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Supreme Court Dismisses PDP’s Suit Challenging ‘Double Nomination’ Of Shettima

The Supreme Court has dismissed PDP’s suit challenging the alleged double Nomination of Kassim Shettima. The Apex court agrees with the lower courts that the PDP lacks the locus Standi to institute the case. Justice Adamu Jauro who read the Judgement, added that the…

26/05/2023

Alleged N46.7m Debt: Court Freezes ‘La Campagne Tropicana’s Accounts in 27 Banks

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, in Lagos has ordered 27 commercial banks in the country, to placed Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts of a tourism company, ‘La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort’ over alleged N46, 798, 095.94 . The judge, made…

26/05/2023

Falana Sues Army Staff, Others Over Extra-Judicial Killing Of Police Officer

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has filed a lawsuit against the Chief of Army Staff over “the extra-judicial killing of Inspector Monday Orukpe at the Trade Fair section of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway Area of Lagos State in August 2022 in the…

25/05/2023

Ex-Presidential Candidate Fined N40m For Seeking To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration

The Court of Appeal, Abuja has fined a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, N40m for filing a frivolous suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29. The Court ordered Owuru to pay the sum of N10m each…

25/05/2023

Again, Aggrieved Shareholders Seek to Withdraw Suit against Seplat

Less than one week after the aggrieved minority shareholders of Seplat Energy PLC filed a notice of discontinuance at the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking to withdraw their suit against the company and its management, they have also filed a similar…

24/05/2023

Kogi AG Vs. AGF: Supreme Court Cautions Against Continued Harassment of Kogi Officials

The Supreme Court has cautioned Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies against harassing officials and associates of the Kogi State Government pending the determination of a suit instituted by the Attorney General of Kogi State against the Attorney General of the Federation challenging the constitutionality…

24/05/2023

$20m Judgment Debt : Court Adjourns Brightwaters’ Suit Seeking To Wind Up Eroton

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday adjourned till June 15 a suit seeking the winding up of an oil firm, Eroton Exploration & Production Company Limited for its alleged inability to pay Brightwaters Energy Limited a judgment debt of…

24/05/2023

Labour Party Appeals Kano Court Judgement Nullifying Otti’s Candidature

Following a Federal High Court ruling in Kano that nullified the candidature of the Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti, in the March 18 governorship election, the Labour Party has filed an appeal against the judgement. The court’s ruling stemmed from a case, numbered…

24/05/2023

Enugu: Tribunal Dismisses Suit Seeking to Stop Mbah’s Swearing-In

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday dismissed an application seeking to stop the inauguration of the Governor-elect, Peter Mbah, on May 29, 2023. The Enugu governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party, Nnamdi Omeje, and his party rejected the result…

24/05/2023

Tribunal: Hearing To Begin May 30 As Court Merges PDP, LP, APM Petitions

The Presidential Election Petition Court has consolidated all the petitions filed by the three petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), and their presidential candidates. The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsamani, made this…

23/05/2023

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