The Department of State Services (DSS) has slammed a N5.5 billion defamation suit against a group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for allegedly making false claims that officials of the agency invaded the Abuja office of the group. In the suit, filed in the names of two of its officials – Sarah John […]
•Group of pro-Wike Rivers Assembly members led by Martin Amaewhule Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed a defection suit instituted against the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike. The suit seeking to replace the 27 lawmakers […]...
•Oshiomhole and Ighodalo The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo has filed a N20 billion defamatory suit against Senator Adams Oshiomhole over comments on Planwell scheme. Ighodalo through his counsel, Ayo Asala (SAN) & Associates, also sought an immediate a...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the N30 billion alleged illegal advertisement lawsuit instituted against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria. Justice Peter Lifu dismissed ARCON’s case with su...
A lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, has reportedly been stabbed by the husband of his client, Kunle Kuteyi, for preparing a divorce suit for his wife against him, in Ondo town, Ondo State. He was alleged to have used broken bottle to stab the lawyer, while performing his legal duty to the suspect’s wife, reports Vanguard. It […]
•Naira notes The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday dismissed a suit challenging the use of Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes. Justices Yellin Bogoro held that Section 53 (1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) empowers the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print, design and issue the currency and compels [&hel...
The Federal High Court sitting in Benin has dismissed a suit filed by Kenneth Imasuagbon, challenging the candidature of the Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata for the Edo State governorship race. The court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit, adding that the suit lacked merit and was based on specula...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by members of the 9th Governing Council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) challenging the council’s dissolution. In a judgment today, Tuesday, July 9, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the suit filed by the affected UniAbuja Governing Council members was instituted outside the three [&...
A former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Mr Lucky Okodeh, has sued the Nigerian army for allegedly publishing his photograph among those wanted in connection to the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama in Delta. Okodeh, in the suit filed before Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja by […]
•Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers Justice James Omotoso of a Federal High Court, Abuja has just dismissed a N1 billion suit filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the federal government and the Department of State Services (DSS). The Judge held in his judgment that the IPOB […]
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