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The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Imo State seeking to be issued a certificate of return as rightful Governor of Imo State, stating that Governor Hope Uzodinma wasn’t qualified to run…

A Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has ordered remand of the Group Managing Director for Aliqea Group UAE, Muhammad Bashir Shamsudeen Lamido, at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre over an alleged N105 million fraud. Justice Olubusola Okunuga ordered his remand after he was…

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday ordered that a suit seeking the takeover of the functions of the Rivers Assembly by the National Assembly be transferred to the Abuja Division. The court, presided over by Justice P. M. Ayua, said…

A group of eleven residents and business owners in Enugu State have filed a lawsuit against Governor Peter Mbah in response to his proposed demolition of their leased properties and homes, which are owned by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, a federal entity. The…

A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, over the ownership of vehicles he took away on leaving office in May 2023. In June, the police went to houses belonging…

A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hand over its officials responsible for registering underage voters within 90 days. In polling units nationwide, there was so much noise about underaged voters who came out to…

The  Appeal Court sitting in Lagos yesterday reaffirmed the victory of Dr Alex Otti as the duly elected governor of Abia State. The court in its verdict dismissed the appeal filed by both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All…

The Lagos State High Court at the Ikeja, Lagos has summoned the acting Director-General, National Commission against the Proliferation of Arms, Light Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism (NATCOM), Mr Adejare Nurudeen Adegbenro to appear before it following his failure to liquidate an alleged…

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the Nigerian Police to pay N3 billion in damages to Victor Ogbonna, a spare parts trader who was tortured by members of the disbanded Eagle Crack unit in 2019. The court, presided by Justice…

An 84-year-old man, Dr. Albert Ndulue, has alleged that the subject matter of a case before an Ajah High Court in Lagos has been vandalised by the defendants in the suit. Ndulue, who is the claimant in a civil suit, spoke in relation…