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A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reportedly ruled that management and control of Inland waterways in Nigeria remains exclusively within the control of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). NIWA spokesman, Jubril Darda’u, disclosed this in a press statement. “The…

The Kaduna Division of The Tax Appeal Tribunal has nullified the purported sum of N3,222,600,000.00 (Three Billion, Two Hundred and Twenty-Two Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira) Stamp Duties and non-corporate entities assessment covering January 2013 to December 2020 issued on First City…

An Abuja High Court has declared all allegations of corruption, bribery and money laundering made against AITEO boss and international billionaire businessman, Benedict Peters by British and Nigerian agencies arising from his ownership of a number of properties as baseless as they were…

A landlord, Bennett Onyeise, has accused his tenant, Leonard Agbontaen, of refusing to vacate his property at 15, Olurunibe Aiyenoyo Crescent, in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. He made the accusation in a suit dated September 8, 2022, filed before Magistrate K.S.…

 Three persons  have been arraigned before Magistrate Court 1, Birnin Kebbi for allegedly assaulting Chief Magistrate Umar Salihu Kokani.    The three accused persons are Aliyu Shehu,Yahyah Badare,Surajo Shehu. They are all staff of Ministry of Higher Education,Kebbi State.    They were arraigned with…

The Presiding Judge, Makurdi Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Isaac Essien has ordered Benue State Government to pay one retiree, Mr. Ukari Terkula the sum of N5.3m being the balance of his computed gratuity and the sum of…

The Kano State Magistrate Court on Monday ordered 20 lashes each to be administered on two Kano State-based Standup Comedians, Mubarak Muhammad and Nazifi Bala for defaming the character of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje on their Tiktok accounts. Magistrate Aminu Gabari,…

A Federal High Court in Abuja is to hear a preliminary objection filed by Sen. Rochas Okorocha, praying for an order quashing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s N2.9 billion charge against him on Nov. 22. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter…

Members of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) have dragged the National Assembly (NASS) to court over incessant invitations and summon of its members as well as investigations of the activities of private business concerns. This was announced in a joint press…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove names of all Action Alliance (AA) candidates, including the presidential candidate, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), submitted to it by the Kenneth Udeze-led faction of the…