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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa seeking to stop the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) from probing him over…

The sum of N100bn has been awarded to Finima, an oil-producing community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State as damages and compensations for breach of contract against Nigeria government owned firms. The defendants are; Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian…

The National Industrial Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered Guinness Nigeria Plc and three others to pay an aggrieved former employee of the company, Bright Nwosu, the sum of N52,456,000 million over wrongful termination of employment. Bright Nwosu. who was employed by…

Governor Dauda Lawal has described the affirmation of his electoral victory by the Zamfara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, as a confirmation of the will of the good people of the State. Governor Lawal emerged victorious in the March 18, 2023 governorship election…

The Federal Government has made moves to block the redemption of about 62 promissory notes issued to consultants/contractors engaged by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to retrieve their shares of the Paris Club refunds. The Federal…

Associated Property Development Company Ltd on Friday recovered possession of 2A Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos following an order of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The order was made on September 13 by Justice Daniel Osiagor against six defendants/respondents – who were…

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Uche Nnaji and his party  challenging the return of Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the March 2023 governorship…

The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Benin-city, Edo State, yesterday affirmed the election of Senator Neda Imasuen as the senator representing Edo South senatorial district on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). The candidate of the Peoples…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has set aside an ex parte order of Mareva Injunction, made against Cleanserve Integrated Energy Solutions Limited, on the ground that the petition that led to the order was incompetent and a nullity. Justice Akintayo Aluko…

The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Oyo State ordered a rerun election for the Saki West state constituency on Thursday in Ibadan. INEC had earlier declared Mr Shittu Ibrahim of the All Peoples Congress (APC) the winner of the election…