Legal Nigeria There was drama at Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos on Thursday, 16th October, 2025 when a lawyer, Mr. Nwosu, counsel for the claimant, openly disagreed with the presiding magistrate over the validity of a writ of summons. The […]
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A Kaduna High Court has delivered judgment against the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, declaring the attempt to ban opposition political meetings as unconstitutional and awarding N15 million in damages to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Social Democratic Party […]
LOCUS STANDI AND THE RIVERS STATE EMERGENCY RULE CASE: A REVIEW OF JUSTICE OMOTOSHO’S DECISION IN BRIGGS & ORS v. PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA & ORS Recently, I was present at the Federal High Court, Abuja, when Hon. Justice James Omotosho […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed October 16 for ruling on whether the Managing Director of SunTrust Bank, Halima Buba, can cross-examine the EFCC’s witness on issues raised while giving his evidence-in-chief. Justice Nwite adjourned […]
By Paul Iyoghojie A 45-year-old commercial driver, Oluwasina Ajishowo, popularly known as Adex, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly stealing three mini buses entrusted to him under a hire-purchase agreement. Ajishowo was arraigned before the Igbosere […]
By Taiye Agbaje Property owners and residents of Comfort Royal Estate in Abuja have dragged an estate firm, Skill Team Limited, the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to court over alleged to evict them from their property. The claimants, in […]
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit filed by members of the Local Government Service Commission. The Commission’s Chairman, Goodlife Ben, and five others challenged their removal by former Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas. The […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a criminal charge against a politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, for allegedly making a false claim against the person of the President, Bola Tinubu, by referring to him as a criminal. […]
The Special Offences Division of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja has granted the application of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to engage forensic experts to examine WhatsApp conversations and a mobile device marked “iPhone 2” […]
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by a lawyer, Williams Stanley, challenging the legality of the recently concluded August 30 local government elections in the state. The suit, filed against President Bola […]