A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, against the police, until March 19 for adoption of processes. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date after counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G)Continue Reading
A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Thursday, cautioned the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police in the charge filed against Sen. Andy Uba, and two others, over allegations bordering on N400 million fraud . Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warming after I-G’s lawyer, M.C. Anthony, relied on the FHCContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, fixed Feb. 19 for hearing in a suit filed by Global Gas and Refining Limited against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) after an attempt to settle amicably failed. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to GlobalContinue Reading
Mr Yisa Usman, the sacked deputy director in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that he was determined to expose corruption in the board irrespective of the threat and intimidation against him. Usman told Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, while being crossContinue Reading
Mr Tunde Omosebi, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections, has sued the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others for 990 trillion pounds in damages for allegedly violating his fundamental rights. Omosebi, in the suit filed before Justice JamesContinue Reading
A Lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong Esq.FCIArb., has prayed the Supreme Court to set the appeal against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, seeking an order compelling the AGF to promulgate the order to bring Part 1 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, CAP. F35, LawsContinue Reading
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja has returned the case file of a suit filed by 18 suspended Edo local government chairmen against Gov. Monday Okpebholo and others for reassignment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suit was filed by theContinue Reading
Hearing in a suit seeking to stop the Federal Government from implementing the proposed expatriates taxation regime, on Thursday, suffered setback at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit, which was the only case on the cause list, could not proceed because the court did not sit. JusticeContinue Reading
The British national, Mr James Nolan, who jumped bail in the ongoing trial linked to alleged 9.6 billion dollars Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd scandal, on Thursday, said he does not intend to call any witness. Nolan told Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court inContinue Reading
