COURTROOM NEWS

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by a former speaker of the River State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 others against the Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, and five others. The appellate court adjourned after the…

Justice Abdullahi Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, has set aside the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of the prestigious Kano Emirate. Though the judge, on Thursday, refused the application to declare the amended Kano Emirate law null and…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, discharged the executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, and his fleeing colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from the alleged tax evasion charge preferred against the company by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Justice Emeka Nwite,…

A Kano High Court sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat has granted order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining, harassing, intimidating or inviting the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections,…

A Rivers State High Court has declared that Martin Amaewhuke led 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly are still members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party. The Court, in a ruling on Monday, struck out a suit filed by Wosa…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has exonerated Alhassan Doguwa, a member of the House of Representatives representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, of murder charges brought against him by the Kano State Government and the police. The court also awarded N25 million…

The legal battle surrounding the appointment of Augustine Oyarekhua Alegeh, SAN, as the Chairman of the Appointments Committee within the esteemed Body of Benchers has taken an explosive turn, with bombshell court filings revealing a litany of allegations and counter-allegations between the…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel President Bola Tinubu’s government to publish spending details of the loans obtained by former presidents since 1999. SERAP is also asking the court to order the federal…

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has fined the prominent Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV, GOTV, ₦150 million for disputing the court’s jurisdiction, and ordered the company to provide Nigerians with a one-month free subscription to its subscribers. ADVERTISEMENT A three-man panel…

The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against the governors of the 36 states of the federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas. ADVERTISEMENT The suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF)…