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Politics

2027: Why court ruled Jonathan can contest the presidency

VAM News May 26, 2026

2027: Why court ruled Jonathan can contest 2027 presidency A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan remains eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election, reigniting constitutional...

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Politics

Court nullifies INEC guidelines over political parties membership register

VAM News May 21, 2026

THE Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has invalidated guidelines by the Independent National Electoral Commission mandating political parties to submit a register and database of all members on May 10 to be...

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Local News

Court orders Govt to pay teachers’ 10-year salary arrears

Tijani Mariam May 19, 2026

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has delivered a landmark judgment in favour of teachers of Demonstration Secondary School, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, ordering the Rivers State Government to pay all...

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Foreign

Woman gives birth in court during drug charge arraignment

Tijani Mariam May 18, 2026

A pregnant woman shockingly gave birth to a baby boy in the middle of a packed Brooklyn courtroom while waiting to be arraigned on a drug possession charge. Samantha Randazzo, 33, went into labor...

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Court

Court Grants El-Rufai N100m Bail, Sets Conditions

Tijani Mariam May 18, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million in his trial over alleged breach of national security. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik,...

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Court National

Former Minister Sentenced To 75 Years Imprisonment over Fraud

VAM News May 13, 2026

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison over fraud linked to about ₦33.8 billion. The court found him guilty after hearing...

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National

Court to NBC: Don’t punish broadcasters for opinions

Tijani Mariam May 6, 2026

Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from “using its recently issued ‘Formal Notice’ to threaten, sanction or punish broadcast stations and presenters for...

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Court

Court orders SERAP to pay DSS for defamation

Tijani Mariam May 5, 2026

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered a non-governmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, to pay N100 million as damaged to two operatives of the Department of the...

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Court

Court jails men for 97 years over kidnap, robbery

Tijani Mariam April 29, 2026

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has convicted three individuals for kidnapping, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of weapons, sentencing them to a combined 97 years in prison without the option...

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Court

Court shuts out media from coup trial

Tijani Mariam April 27, 2026

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday restrained journalists from covering the bail proceedings of six defendants accused of plotting a coup against President Bola Tinubu’s government. Operatives of the Department of...