LEGAL

Ecobank Nigeria Limited has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain Honeywell Group Limited from dissipating its assets pending the hearing and determination of winding-up proceedings in the suit. It said the assets included but were not limited to Honeywell Group’s…

Access Bank Plc last week commenced the process of recovering the outstanding sums due it from a total of over N50 billion judgment debt in its favour against the late Chief Sunny Odogwu and two of his companies – Robert Dyson &…

Contrary to earlier reports that the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, last Friday dismissed two appeals filed by Chairman, Global Fleet Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, challenging the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria’s seizure of his assets and freezing of his bank accounts over…

The Oba of Benin Oba Ewuare II on Monday received the legal documents of the deed of transfer of the return of the bronze cockerel and the Oba bronze head recently handed over to Nigeria in the United Kingdom. The legal documents…

Abuja based lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Hameed Ajibola Jimoh has sent a petition to the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ahmed Abubakar Audi, urging him to investigate the allegations that a suspect escaped from the security…

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has dragged the Directorate of State Services (DSS), its director-general, and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice before a Federal High Court Abuja, over…

A Human Rights Lawyer, Gloria Mabeiam Ballason Esq, has sued the Kaduna State Governor, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and 5 telecommunications companies for shutdown of telephone services and the internet; an action she alleges was not backed by law, violated her rights…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “promptly probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies fresh allegations that N10bn of public money budgeted for the…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, CFR, on Wednesday, swore in 72 legal practitioners recently elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). During the swearing in of the new SANs, the Honourable CJN disclosed that the LPPC…