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The Lagos High Court sitting in Yaba has awarded the sum of N400m jointly and severally against the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos and two others over the extrajudicial killing of four…

A firm, Hydrodive Nigeria Limited has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos, to wind up a company, Saidel Limited, belonging to All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Akanimo Udofia, over alleged N416,809,340 debt. The petitioner in the winding…

Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja, has permitted President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), to regularise their processes in a suit seeking to stop the conduct of elections and examination on Saturdays. The court’s…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have withdrawn a fresh application they filed to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow their agents to participate in the process of sorting out ballot papers that were…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Yohanna Margif, the Labour Party governorship aspirant in Plateau State. The suit was challenging the nomination of the party’s standard-bearer, Dr Patrick Dakum. Earlier, the appellant had in his brief challenged the emergence of Dr…

Controversy has been trailing the disappearance of a cashier of the Eat ‘N’ Go Limited, operating at the company’s Coldstone Creamery branch in Abule Ado, Moses Ojo, during his arraignment by the Lagos State Police Command at a Magistrate’s Court sitting in…

A former prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nkereuwen Mark Anana, has dragged the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, before the Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking to know how the 13 percent oil derivation refunds aid received…

The Appeal Court on Monday, reserved judgement to decide on the case by Senator Ademola Adeleke challenging the decision of an election petition tribunal which nullified his victory in the Osun governorship election. A three-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu fixed the…

The Bauchi State Governorship, National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal, has granted leave to PDP candidate, Garba Dahiru to access sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the NASS election on February 25 2023. Justice Wilfred Kpochi,…