LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal high court in Abuja has dismissed the cyberbullying charge filed against Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, by Kayode Egbetokun, former inspector-general of police (IGP). Musa Liman, the trial judge, on Tuesday, ruled that the prosecutor had failed to diligently prosecute the case. In January 2025, Egbetokun arraigned Sowore on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the treasonous charges brought against 119 Nigerians including those detained since August for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest. This was pronounced by Obiora Egwuatu, the presiding judge, who struck out the case following an application by M.D Abubakar, counsel to the Attorney-General…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has struck out a suit by an aggrieved former deputy national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Callistus Okafor, challenging the election of the party leadership. The judgement of the three-member panel read by Justice Biobele Abraham Georgewill, on Friday, held that the subject matter before…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by President Muhammad Buhari and his attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to challenge the controversial section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Musa Dattijo-Muhammad, unanimously struck out the suit, describing it as an…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to disqualify the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from contesting the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The suit which has been filed since May 29, 2020 by Edobor Williams, Ugesia Godwin and…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal has dismissed a suit challenging the qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 general election. A three-man panel led by Justice Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson threw out the suit on Friday for being incompetent. The court agreed with counsel to the President and the All Progressive Congress (APC)…