COURTROOM NEWS

Hearing in the petition of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, against the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was abruptly adjourned on Tuesday by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja due to alleged refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit contesting the election of President Bola Tinubu by saying he was unqualified to be President-Elect as he did not gather the 25% of votes in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. The court…

The Lagos State Government has filed an alleged tax evasion charge against an interior designer and businesswoman, Ehizogie Ogbebor. It alleged in 12 counts that Ogbebor, who is popular on social media, refused to pay personal income tax to the internal revenue service within…

The Lagos Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has dismissed the case filed by Bolt Operations challenging the legality of the Federal Inland Revenue Service to appoint her as agent of collection of the Value Added Tax from the Food vendors and…

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has replied to the suit brought against it by the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, over his controversial discharge certificate. They submitted to the court documentary proof affirming its stand that it did not issue the…

Former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has stated that he’ll make an appeal on the N10 million fine that was awarded against him in a suit he filed for the probe of the 2023 presidential candidate of…

Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) from detaining Senator Abdulaziz Yari pending the hearing…

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has adjourned to Tuesday, June 6 to continue with hearing of the matter of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi against the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in the February…

Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Monday, threw caution to the wind at the premises of the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta to beat up members of the Peoples Democratic Party with cane. This happened when the State…