AKWA IBOM JUDICIARY DIRECTS STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2023 NBA REMUNERATION ORDER IN LAND DOCUMENT ATTESTATION

The Judiciary Headquarters of Akwa Ibom State has issued a directive mandating all Registrars of Court and Commissioners for Oaths to strictly comply with the 2023 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Remuneration Order ...

Alleged $1bn fraud: Court to rule on detained CBEX operators’ bail June 30

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the bail application filed by three detained promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) in the alleged over one billion dollars fraud until June 30 for ruling. ...

Court orders EKEDC to restore hotel’s electricity

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Eko Electricity Distribution Plc to immediately reconnect electricity supply to Protea Hotel by Marriott, Kuramo Waters, Victoria Island, Lagos. The court heard it was ...

An Ekiti State Magistrate Court, Ilawe Ekiti District has ordered the suspended priest of Ororin in Irorin Quarter in Ilawe Ekiti, Sunday Adetolaju, to vacate the Owa Orin, the traditional residence of the Ororin ...

Court Orders Status Quo in Lafarge-Huaxin Deal Amid Appeal Over Jurisdiction

Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered parties in the ongoing legal dispute over the sale of Lafarge Africa Plc to Chinese firm Huaxin Cement Ltd to maintain the status quo pending the ...

Buhari hails Supreme Court victory of Emir of Gwandu

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Emir of Gwandu, Major-General Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar, following his victory at the Supreme Court in a legal battle that spanned two decades. The ...

SERAP Sues Nigeria’s State-owned Oil Firm, Seeks Probe Of ‘Missing N500Billion Oil Funds’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over its “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of ...

The Chairman of the Gombe State chapter of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Mr. Ahmed Gombe Shuaibu Gara, has filed a lawsuit against the National Sports Commission, AFN, its President, Chief Tonobok Ojuru ...

SaharaReporters learned that despite being directed by an Abuja court in July 2023 to take over the case, the AGF never pursued further legal action or allowed the EFCC’s case to progress. The Minister of Justice ...

Okundaye wins court case over Edo property

Justice V.O.A. Oviawe of the Edo State High Court in Benin has declared Mr Albert Azin Okundaye as the legal and beneficial owner of a disputed parcel of land located at Uyinmwendin community, along Benin/Abraka ...

Court restrains parties from sale of Lagos estate

A Lagos State High Court, sitting at Yaba/Surulere Judicial Division, has granted an interim order restraining Oretol Nigeria Limited and Mr Adewale Oladapo from trespassing, selling, or dealing with a disputed ...

Firm takes possession of Lagos Trade Fair Complex land

A freight services company, Portman Limited, has finally taken possession of its disputed portion of land at the Lagos Trade Fair Complex after resolving its longstanding conflict with the Lagos Trade Fair ...

The founder of Dream Court and Capital Gardens, Dr Kennedy Okonkwo, has sued a businessman and promoter of Oretol Nigeria Limited, Adewale Oladapo, over an alleged breach of contract and revocation of title in a ...

Court confirms firm’s locus standi to sue brewery

A Lagos High Court has ruled that Rotadet Hotel Limited, Ikorodu, Lagos has the locus standi to sue Guinness Nigeria Plc. Justice L.A.M Folami held that the claimant’s claim is predicated on product liability and ...

NBA-SPIDEL commits to transparent leadership, rule of law

The newly constituted Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Electoral Committee has reassured members of the legal profession and the public of its commitment to ...

Appeal court orders installation of Mabudeje family’s nominee as Agbowa-Ikosi monarch

The Court of Appeal, Lagos has overturned a 2023 judgment of the Lagos State High Court and declared that members of the Mabudeje Royal Family are entitled to fill the vacant stool of the Abowa of Agbowa-Ikosi, a ...

Borno state launches e-Justice project, partners LawPavilion

The Borno State Ministry of Justice, through its digital transformation initiatives, has launched the e-Justice project in collaboration with LawPavilion, marking a decisive shift in how justice is administered in ...

Court orders forfeiture of REA directors’ property over alleged N742m fraud

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday approved an interim order forfeiting landed and building properties linked to two former Directors of Finance and Accounts at the Rural Electrification Agency ...

To address voter apathy in the polity, the House of Representatives is considering legislation to compel Nigerians of voting age to vote for candidates of their choice on election day. The proposed legislation ...

ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to release man detained for 16yrs without trial

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to release a Nigerian businessman, Moses Abiodun, who has been in detention since 2009 without trial.The ...