• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Judiciary

Mambilla Power Project : Agunloye Heads To Appeal Court Over Ruling On Fundamental Rights

Vital News by Vital News
March 19, 2024
in Judiciary
0
The Unfolding Mambilla Drama In Nigeria – An Update
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Former Minister of Power, Dr Olu Agunloye has said that he will appeal the Federal High Court ruling which dismissed a suit he filed in June 2023 to restrain the EFCC from harassing him and breaching his fundamental rights.

Agunloye had filed the suit to refrain the EFCC because of the ongoing International Arbitration on Mambilla Power Project.

However, the suit was on Monday, 18 March 2024 dismissed by Justice Obiora Egwuatu at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Reacting to the court’s ruling, his lawyer said the points made by Agunloye in the Civil Suit which had dragged for over nine months had become irrelevant or expired in reality because the EFCC, the Respondent, had, while the case was in progress, declared Agunloye wanted, detained him, maltreated him in detention, arraigned him before another court and remanded him in prison until the court granted him bail.

Justice Egwuatu, however, did not consider the merits of the case largely on the ground that EFCC has the power to carry out its statutory duties and can not be stopped by the Court.

RelatedStories

Court Fixes Oct 31 For Judgment In Suit Seeking To Stop PDP National Convention

Acting National Chairman, National Secretary Can Take Decisions On behalf Of SDP, Appeal Court Rules Against INEC

Malabu Oil & Gas Limited Drags CAC To Court Over Alleged Illegal Deregistration

FG Says Pardon For Maryam Sanda, Others, Not Final,Begins Review Of Prerogative Of Mercy Exercise

On this basis, Justice Egwuatu dismissed the suit and awarded costs.

Agunloye’s lawyers have expressed preparedness in respect of the appeal, considering that the court admitted basing its ruling on the suit being “an attempt to use the instrumentality of the Court to shield the Applicant from criminal investigation and to interfere with the statutory authority of the Respondent to investigate crimes or allegations of same in line with the EFCC Act.”

It is believed that the duties of EFCC must be performed in accordance with the law, and the court has the powers to stop any infraction by the EFCC in the course of performance of its duties.

“Such does not amount to interference with the statutory duties of EFCC but a legal checkmate of its powers to deter likely abuse.

“With the Agunloye heading to appeal against the Judgement, the case is far from being over, and the Court of Appeal will take the opportunity to look at the case extensively,” the lawyer said.
(vitalnewsngr.com)

Tags: AgunloyeappealPowerruling
Previous Post

Bank Official Reveals How Adebutu Applied For Production Of 200,000 Prepaid Cards

Next Post

MURIC Condemns Killing Of 16 Soldiers In Delta, Asks Perpetrators To Turn Themselves In

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

PDP NEC Appoints Damagum As Substantive National Chairman, Zones Presidential Ticket To South
Judiciary

Court Fixes Oct 31 For Judgment In Suit Seeking To Stop PDP National Convention

October 21, 2025
Rumpus In SDP As Party  Suspends National Chairman, Sheu Gabam, Two Other NWC Members
Judiciary

Acting National Chairman, National Secretary Can Take Decisions On behalf Of SDP, Appeal Court Rules Against INEC

October 17, 2025
Malabu Oil & Gas Limited Drags CAC To Court Over Alleged Illegal Deregistration
Judiciary

Malabu Oil & Gas Limited Drags CAC To Court Over Alleged Illegal Deregistration

October 17, 2025
FG Cancels Independence Anniversary Parade
Judiciary

FG Says Pardon For Maryam Sanda, Others, Not Final,Begins Review Of Prerogative Of Mercy Exercise

October 16, 2025
Nnamdi Kanu’s Ailment Not Life Threatening – NMA
Health

Nnamdi Kanu’s Ailment Not Life Threatening – NMA

October 16, 2025
Next Post
Military Confirms Killing Of Commanding Officer, Two Majors, One Captain, 12 Soldiers In Delta State

MURIC Condemns Killing Of 16 Soldiers In Delta, Asks Perpetrators To Turn Themselves In

NLC Invades LP Secretariat, Asks Abure To Resign

NLC Invades LP Secretariat, Asks Abure To Resign

FG Identifies Tukur Mamu, 14 Others As Terrorism Financiers

FG Identifies Tukur Mamu, 14 Others As Terrorism Financiers

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

Police Arrest 50 Suspected Vandals, Recover 25 Manhole Covers, Solar Streetlights In Abuja

Police Arrest 50 Suspected Vandals, Recover 25 Manhole Covers, Solar Streetlights In Abuja

10 months ago
DISCOs Seek FG’s Permission To Hike Electricity Tariff

How Fire Engulfed Maryland 132/33kV Sub-Station – TCN

2 years ago
Smuggling Scandal : Police Denounce False Allegation Against IGP

Kidnappers Demand N1billion Ransom For Release Of Chinese, Nigerian Kidnapped At Kwara Mining Site

5 months ago
Police Ban Sanusi, Ado Bayero From Conducting Durbar Activities During Eid -el-kabir

Violence, Looting : Police Arrest 82 More Protesters In Jigawa

1 year ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu US
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Dangote Group Denies Ownership Of Truck In Akungba-Akoko Accident

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

Trailer Crushes Female University Lecturer To Death In Lokoja

Governor Adeleke Appoints Davido Chairman Of Osun State Sports Trust Fund

FG Warns Buyers To Stay Off ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria Land, Four Other Landed Property In Oyo

‎IMPI Revises Inflation Rate Projection To 14% From 17% For December

Trending

Olubadan Set Up Committee To Revamp Moribund Industries, Revamp Abandoned Ibadan Urban Renewal Programme
Economy

Olubadan Set Up Committee To Revamp Moribund Industries, Revamp Abandoned Ibadan Urban Renewal Programme

by Vital News
October 23, 2025
0

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has set up a committee to revamp moribund industries...

Your Exit Will Not In Anyway Affects Fortune Of PDP – Makinde To Atiku

Oyo Dares FG Over Lands, Says ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria, NTA, NIHORT Lands Acquired In Public Interest

October 23, 2025
Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman

Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman

October 23, 2025
Dangote Denies Ownership Of Truck Involved In Enugu Accident

Dangote Group Denies Ownership Of Truck In Akungba-Akoko Accident

October 23, 2025
Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

October 23, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • Olubadan Set Up Committee To Revamp Moribund Industries, Revamp Abandoned Ibadan Urban Renewal Programme October 23, 2025
  • Oyo Dares FG Over Lands, Says ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria, NTA, NIHORT Lands Acquired In Public Interest October 23, 2025
  • Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman October 23, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In