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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has discharged and acquitted Origin Oil & Gas Limited and its directors; Abiodun Ponnle and Adetoye Adegbite, of the allegations bordering on fuel subsidy scam preferred against them by the Economic and…

Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital has dismissed a suit seeking to void Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola‘s victory at the National Assembly primary of All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeola, who is the chairman Senate Committee of Finance, is the 2023…

The Court of Appeal Lagos Division has nullified the sale of Intercontinental Hotels, Lagos by Polaris Bank and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, and ordered a return of the facility to the original owner, the Milan Industries Ltd. In a unanimous judgment in…

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, in Rivers State, seeking to stop the All Progressives Congress National Assembly candidates from contesting the 2023 general election. The PDP had in the…

A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has voided the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, just a few months before the general election. Recall that the Party, PDP, in its first primary election conducted in May 28th…

The Presiding Judge, Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Maureen Esowe FCIArb has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining Mr. Chukwuji Sylvia and 177 Others, agents, or privies or anyone acting on their behalf from congregating or assembling within…

A 27-year-old man based in Delta State has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is his father. Speaking with newsmen at the premises of High Court 2 sitting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta, the man who identified himself as…

An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Tuesday, awarded N100million damages in favour of popular Abuja cleric, Prophet Emmanuel Omale who was falsely accused of helping the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, to…

The Chairman/CEO of Innoson Vehicles has approached the Court of Appeal, Awka Division to seek an order of the court disqualifying Chief Wole Olamipekun, SAN as a Counsel to GTB in appeal no. CA/E/288/2013 on grounds of a statement by Wole Olanipekun’s…

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the eligibility of Accord Party, it’s Governorship Candidate and running mate to contest the 2023 general elections in Rivers State. The Presiding Judge,…