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“Come here & kneel down,” judge orders Sowore’s lawyer in drama over contempt 

Proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday turned tense after the presiding judge threatened to cite a defence lawyer for contempt...

Demolition: Lawyer Threatens Wike with Contempt

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr. Balla Dakum, has threatened to initiate contempt proceedings against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

Justice Bello’s daughter asks court to jail Catholic Priest, others over alleged contempt of court

Ann Eniyamire, daughter of late Justice Moses Bello, former President, Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja, has asked a High Court of the Federal Capital...

NNPC director faces contempt charge in Abuja Court as lawyers bicker over client

A director with the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mrs Fatima Yakubu, has been slammed with the contempt of the High Court of...

Court adjourns Yahaya Bello’s arraignment to July 17, as parties sharply disagree, threaten contempt proceedings, amid ex-Gov’s request for case transfer to Lokoja

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned arraignment of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on an alleged money...

Updated: Judge Nwite slams Yahaya Bello’s lawyer: You are the one misleading him as ex-gov. agrees to submit to court for arraignment June 13

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja Details of what Justice Emeka Nwite told Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Abdulwahab Mohammed, the lawyer of former Kogi State Governor,...

FG explains why it did not proceed with contempt charge against NLC, TUC

our days to organised Labour's ultimatum to the Federal Government to withdraw contempt charge against it and its leaders in court, the government appears...

Bad news as court stops Onochie’s inauguration as NDDC Chairman, threatens to send her prison

Mrs. Lauretta Onochie may have been confirmed as the substantive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, but a Federal High Court...

Court frees Police IGP from contempt committal to three months imprisonment

A High Court in Abuja on Wednesday nullified its earlier order committing the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba to three months’ imprisonment. Two weeks...

IGP challenges arrest, imprisonment order by court

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has filed a motion before a Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the ‘contempt proceedings...

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