Immediate-past Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN), his son Abubakar Abdulaziz and Hajia Bashir Asabe were yesterday remanded in Kuje Prison, Abuja. They are to remain in the facility until Januray 2, 2006 on the order of a Federal High […]
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has set aside the proceedings conducted on November 21 in a suit between Collins Onyeweama and another against Techno Oil Limited and others, along with all orders made on that date, for constituting a flagrant breach […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to court over what it described as a troubling failure to account for an […]
The Abuja Federal High Court has been asked to shut down the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE). The prayer is one of the reliefs sought by the Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting […]
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, […]
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, […]