COURTROOM NEWS

A non-governmental organisation, ISH-61 Human Rights and Social Justice Initiative, has approached the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division to test the decision of the State High Court which dismissed its suit challenging the Lagos State Government’s “policy” which makes parent/guardian’s tax payment…

As part of further efforts at establishing allegation of forgery and lying on oath against President Bola Tinubu, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday night sought the leave of the Supreme Court…

A civil society organisation (CSO), Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and nine other former governors, who are currently members of the 10th Senate over their collection of both salaries and pensions…

The Lagos State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has declared Folorunso Olaitan Segun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the state assembly election held in Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 1, in March 2023. The tribunal sitting in GRA, Ikeja, ordered the Independent…

Hon. Justice Elizabeth Oji of the Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has dismissed the alleged unlawful employment termination claim filed by one Mr. George against Silverbird Cinemas in its entirety for lacking merit. Justice Oji ruled that Mr. George attended…

The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 to deliver its judgement on the appeal that is seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. A five-member panel led by Justice…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained all commercial banks in Nigeria from releasing funds totalling N20.7 billion to an Oil company, Danium Energy Services Limited, and its Chairman, Kehinde Ogbor, over their alleged indebtedness to Union Bank of Nigeria…

JUSTICE Sharafa Olaitan of a Lagos State High Court, sitting in Epe, has declared that the Iposu Chieftaincy Family is not the rightful owner of the 1,168.141 hectares (2886.534 acres) of land situated at Epe communal land. It includes the large expanse of…

A Special Court Martial set up by the Nigerian Army has found the former Group Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Major General Umar Mohammed, guilty of 14 of 18 count charges, including stealing and other sundry…

Justice Akinkunmi Idowu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has ordered the Lagos Mainland Local Government to hold a reconciliation or deliberation meeting with the aggrieved traders from White Sand Market, Otto, Oyingbo area of the state before the next…