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ASUU Sues FG Over Alleged Discriminatory Treatment Of Members

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over discriminatory, unfair and illegal treatment of its members. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, filed the suit on Tuesday at the National Industrial Court in Abuja,…

01/06/2023

Court Fails To Hear LP/Obi’s Petition Due To Ill Health Of Party Staff

The Petition of Labour Party and it’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, could not be heard this morning due to ill health of two key staff in the Secretariat of the party. Counsel to Obi and the LP, Awa Kalu made this known…

31/05/2023

Court Begins Trial of Budget Office DG over Illegal Dismissal

The National Industrial Court Abuja has opened a case against the Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, over the alleged illegal dismissal of a civil servant and senior staff of the ministry, Mrs. Bilkisu Sanusi. Other defendants in the suit are the…

31/05/2023

Tribunal Adjourns Till May 31 As Peter Obi, Labour Party Call First Witness

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have opened their petition against President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), by calling one witness out of the 50 proposed. Before the witness, who is…

30/05/2023

Court Upholds FG’s ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy In Suit Against ASUU

The National Industrial Court has upheld the no work no pay rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to the court, the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government…

30/05/2023

Lagos Court Grants Wives Equal Rights over Husbands’ Properties

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has added a new vista to the rights of women in Nigeria as it declares that wives are joint owners of the properties with their husbands as men hold such properties in ‘constructive trust’ for…

30/05/2023

Appeal Court Suspends Judgement Sacking Alex Otti

The Court of Appeal, Kano Division has granted an order for a stay and suspension of the judgement of a Federal High Court in Kano State sacking the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. The court also granted the governor-elect leave to appeal…

27/05/2023

Diezani Sues EFCC, AGF, Demands N100bn In Damages For Alleged Libel

A former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke has sued the Attorney General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged libel. She is demanding N100bn to be paid to her in damages, according to a writ of summons…

27/05/2023

Court Affirms Abure as LP Chairman, Restrains Apapa-Faction

A State High Court sitting in Edo on Friday dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, by some party members at the ward level. The judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday, threw out…

26/05/2023

Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Tinubu’s Age, Citizenship, Fines Petitioners

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by three individuals seeking to stop the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima over age falsification and citizenship status in the document Tinubu submitted to the…

26/05/2023

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