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The National Industrial Court (NIC) has restrained National Assembly workers from embarking on a proposed strike. Hon. Justice I.S. Galadima gave the order in his ruling on a motion ex-parte filed by the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). The NASC (Claimant/Applicant) in the suit No.…

A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Wednesday, set aside two All Progressives Congress’ primary elections for the state House of Assembly. Delivering the judgement, Justice Fadima Aminu directed the APC to conduct fresh primary elections for…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress against the two candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adekunle Akinlade, Ladi Adebutu and the party. The APC in the state…

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and his Deputy, Monisade Afuye, on Wednesday, closed their case before the Election Petition Tribunal in the matter filed by Social Democratic Party governorship candidate, Segun Oni, challenging their victory in the June 18 governorship poll. Oyebanji…

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order directing the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to take over the assets of a Lagos company, SAMOL Limited. The asset seizure was ordered based on the firm’s…

The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has filed a fresh application to strike out the drug trafficking charges preferred against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In the motion on notice seeking to strike out the charges, Kyari’s…

A construction firm, Bodmans International Technical Consultants Nigeria Limited has dragged the Chairman of Ifako-Ijaye Local Government Council before the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja Division demanding the sum of N150 million over alleged termination of contract agreements validly entered into…

Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), says he is suffering from a life-threatening disease and he needs urgent medical attention Maina told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja in an ex-parte motion filed by his…

An employee of Uccas Resources Limited, Prince Chigozie Amajuoyi, has sued Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, and others for allegedly violating his rights. He told Federal High Court in Lagos he was unlawfully arrested, detained and brutalised for 11 days. Other respondents are an…

The Presiding Judge, Awka Judicial division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice John Targema has nullified the purported demotion and subsequent employment termination of Mr. Kenneth Meze from Nnamdi Azikiwe University for being wrongful, contrary to rules and regulations governing conditions of service,…