A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has nullified the ward, local government, and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, which had produced Tony Okocha as chairman. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Godswill Ogbomanu, presiding over the case, delivered the ruling on Friday, declaring the congresses invalid due … Read more
A woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has won her civil case against the Irish mixed martial arts fighter, securing damages. The jury found McGregor guilty of assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018 and ordered him to pay her over €248,000 (£206,000) in compensation. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs … Read more
Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an ex parte order ordering the All Progressives Congress, APC, to maintain the status quo in its ongoing congresses in the state. The directive is coming after the party concluded its ward congress and was preparing for the local government and state congresses. The order … Read more
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has issued a warning to state judges against compromising justice in their court rulings. During the opening of the 2024/2025 Legal Year and Re-Dedication Service at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul’s, Anglican Communion in Diobu, Port Harcourt, Fubara criticized certain legal practitioners for what he described as unethical behavior. … Read more
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed appoints six judges to the High Court and 15 to the Shari’a Court, urging them to prioritize justice and fairness, and address prison overcrowding by expediting trials. Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State swore in six new judges to the State High Court and 15 … Read more
A Kano State High Court has issued a perpetual injunction preventing Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other dethroned emirs from parading themselves as emirs and ordered them to surrender properties belonging to the Kano State Emirate Council. Eko Hot Blog reports that a Kano State High Court, on Monday, granted a perpetual injunction restraining the 15th … Read more
An Osun High Court sentenced a motorcyclist and two other men to death by hanging for the murder of a corps member. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Osun State High Court in Ile-Ife sentenced three men to death by hanging on Tuesday for killing a corps member, Mukaila Adebayo, during a robbery operation in Osogbo. … Read more
NNPC Ltd attributes recent fuel queues in the FCT and other areas to disruptions in fuel transfer and supply logistics caused by adverse weather conditions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has identified the causes of recent fuel queues in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the … Read more
Rivers State High Court issues an interim injunction barring the Chief Judge and Clerk of the State House of Assembly from recognizing or acting on resolutions from Martins Amaewhule’s led Assembly. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an Exparte Order of Interim Injunction barring the Chief … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki swears in five new judges for Edo State High Court He emphasizes state’s commitment to strengthening and ensuring judiciary’s independence Obaseki calls for critical examination of petitions against potential judges Eko Hot Blog reports that, taking a significant stride toward judicial reforms, Governor Godwin Obaseki swears in five new judges for the … Read more
Ekiti Patriotic Consultative Forum (EPCF) files lawsuit against Ekiti state government over cargo airport. The group seeks court order compelling government to release financial records and loans related to the airport project. Despite previous requests, government fails to provide requested documents, prompting legal action by the forum. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the socio-political pressure group … Read more
Chinese Man Sentenced To Death for Girlfriend’s Murder In Kano Convicted for killing Ummukalthuum Buhari following a dispute. Despite pleas for mercy, Frank Geng-Quangrong receives death penalty. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State High Court has issued a death sentence by hanging to Frank Geng-Quangrong, a Chinese national, for the murder of his girlfriend, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has told Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja that the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, has paid back N1.5 billion in two tranches in respect of the N4.8 billion fraud allegations for which he was … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 7, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has amended the charges against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, from six to twenty. The amended charges were made public on Thursday during a court appearance before Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court. Details later… Click to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 37-year-old labourer, Aminu Shuaibu, to five months imprisonment for stealing streetlights cable. The court sentenced Shuaibu, who resides in Gauraka area of Niger State, after he pleaded guilty to a count charge of theft preferred against him. The … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday, ordered the unconditional and immediate release of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The court made the order after Emefiele filed a Motion Ex-parte, seeking his release from the custody of the Economic … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned further proceedings in the case filed by the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, against the state House of Assembly and others. At Monday’s proceedings, counsel for the Plaintiff informed the court that the National Chairman of the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, will in October hear the N30bn suit lodged by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited. The Director-General of ARCON, Olalekan Fadolapo, made the disclosure during an … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that as Nigeria marked its 63rd Independence Day celebration, citizens in the diaspora stormed the High Commission in London, United Kingdom, to demand a fair Kano governorship election trial. The protesters, on Sunday, waved placards to drive home their insistence for an impartial and apolitical justice system that will be fair … Read more