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Court Orders AHS to Pay N2m Damages, Nullifies MoU

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Aviation Services International Limited (AHS) and its Nigerian partner; Precision Aviation Handling Company Limited (PAHCOL), in a ruling, where it said the defendants contradicted the laws of…

19/05/2023

You’re Citing Outdated Law, PEPC Tells Olanipekun SAN

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Thursday in Abuja told Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, lead counsel to Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he was citing an old law against the request by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji…

19/05/2023

Court Rejects Ecobank’s Request to Halt FG Funds Recovery Efforts

Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request by the Ecobank Nigeria Limited for an order to restrained the Federal Government from proceeding with it’s efforts to recover the over N800millon allegedly overpaid by the bank to beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme. In a ruling…

18/05/2023

Peter Obi, LP Not Willing To Pay Fees For Exhibits Certification, INEC Tells Tribunal

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and the opposition party of unwillingness to pay the required fees for the certification of the election documents they requested for to prosecute their…

18/05/2023

Tribunal: Tinubu Opposes Live Broadcast, Argues Against ‘Abuse Of Court Process’

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is opposing the application by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, for a live broadcast of the proceedings of the election petition. In response to the application on Wednesday, Tinubu and the Vice President-elect,…

17/05/2023

Presidential Tribunal Adjourns Obi’s Pre-Hearing Against Tinubu To May 19

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned to Friday, May 19 for continuation of pre-hearing in the petition by presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi against the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu. LP National Chairman, Julius Abure was also…

17/05/2023

Nwajuba’s Motion Against Tinubu’s Candidacy Fail

Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday dismissed a motion by former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, seeking leave to appeal as an interested party in a pre-election suit by a non-governmental organisation challenging nomination of Bola Tinubu as presidential…

17/05/2023

Alleged Racism: Court Strikes Out Suit against Seplat’s CEO, Brown, Omiyi, Others

Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, struck out the suit filed by some aggrieved shareholders against Seplat Energy, its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roger Brown, and the Chairman, Board of Directors, Mr. Basil Omiyi, over alleged racism. Justice…

17/05/2023

Guinea Passport: Group Files Fresh Suit to Stop Tinubu’s Swearing-In

A civil society organization under the aegis of the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, ASRADI, on Tuesday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja with a suit that is seeking to halt the scheduled swearing-in of…

17/05/2023

Court Orders FCT Residents to Address Jurisdiction on Inauguration Suit

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to respond to issues of jurisdiction over their application seeking to stop the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29,…

16/05/2023

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