COURTROOM NEWS

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja has extended the interim order restraining the FCT Authority from trespassing on the property belonging to Abuja businessman, Prince Joseph Kpokpogri and such stopping them from going ahead to demolish the property. Justice…

Hon. Justice Sinmisola Adeniyi sitting in Kaduna Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has declared the indefinite suspension of Senior Nursing Officer, Mrs. Nike Gomina from office and the refusal of the Nigeria Defence Academy to process or accept her letter…

The Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court on Tuesday renewed and extended the interim court order restraining the Nigerian Police and other security agencies from arresting the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie. The order was…

Court of Appeal, Abuja has ordered the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), to pay the sum of N540 million damages for alleged defamation of Prophet Emmanuel Omale and his wife, Deborah. Justice Yusuf Halilu of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had,…

A Benue State High Court has restrained the suspended state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Austin Agada from parading himself as the chairman of the party following his suspension by his ward chairman and six others on Tuesday. This comes as…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki has nullified the candidacy of Barrister Silas Onu, the PDP candidate for Saturday’s Ebonyi South senatorial bye-election. The Court said the party failed to conduct the required three-man ad-hoc and one-man national delegates who were mandated…

The Commander General of Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, has said that all its bank accounts have been closed following a lawsuit against the board by hotel owners in the state. It would be recalled that months ago, Hisbah operatives…

His Lordship, Hon. Justice John D. Peters of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Lagos Judicial Division on Thursday 10th May in a judgment ordered Leoplast Industry Limited (Defendant) to pay to the Mr. Frank Nnamdi (Claimant) the sum of Ten Million…