The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out a suit against the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Costal Road project, filed by some indigenes and other concerned property owners of Okun-Ajah Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state. Justice Akintayo Aluko ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction and promptly transferr...
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered that all members of the Lagos House of Assembly be joined as parties in the suit filed by Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. Justice Yetunde Pinheiro has also adjourned till March 7 to hear all pending applications in the matter, reports Channels TV. Obasa had approached the court […]
•Bianca Ojukwu The Lagos State High Court will hear the withdrawal of a joinder application filed by Afamefuna and Nwachukwu, sons of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on March 10, 2025. The application, dated December 16, 2024, seeks to retract their earlier request to be joined as parties in a 2011 property suit involving Ojukwu Transport Limited, rep...
•Afe Babalola (SAN) The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), yesterday, dismissed insinuations that he was using his clout to deal with human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who an Ekiti State Magistrates Court remanded on Wednesday. This was as a group, Take It Back Movement, convened by the former presidentia...
•Nnamdi Kanu The absence of Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, stalled a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the federal government. The matter, which was fixed for today, could not proceed because Justice Ekwo was on official […]
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 state governments seeking to among others, compel the federal government to account for its earnings from the sale of liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products since 1999. In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of the court, presided over by Justice […]
•Diezani Alison-Madueke The former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke on Thursday, sought to amend the suit she filled before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, challenging the order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for the final forfeiture of her seized assets. When the matter came up today, Alison...
•Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed suit instituted by some state Attorneys General challenging the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act. The suit, which was initially instituted by attorneys general of 16 states, sought the scrapping of the anti-graft agency. While some states withdrew...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the suit against 76 persons charged over the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest. The trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, struck out the suit following an application by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M. D Abubakar, to take over and discontinue the suit. … developing ...
Following the suit filed by the 19 state governments contesting the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the country, the Supreme Court is set to rule on their request today. The governors and the EFCC are eagerly awaiting the judgment of the apex court, which would confirm the [&hellip...
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