appointment Read more…


ICPC has faced a stream of criticisms since its controversial release of former Governor El-Rufai from custody on Friday snubbing a court order remanding him pending the hearing of his bail application. Some lawyers have condemned the Independent Corrupt Practices Read more…


The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is not aware of any court order stopping it from holding its National Convention scheduled to commence today. The spokesman of the caretaker committee, Jungudo Mohammed, who Read more…