He served as deputy to Governor Segun Oni before the Court of Appeal sacked both men in 2010 and installed Dr. Kayode Fayemi as governor.
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Justice James Omotosho adjourned the case for Ohiri to take her plea after the prosecution lawyer, Wisdom Madaki, prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable him to serve the defendant, who was not in court.
El-Rufai, who was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal Highway Court in Abuja, pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
Justice James Omotosho granted the permission in a ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by lawyer to the NGO, Chief Tunde Falola.
The judgment, in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/2221/2025, delivered on Wednesday, effectively cleared the legal hurdles for Oyebanji.
Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Gombe’s request to adjourn the case indefinitely to await the Supreme Court’s judgment in the appeal filed by Mark, held that proceeding with the matter when the jurisdiction of the court is being challenged would amount to wrestling jurisdiction with the apex court.
The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, ordered the party to maintain the status quo ante bellum pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed before it by seven aggrieved members.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order following an application for adjournment by counsel to one of the defendants to enable a response to the plaintiffs’ processes.
The case, filed as Charge No. FHC/L/2/220C/2026: Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Doris Ogala, is before Honourable Justice Aluko.
Justice Binta Nyako, in the judgment, also sentenced the defendant to a 10-year jail term for paying a tax of N20,000 to Boko Haram.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu directed it to immediately reverse the name from Global Methodist Church in Nigeria (GMCN) to UMCN.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the FHC in Abuja gave the ruling following a motion on notice for the final forfeiture of the assets.
The court had on Tuesday, adjourned ruling on the bail application filed by the former governor till today.
Justice Peter Kekemeke vacated the arrest warrant while ruling on an oral application by Turaki’s lawyer, Chris Uche SAN, following his (Turaki’s) appearance in court.
The suit was filed by an aspirant, Fubara Dagogo, challenging his exclusion from the party’s national convention election.
Justice Peter Lifu made the order after counsel to the plaintiffs, B. A. Nenuwa, moved a motion ex-parte to that effect.
This came after a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday nullified the apex bank’s previous intervention in the bank’s leadership.
This was contained in a statement by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali, on Thursday.
Justice Emeka Nwite made this known in a ruling on the motion for final forfeiture of the funds filed by the EFCC
The ruling, delivered on Wednesday by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, declared the actions of the CBN as ultra vires