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Just In: Court Grants El-Rufai N100m Bail, Orders Periodic Reporting To DSS

Daily Dispatch 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, subject to stringent conditions imposed by the court. Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ordered the former governor to provide one surety in like sum, with

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[Breaking]Terrorism: Female arms courier, Halima Umar, arrested by DSS with 302 live ammunition bags 20-year jail term

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2026

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a woman, Halima Haliru Umar to 20 years imprisonment following her conviction on the offences of unlawful illegal possession of 302 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition and attempt to render support for the commission of acts of terrorism. The convict had, during her arraignment on March 11, […]

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Justice Crack Denies Sowore’s Lawyer, M Abubakar as clash ensue in court over representation

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2026

The bail application filed by Chidiebere Justice Mark, popularly known as Justice Crack, on Thursday suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Abuja after two lawyers, Femi Balogun and Marshall Abubakar, clashed over who to represent him. Recall that Sowore had sent his self appointed Lawyer to stand in for Justice Crack, a […]

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Justice Crack’s bail plea suffers setback as two lawyers clash in court over representation

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2026

The bail application filed by Chidiebere Justice Mark, popularly known as Justice Crack, on Thursday suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Abuja after two lawyers, Femi Balogun and Marshall Abubakar, clashed over who to represent him. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik had, on May 4, fixed today for hearing of Mark’s bail request shortly […]

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Cleric Tells Court He Took Money to Pray Over Alleged Coup Plot

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2026

…says he warned it will fail An Islamic cleric has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he received money to offer prayers for an alleged coup plot against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration but warned those involved that the mission would not succeed. The cleric, Sheikh Sani Abdulkadir, who is the sixth defendant […]

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Breaking: Court Dismisses Sowore’s No-Case Submission, Orders Defence in Cybercrime Trial

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2026

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by activist and publisher of Sahara Reports, Omoyele Sowore, ruling that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence requiring him to enter a defence in the ongoing cyberstalking trial. The judge held that the evidence already tendered before the […]