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Court upholds Malami’s detention, grants Ngige bail
A former Minister of labour and employment, Senator Chris Ngige was on Thursday, granted bail by a federal high court in Abuja while another court upheld the detention of former minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami
The court ruled that the continued detention of Malami by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was in order.
Justice Babangida Hassan dismissed Malami’s application seeking bail from the custody of the anti-graft agency, ruling that his detention was lawful.
The decision was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale.
According to the statement, Malami, through his counsel, Mr Sulaiman Hassan (SAN), had approached the court to challenge his detention by the EFCC, arguing that it was illegal as it arose from an ongoing investigation.
However, counsel for the EFCC, Mr J.S. Okutepa (SAN), told the court that the former minister was being held pursuant to a valid remand order issued by the FCT High Court and granted by Justice S. C. Oriji.
“In his ruling, Justice Hassan held, quoting Section 35 of the Constitution, that since there was a provision in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, for detention, Malami was lawfully detained by the Remand Order of the court.
“Asking this court to grant this application is tantamount to inviting the court to sit as an appellate court over an application made by a court of coordinate jurisdiction, which the court has no power to do,” Oyewale quoted the judge as saying.
Malami has been in EFCC custody since December 8, after he reportedly failed to meet the bail conditions set by the commission.
In his own case, Ngige was granted bail by the court, six days after he was remanded in prison custody, over an eight-count corruption charge bothering on fraud.
The court, in a ruling delivered by trial Justice Maryam Hassan, adopted terms of an administrative bail the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) earlier granted to the embattled erstwhile minister.
As part of his bail conditions, the defendant was ordered to produce a surety that must be a civil servant not below the rank of a director.
According to the court, the surety must equally be an owner of a landed property in the FCT, even as it ordered the defendant to surrender his international passport and not travel outside the country without permission.
Justice Hassan overruled a preliminary objection the anti-graft agency filed to oppose the ex-minister’s application for bail.
She held that the court had the power to exercise its discretion on the issue of bail.
The court held that such discretion must be discharged judicially and judiciously without the imposition of conditions that would appear unreasonable and arbitrary.
It subsequently adjourned the matter till January 28 and 29, 2026, for trial.
Ngige, who was in office as a minister from November 11, 2015, to May 29, 2023, was on December 12 arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, following his alleged complicity in contract fraud totalling over N2.2 billion.
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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