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A mild drama played out at the Wuse Zone 6 Magistrate Court, Abuja, on Wednesday during the hearing of a bail application filed by social media influencer and blogger, Ofoegbu Chukwuma, popularly known as Ijele. During the proceedings, rights activist and lawyer, Deji…

A High Court of Justice in Ogun State, Abeokuta Judicial Division, has awarded N25m in damages against the office of the Ogun State Commissioner of Police and five others for the unlawful arrest and detention of one Sunday Mafe. According to a judgement…

The Ikeja High Court has ordered Nollywood actress, Mariam Muftaudeen, also known as Omo VC to stop defaming Chairman of the Lagos State Park Management Board, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. The order was given by Justice M. Dawodu after hearing…

Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, has berated authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration for disobeying a valid order of the court, which had restrained them from demolishing a property owned by Praco International…

The witness of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), at the Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has contradicted himself while giving evidence on the document before the court. The petitioners deviated from BVA, after their star witness claimed he was…

The Enugu State High Court presided over by Justice A.O Onovo has thrown away for lack of merit, a suit initiated by the late Chief (Dr) Debe Odumegwu Ojukwu (who claimed to be the first son of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim…

The Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as such not entitled to the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies. Ruling on the matter brought…

Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, has filed criminal charges against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd. and four others over alleged copyright infringement The charge with Number FHC/ABJ/CR/111/2024 filed in the Federal High Court, Abuja Division was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. The…

The South-South Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal holden in Benin has ordered Speciality Drilling Fluids to pay Bayelsa State Board of Internal Revenue the sum of N288,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Eighty-Eight Million Naira only) assessed tax liability for the years, 2019…

Two suspended Enigie (Dukes) in Benin Kingdom, Professor Gregory Akenzua and Chief Edomwonyi Ogiegbaen have on behalf of others, dragged the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II to a state high court challenging their suspension from office, claiming…