Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected an application to send back a suit regarding the Osun State local government funds to the court's division in Osogbo, the capital of the state.

Delivering his ruling on Thursday, the judge Emeka Nwite, ruled out bias in the decision to keep the case in Abuja instead of transferring it back to Osogbo from where it originated.

He clarified that the Chief Judge had exercised his judicial and administrative powers to transfer the case to Abuja in accordance with Order 49 Rule 2 of the court. He said "a mere administrative act by the Chief Judge transferring a case cannot, by any stretch, amount to bias."

"Accordingly, this application challenging the transfer of the c...