A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request by the Governor Siminalayi Fubara-led Rivers State Government to stay proceedings in a suit seeking to stop allocation of funds to all 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Rivers State. In a ruling on Friday, the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the application […]

The court earlier dismissed all objections raised by the Rivers State Government against proceeding with the hearing of the suit.

A faction of Rivers assembly and its speaker, Mr Amaewhule, loyal to Mr Wike, sought an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the CBN, the commercial banks, including the AGF, from honouring any financial instruction issued by Governor Siminalayi Fubara regarding the state’s funds.

In a ruling on Friday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the application for stay made by lawyer to the Government of Rivers State, Gordy Uche (SAN) was frivolous, vexatious, unwarranted and mischievous. 

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused to recuse herself from hearing a suit seeking to stop fund allocation to

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, reserved judgement in a suit seeking to stop the release of federal monthly allocations to the Rivers State

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by Rivers State Government to stay proceedings in a suit seeking to

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has junked the civil forfeiture case filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) against three individuals for their alleged involvement in the multi-billion pork barrel scam perpetrated by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles. In a 17-page ruling, the CA’s Ninth Division granted the petition filed by…