By Henry Ojelu The Federal High Court on Monday formally phased out manual filing of court processes, with the launch of its electronic filing (e-filing) system in the Lagos Division. Declaring the system open, the Chief Judge of the court, […]
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Reactions are trailing Supreme Court’s judgment in Nestoil dispute about a receiver’s attempt to challenge the legal representation of the company. The verdict has sparked renewed debate on insolvency practice and the limits of receivership powers in Nigeria. While some view […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 5, for definite hearing in a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and some other political parties over alleged violations […]
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu An Awka Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Anambra on Monday, sentenced a 34-year-old man, Onyedika Okafor, 16 years imprisonment for abducting and raping a woman. Delivering judgment, Justice Peace Otti, held that the prosecution had proven […]
A Lagos-based maritime firm, Sea Delights Marine Wreckage Limited, has filed a N770 million suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Chief of Naval Staff, and the Nigerian Navy over alleged […]
By Innocent Anaba Indications have emerged that proceedings in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, may suffer further delays as uncertainty surrounds the availability of a key witness. Sources familiar with the matter said the […]
By Jimoh BabatundeThe Kogi State High Court has awarded N1 billion in damages to former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, in a defamation suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. In its judgment in suit No. […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has issued an arrest warrant against an Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa and a police official, Edith Erhunmuuse police officer for failing to attend court. The two were to […]
By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade A 40 – year-old woman in Ibadan, Oyo State identified as Isoken Idunueko was on Friday arraigned one one-count charge of theft for failing to return N2, 040 mistakenly sent to her bank account from a […]
The Nigerian military on Friday inaugurated a general court-martial to try officers accused in an alleged coup plot, marking the formal commencement of proceedings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused officers were brought to the venue […]