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A governorship aspirant of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, Barr. Kenneth Imansuangbon, has asked the court to disqualify the governorship candidate of the party, Olumide Akpata, from the September 21 governorship election in the State. In a Suit No. FHC B/CS/26/2024…

The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted the order that Wunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, be served notice of the pending DNA test application by substituted means. This was contained in a statement signed by…

The governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Wednesday, tendered several electoral documents to defend his victory at the state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja. The documents tendered by his lawyer, Paul Daudu marked the commencement of his defence in the…

The Kano State High Court has issued an ex parte order affirming the suspension of ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). This development followed a tumultuous period of internal strife within the APC. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba,…

The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction directing the maintenance of status quo following the move by the House of Assembly to extend the tenures of the elected local government councils’ officials. The Assembly led…

Hajiya Asmau Malami, wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, alongside her children, has dragged the son and daughter of her late husband to court over inheritance Will. Hajiya Asmau and her children resorted to litigation after intervention from…

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the arrest of one Mr Itoro Monday Uko in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state for contempt of court. Itoro Uko is said to have abandoned his wife and only child,…

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has initiated bankruptcy proceedings against the Chairman of Milan Industries Limited, Milan Nigeria Ltd and Milan Beverages Ltd, Rajesh Valecha and four other directors of the companies over their alleged inability to repay a N42…

Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned the trial of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, to await the verdict of the Appeal Court on an application challenging the court’s jurisdiction. Justice Ogala…

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed an application by a former minister of power and steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, inviting some legal luminaries to hear his case on alleged infractions in the Mambilla Hydroelectric plant. The Economic and Financial Crimes…