The High Court of Benue State in Makurdi has declared as malicious the claim that Tiv men offer their spouses to male guests for sexual pleasure under Tiv native law and custom.
The court made the declaration on Tuesday in a judgement delivered…
A rights campaigner, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, on Monday filed a suit before a Federal High Court Lagos against telecommunications companies over recent barring of phone lines.
Joined as respondents in the suit are the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), its Chief Executive Officer, Dr.…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Monday, applied for the disbandment of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which is currently hearing the case they filed to challenge the outcome of the gubernatorial election that…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, on Monday fixed March 7 to hear a motion filed by former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the alleged N4 billion fraud charge filed against him…
The Umuchieze Garki Cattle Market Dealers have instituted a legal action at Abia State High Court, Nkwagu Umunneochi to halt the state government from demolishing their residential houses in the market.
However, the government has maintained that it is remodeling and upgrading the…
The Chief Magistrates’ Court (Upper), sitting in New Karu in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has vacated a restraining order imposed on various bank accounts owned by a real estate dealer, Odupaye Abimbola Joseph.
Odupaye Abimbola Joseph and company, Tigers…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to probe the grim allegations that $3.4 billion loan obtained by Nigeria from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finance the budget and respond…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the inspection Order granted the Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by the Governorship election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja.
The Governorship election petition Tribunal had, on November 25, 2023, granted an…
Former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, has filed a N1 billion lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for declaring him wanted.
In the suit filed on his behalf by his legal team led by Adeola Adedipe (SAN),…
An Owerri High Court recently ruled in a significant case involving Jonathan C. Uwandu, an Owerri-based lawyer, and the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), leading to a N6.3 million judgment against the EEDC for illegally disconnecting Uwandu's electricity. This decision underscores the…