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Odili’s passport seizure: Court awards N2m fine against Immigration

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By Agency Reporter A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded N2 million fine against Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) over the refusal to comply with its order on the release of the travel documents of former Rivers Governor, Peter Odili. Justice […]

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Alleged murder: Court admits five Dowen College students to N1m bail each

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By Agency Reporter A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted five Dowen College students, charged with the alleged murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate to bail in the sum of N1million each. The police charged the boys who are […]

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Ecobank to court: restrain Honeywell from dissipating assets

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By Joseph Jibueze and Robert Egbe Ecobank Nigeria Limited has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain Honeywell Group Limited from dissipating its assets pending the hearing and determination of winding-up proceedings in the suit. It said the […]

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Odili: Court orders Malami to discipline Immigration’s lawyer Adamu

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By Eric Ikhilae The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Ministry of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) to discipline a senior lawyer with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Jimoh Adamu for “unprofessional conduct.” […]

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FCC Begins Prosecution Of MDAs For Violating Federal Character In Recruitment

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By Unini Chioma The Federal Character Commission, FCC, has said that it has commenced the prosecution of heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies who violated the federal character principle in their employment. The Chairman of the commission, Dr Muheedah Dankaka, made […]

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Supreme court voids conviction of lawyer demoted as SAN for bribery

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AUTHOR:Bolanle Olabimtan The supreme court has upturned the conviction of Joseph Nwobike, former senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on technical grounds. The court held that the EFCC lacked the power to prosecute anyone for the offence of perversion of justice. The Economic […]

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Stop licking your wounds, challenge unlawful disengagement – lawyer tells workers

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By Agency Reporter A lawyer, Mr Benedict Oguine, has advised workers who feel they are unjustly sacked, to challenge the action in a law court. Oguine gave the advice in an interview with journalists in Awka on Monday. He advised unjustly […]

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Court voids Andy Uba’s participation in Anambra poll

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*Judge orders APC to refund Moghalu’s N22.5m fees By Eric Ikhilae The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified Senator Andy Uba’s participation in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that […]

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JUDGEMENT OF THE YEAR: A VERDICT LIKE NO OTHER

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By Lawal Ogienagbon Self-determination is a fundamental right…that cannot be subjugated – Justice Akintola Agitations for self-determination are not new. They started long ago as people who speak the same language and perhaps share the same faith and boundary resolve to […]

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e-filing Application Goes Live, as Federal High Court, Nasarawa State Judiciary Partner with 4tune Technologies

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By Unini Chioma e-filing Application Goes Live, as Federal High Court, Nasarawa State Judiciary Partner with 4tune Technologies Recently, one of the indigenous leading Information Communication Technology firms, 4tune Technologies Ltd rolled out an electronic filing and case management application portal […]