Category: Legal
Court Orders Suspension of Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline Project
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the immediate suspension of Ajaokuta, Kaduna and Kano (AKK) Gas Pipelines project in Kano State. In an ex parte motion...
Court Sacks Kogi Lawmaker, Declares PDP Winner of Ibaji Bye-Election
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, sacked the lawmaker representing Ibaji constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Atule Egbunu. The court, in...
Court Urged to Halt NGO’s Activities in Kogi
The Federal High Court in Abuja has been urged to halt the activities of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) accused of harassing private companies in Kogi State and...
Kogi: Court Remands Four Suspected Kidnappers in Prison Custody
A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, on Tuesday, remanded four persons in prison custody for kidnapping and also demanding the sum of N16 million as ransom from their...
Kogi CJ Inaugurates Eight Newly Appointed Magistrates, Two Senior Area Court Judges
Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Henry Olusiyi, has charged newly appointed Magistrates and Senior Area Court Judges to always uphold the tenants of their oaths of...
Kogi Judiciary Proposes Magistrate Court in Itobe
The Kogi state judiciary has said that it has concluded arrangements to establish a Magistrate Court in Itobe, Ofu local government area of the state. The State Chief...
NJC Recommends Justice Olusiyi for Appointment as Kogi CJ
The National Judicial Council (NJC), on Monday, released the names of judicial officers recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors for appointment...
LG Polls: Kogi Constitutes Election Petitions Tribunal
In anticipation of complaints and dissatisfaction with the electoral process, the acting Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Henry Olusiyi, on Friday, constituted...
Kogi: Court Jails Three Over Illegal Possession of Firearms
A Federal High Coürt sitting in Lokoja has convicted and sentenced one Yusuf Abdul and Mudasir Mohammed to two and three years imprisonment respectively. The Federal...
Achuba: Court Orders Kogi Govt. to Pay Former Deputy Governor N180m
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja Wednesday ordered the Kogi State Government to pay the former Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, the sum of N180...
