Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian government to pay N100,000 for stalling the trial of a senator, Dino Melaye, for alleged false information.

Mr Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, is charged with two counts bordering on giving false information to the police.

The Nigerian government arraigned Mr Melaye last year, after he reported in April 2017 an alleged attempt on his life at his home state of Kogi. The government said the information the former senator provided was false.

The senator had accused the Kogi governor and his aides of being responsible for the alleged assassination attempt.

But at the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the judge, Olasumbo Good...