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A Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit, Task Force and its head, CSP Shola Jejeloye, from taking over a landed property belonging to a businessman Olasheni Adeyinka (popularly known as Abu Abel). In…

The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have tendered conflicting election results on the November 11, 2023 Governorship election in Bayelsa State. The conflicting election results were tendered at the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday granted an order of substituted service on all states in the Federation in the suit filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, seeking to compel the Federal Government, the 36 states and…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Monday advised parties to explore settlement in an alleged bankruptcy suit filed by Access Bank against a businessman, Dr. Ambrose “ABC” Orjiako, and firms connected to him. Access Bank filed the suit marked FHC/L/BK/08/2023, following the…

A Benue State High Court presided over by the Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, has reinstated Austin Agada as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State. Justice Ikpambese gave the order on Monday when ruling on a motion seeking…

In the first major judicial decision on the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, the Federal High Court has affirmed the power of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to impose and collect levies on petroleum products sold in Nigeria. In an action…

The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has had his legal suit seeking protection against arrest, detention, or prosecution by the police and other authorities dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday. Justice James Omotosho, in…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has imposed a fine of N5 million on the Department of State Services, DSS, over the unlawful arrest and detention of an Abuja-based commercial driver, Sanusi Shuaib. The court ordered that the N5 million must be paid…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected a bid by five loyalists of Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara to use an oral application to challenge the territorial jurisdiction of the court, which is prosecuting them for alleged terrorism. The five Fubara…