COURTROOM NEWS

Two Federal High Courts sitting in Abuja have ordered the forfeiture of two bunkering ships – MT Kali and MT Harbor Spirit, to the federal government. The courts also ordered the sale of the stolen crude oil contained in the impounded ocean-going equipment…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday has ordered the retraction of a letter and a publication dated 30th October, 2023 written by Olaniwun Ajayi LP to the members of the public that the ex-parte order obtained by by Acouns…

An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an ex parte application to 10 representatives from Rivers State senatorial districts, led by Anabs Sara-Igbe. The application sought to serve court processes to factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), and its candidate in the November 2023 Governorship Election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, have formally closed their petition challenging the declaration of Governor Douye Diri as winner of the election. Sylva, who was present at Tuesday’s proceedings…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained telecom operators in Nigeria from deactivating or barring any line or sim whose user did not link same to the National Identification Number (NIN). Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa restrained the telecom operators from taking such…

Nigerian Nurses have dragged the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, to court over its recent circular for requesting verification of certificates for nurses and midwives to foreign nursing boards or councils. Also joined in the suit as 2nd defendant is the…

In the heart of Lagos, a legal battle unfolds that could set a precedent for future urban developments in Nigeria. At the center of the controversy is Eko Atlantic City, a visionary project aimed at transforming Victoria Island's coastline into a haven…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, rejected a suit seeking to stop the Chief Judge of FCT High Court, Hussein Baba-Yusuf, from appointing 12 judges to the bench of the court. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to show the total annual generated revenue from toll gates and parking lots fees in all Federal Government-owned airports and how much it remitted from January…

The High Court of Delta State sitting in Effurun, Warri has refused the application filed by Nigerian-American singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, seeking a stay of proceedings in the N2 billion suit filed against him by Brownhill Investment Company…