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The Supreme Court has declared that the powers, right and authority to control activities on the nation’s inland waterways belonged  exclusively to the federal government of Nigeria. The declaration made on Friday, has rested the nearly 12 years legal battle between the federal…

Oyo State Accountant-General, Mrs K. O. Adegoke, has faulted claims by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that the state lacks the means to pay the N3.4 billion debt owed to former local government area chairmen and councillors he sacked on assuming office…

Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favour of Shell Plc, granting the oil giant a hearing over an alleged oil spill in the Niger Delta. This decision comes after the Court of Appeal halted an asset sale by Shell and ordered…

The presiding judge of a Federal high court in Lagos, Justice Akintayo Aluko has restrained Duport Midstream Company Ltd, from taking any step towards removing the directors of the Platform Capital Investment Partners. The court in an Enrolment Order dated January 3, 2024…

The Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Caleb Mutfwang, yesterday said the Court of Appeal was unfair to him in nullifying his election, pointing out that the appellate court determined only one of his eight arguments before it. Stressing that he was not given…

There appears to be an end to the political crisis rocking Rivers State as the member representing Ahoada East Constituency II at the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has withdrawn his contempt proceedings suit against 25 of the 27 defected…

Former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has filed 13 grounds before the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, to challenge the judgement of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in respect of the “Kangaroo” public comments she made over…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, gave Kano State government seven-day ultimatum to show cause why the ex-parte orders sought by the 44 local government areas (LGAs) of the state should not be granted. Justice Donatus Okorowo gave the order, in a…

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has ordered the police to stay all action and maintain status quo in the matter brought by members of the Ejigbo branch of the Petroleum Tankers Association, PTDA, who accused the police of breaching their…

Nova Merchant Bank Limited has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to wind up Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Limited following its failure to liquidate an alleged N1,648, 649,286.68 debt. The bank made the prayer in its petition in suit FHC/L/CP/2641/2023 filed…