A French court on Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in “misleading commercial practices” by overstating its climate pledges and ordered it to remove some claims, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against […]
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Following sudden sack of his legal team on Thursday, the planned commencement of defence by detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been stalled Kanu was scheduled to open his […]
The United Kingdom Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), affirming that the Federal Republic of Nigeria is entitled to recover its legal costs in sterling (GBP) rather than in naira (NGN) following its […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 29 for the hearing of the suit filed by the police against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held on Monday. The suit, originally scheduled for Monday for […]
Lagos State High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square has ordered Horizon Estate, a subsidiary of Lekki Gardens Estate, to hand over a four-bedroom maisonette (MT5A) at Cyberville Estate, Lekki, to a subscriber, Mrs. Omesham Patience Mbanuzuo. Justice Akingbola George granted a […]
Detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has fired all members of his legal team. Kanu told the court that he was willing to defend himself. Based on his position, all […]
The Nigeria Police Force has filed a notice of appeal challenging the judgment of Honourable Justice Lifu of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, which discharged and acquitted Bolanle Aseyan on a four-count charge bordering on alleged offensive publication, criminal […]
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel Six farmers were arraigned before Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court, Benue State on Wednesday for allegedly killing a housewife and stealing the motorcycle of the husband. The farmers identified as Sunday Onah, Moses Victor, Friday Agbo, Kinsley Onyike, […]
By Taiye Agbaje An application for bail filed by alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, being detained at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility was against rejected by Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday. The ruling was the third […]
By Taiye Agbaje The leader of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has listed former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and many others as his witnesses in his ongoing trial for terrorism. Among […]