February, 2022 - Legal Nigeria

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Firm appeals ruling over jurisdiction

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By Ngozi Egenuka Exxon Mobil Corporation has asked the Court of Appeal, Lagos, to upturn the decision of the National Industrial Court (NIC), which refused to stay its proceedings in a suit filed by one Mr. Paul Arinze, for the wrongful termination […]

NBA sets up TCCP for its yearly confab

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By Silver Nwokoro • Body urges public scrutiny on would-be judges The Nigerian Bar Association Technical Committee on Conference Planning (NBA-TCCP) has elected new members to oversee the association’s 2022 yearly general conference. NBA president, Olumide Akpata, in a statement, said […]

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NASS legislative aides mull court action over unpaid salary arrears

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By NAN National Assembly legislative aides have threatened to petition anti-graft agencies over the non-payment of their 2019 salary arrears, minimum wage and other allowances. They have threatened to drag the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Mr Amos Ojo, before […]

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Igboho’s continued detention misplacement of justice, say Adams, group

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By Seye Olumide Condemn secret trial of Yoruba nation activistThe Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has described the continued detention of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a. Sunday Igboho) without trial as misplacement of justice. Adams, in a […]

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Okorocha, EFCC counsel disagree on contravention of court order

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By Ann Godwin Counsel for Rochas Okorocha, former Imo State governor, Ola Olanipekun (SAN) and Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), N. A. Dodo, have disagreed over adherence to court order on the release of Okorocha ‘s international […]

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Litigations loom over damaged vehicles, scarcity to end weekend

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By Collins Olayinka and Kingsley Jeremiah • NNPC asks trading firms for emergency petrol supplies as FG battles to restore order• Queues spread across Nigeria, black marketers sell at N250/litre in Abuja• NMDPRA, NNPC identify supplier of adulterated fuel, to sanction […]

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Court fixes Kanu’s suit against DSS, AGF for Feb 28

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By Ameh Ochojila The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, adjourned a suit filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu against the Department of State Services (DSS), its Director General and Attorney General […]

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Court adjourns Ibeto, EFCC N4.8b case till March 8

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By Ann Godwin Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt will on March 8, 2022, hear the motion of a fundamental human rights case filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Cement, Cletus Ibeto, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]

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Supreme Court fixes May 6 for judgment in Rivers, Imo legal battle over 17 oil wells

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By Kingsley Jeremiah and Ameh Ochojila Firm to commission LPG extraction, power plants at Otakikpo marginal field The Supreme Court, yesterday, in Abuja, fixed May 6 for judgment in a legal battle involving Rivers and Imo States over the ownership of […]

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FG will bring Igboho back to Nigeria after prosecution in Benin, says Malami

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By Kehinde Olatunji • Hushpuppi: AGF confirms reasonable grounds to proceed against Abba Kyari Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the Federal Government will bring back embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a. Sunday […]