By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Rights are only worth having if they are occasionally boisterous, often inconvenient and frequently tiresome.” Inigo Bing, The Ten Legal Cases That Made Modern Britain, 169 (2022)Two years after his inauguration in October 2021 as Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal CapitalContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews A company, Haril Global Solutions Limited, has filed a N10 billion suit against Globus Bank Limited at the Federal Capital Territory High Court over an alleged breach of loan contract, among other issues. The firm, through its lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, sought the relief in a writ of summonsContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews Alhaji Aminu Yakubu Wambai, a traditional title holder in Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State, says he is neither an associate nor a relative of Abdulrasheed Maina, the convicted former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Wambai, who holds the title of Wakilin Raya KasarContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the alleged money laundering case against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman until Oct. 7 for continuation of trial. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had called seven witnesses toContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Dr Abraham Ehizojie, the Medical Doctor at the health facility of Kuje Correctional Centre, over alleged refusal to produce the medical report of Tigran Gambaryan, the detained executive of Binance Holdings Ltd. JusticeContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A former Attorney-General (A-G) of Imo, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, SAN, has urged the Federal Government to embark on a holistic restructuring of the country to ensure true federalism. Ume gave the advice in a congratulatory message to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi,Continue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court Abuja has declared the Feb. 22 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo as unlawful and unconstitutional. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Thursday, agreed with the plaintiffs’ submissionContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the closure of two companies linked to the alleged 9.6 billion dollars Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd scandal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two companies are Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited and Resorts Express Concept NigeriaContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews The Supreme Court has granted leave to a lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong Esq. to appeal against the judgment of Court of Appeal, Abuja delivered on May 12, 2022, dismissing his appeal against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on the inoperative Foreign Judgment (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, CAP F35, LawsContinue Reading
