By Fidelis Jockthan Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has officially inaugurated the Madagali Judicial Division of the High Court, fulfilling a long-standing demand for accessible justice in the state’s northeastern region. The Governor, represented by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Afraimu Jingi, declared the Division open during a ceremony […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Adamawa State High Court, in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has commenced a two-day sensitisation roundtable aimed at strengthening judicial and prosecutorial responses to wildlife crime in Nigeria. The workshop, funded by the European Union, brings together High Court judges, magistrates, officers of the National Park Service, […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, has reaffirmed her commitment to fostering a harmonious and productive working relationship between the Bench and the Bar, while pledging full institutional support to the newly elected leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Adamawa State Branch. Justice Abdulrahman gave this […]
By Fidelis Jockthan A Chief Magistrate Court II in Yola, the Adamawa State Capital has imposed a fine of three million naira on the African Democratic Party (ADC) Gubernatorial candidate, Ambassador Omar Suleiman Omorana, for pasting campaign posters on public structures, including the popular flyover within the Yola metropolis. Presiding Magistrate Alaji Musa […]
By Fidelis Jockthan With the Adamawa State Local Government Elections scheduled for June 13, 2026, the State High Court has formally constituted the Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal, including accompanying appeal panels. The Chief Registrar of the High Court, Mohammed Buba Abubakar, has confirmed that the panels are expected to be sworn into […]
By Fidelis Jockthan A High Court sitting in Yola has dismissed a lawsuit filed to challenge the legality of the Fufore Emirate, a new chiefdom recently established by the administration of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Delivering judgment on Tuesday ,Justice Musa Usman struck out the suit on the grounds that the plaintiffs failed […]
By: Abubakar Ibrahim The Nigerian Bar Association NBA Adamawa State Branch, has held its annual meeting with the title, 2024 LAW week, in memory of late Justice Buba Ardo. The event which was held in Yola the Adamawa state capital, was themed “The Role of the Bar And The Bench in Regards To […]
By Babangida Galleon Adamawa State Executive Council has approved the state intervention project for the award to construct four hostel blocks at the Nigeria Law school, Yola campus at the cost of eight hundred and fifty-five million, two hundred and forty-seven thousand, nine hundred and seventy-six naira, eighty one kobo. The state […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Court of Appeal Abuja Division today Tuesday has reserved judgement in an appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress APC Governorship Candidate in the 2023 Governorship election conducted in Adamawa state, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani against Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The reserved Judgement was sequeled to hearing in the […]
By Fidelis Jockthan. The Adamawa state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Social Democratic party(SDP) Governorship candidate, Dr.Umar Ardo Challenging the victory of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic party ( PDP) in the Governorship Election conducted by Independent National Electoral Commission on 18th March 2023. […]