By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed as lacking in merit an appeal the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, filed to query the leadership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. The Commission, through its team of lawyers, […]
ABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, yesterday told the 36 governors to hand over local government allocation to the councils in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment. The President said there would not be an autonomy to councils without funded mandate. […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Gwarimpa, Abuja, yesterday granted bail to former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige. The ex-minister was ordered to be remanded in Kuje Prison on December 12 after his arraignment. Ngige is […]
By Dayo Johnson, Akure An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has authorised a garnishee order nisi for the attachment of funds belonging to the Ondo State Government in several commercial banks to satisfy a ₦30 million judgment debt. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been ordered to grant the Labour Party (LP) access code to enable it to upload the names and particulars of its nominated candidates for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council election scheduled to hold […]
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — An Anglican clergyman, the Reverend Tochukwu Agina, has instituted a civil suit against the Nigerian Navy at the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, seeking N500 million in damages over the alleged violation of […]
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court on Thursday dismissed summons for bail filed by former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Salami, SAN, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Malami, through his counsel, Dr. Suliaman Hassan, SAN, […]
By Innocent Anaba Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Wole Olanipekun, has described the book, ‘Contemporary Law of Tort in Nigeria’, authored by Uche Obi, as “a remarkable contribution to the heart of legal practice.” Speaking at the […]
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it finds it necessary to respond to the reckless and misleading assertion credited to one Mr. Okonkwo, in which he insinuates that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ‘’can now rule […]
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has sentenced the provost of Adonai Advanced Institute of Management, Samson Orijugo, to three years in prison for forging a Lagos State University (LASU) document. Justice Modupe Nico-Clay found Orijugo guilty of forging […]