COURTROOM NEWS

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a contempt suit against the Federal Government “for failing to recover over N40 billion double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers.” SERAP disclosed this in a…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N293 million, six parcels of land and 30,000 MTN shares recovered from a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the…

Court of Appeal, Kano Division on Friday struck out an appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and its candidate Air Commodore Salisu Yusha’u (retired), seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from conducting Rerun Election in Doguwa/Tudun-Wada…

A National industrial court sitting in Owerri has issued an interim order restraining the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) or any of its agents or affiliates from embarking or continuing to embark on any strike action in…

The Trademark Tribunal in Abuja has cancelled Annie Njemanze’s registration and application of ‘Domitilla’ as a trademark. This was the ruling delivered by Registrar Shafiu Adamu Yauri on Thursday, stating that documents issued to her were in error. The battle began after a disagreement over…

Two major anti-corruption agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have urged a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss the suit by Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, against…

The Presidential Election Petitions Court has fixed Monday May 8 for the hearing of the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the President-elect. According to Tinubu’s legal team, Monday’s hearing is a pre-hearing session. The…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, leave to serve writ of summons on Meta platform, the social media giant and owner of Facebook. The court gave the nod pursuant to an application by…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has fixed Thursday, May 4, 2023 for hearing of the objections raised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the purported pardon granted to an Indian businessman, Ashok Israni and three others by the…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has been sued at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, over an allegation of abuse of office. Consequently, the Plaintiff, an international businessman and property developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe, is…