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Again, Court Stops Anyanwu From Parading Self As PDP Scribe

High Court of Justice in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an order directing Senator Samuel Anyanwu to refrain from presenting himself as the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ruling, delivered by Justice M. M. Adamu, came in…

15/11/2023

A’Ibom Court Slams N200m Damages Against IGP, Others

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the Inspector General of Police and five others to pay the sum of N200m as damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of Peace Ekom Robert, a mother of two and a…

14/11/2023

11-year-old Student Drags Abuja Hospital to Court

An 11-year-old Nelson George has filed an N100 million suit against Limi Children’s Hospital Limited for alleged misdiagnosis and mistreatment leading to the damage of one of his testes. Mr Nelson, who instituted the suit through his father, Bankole George, also prayed Justice…

14/11/2023

Court To CAC: You Have No Power To Register Trade Unions

Justice Nelson Ogbuanya of the National Industrial Court, Port-Harcourt Division, has held that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is not empowered by extant laws to register organisations with the aims and objectives of a trade union. He delivered judgment in a suit marked NICN/PHC/48/2022 filed…

14/11/2023

Google Asks Court to Dismiss Nigerian’s $150m damages’ Suit

Google LLC, an American multinational technology company, has urged a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss the 150 million dollars suit filed by a Nigerian, Chianugo Peter, against it and GoDaddy.com. Google, the 2nd defendant in the suit, told Justice Obiora Egwuatu that…

14/11/2023

Only Governorship Candidates Can Determine Running Mates – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in Abuja has clarified that only a nominated governorship candidate of a political party can determine who becomes the party’s deputy governorship candidate. This was made clear in a judgment delivered on Friday in an appeal filed by a…

12/11/2023

Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Sylva’s Exclusion from Bayelsa Poll

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has put an end to the legal obstacles that stood in the way of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, participating in the upcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State. On Friday, the appellate court rejected…

11/11/2023

Court Bars NLC, TUC from Embarking on Nationwide Strike

The National Industrial Court, on Friday, restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, as well as their affiliates from embarking on any form of strike or industrial action. The two labour unions were ordered to stop their planned nationwide strike…

10/11/2023

Court of Appeal Strikes Out Case Against Umo Eno, PDP

The appeal filed by Rt. Hon. Friday Iwok, against the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Akwa Ibom State PDP and 329 Adhoc delegates elected during the April 30th 2022 Ward Congress in the State, has been dismissed and struck out by the…

10/11/2023

Appeal Court Declares Peter Mbah Winner Of Enugu Governorship Election

The court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the election of Dr. Peter Mbah as the duly elected Governor of Enugu state. The Tribunal had upheld the election of Mbah in the March 18th Governorship election but not satisfied with the outcome,…

10/11/2023

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