Ozekhome, NBA President Maikyau, Afe Babalola To Storm Abia As Law Teachers’ Conference Holds
Renowned human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekohme; legal luminary, Afe Babalola; and the National President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Y. C Maikyau are among the eggheads in the legal profession expected at the forthcoming Nigerian Association of Law Teachers, NALT, 54th annual conference in Abia. This is as Self determination and national integration; as well as internal security and...
Court Stops Sale Of Nigeria Air To Ethiopian Airlines
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday has declared null and void the sale of Nigeria Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa in his judgment stopping the sale, ordered that the proposed establishment of a national carrier-Nigeria Air, by the Federal Government, should not be carried out. The judge made the order while granting the reliefs sought...
FG Loses Legal Battle To Recover N70tn Loot Over Lack Of Diligent Handling
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the Federal Government’s suit seeking to recover and forfeit the sum of N70tn it alleged was stashed in 29 bank accounts by looters. The judge stated that the Federal Government’s lawyers and the private lawyers which it subsequently gave a fiat, did not diligently prosecute the case. The...
Court Authenticates Gov. Mbah’s NYSC Certificate, Awards N5m Against Service, DG
Justice Nyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has confirmed the authenticity of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State as validly issued by the corps. Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Ekwo held that the evidence before the court showed that the governor though was mobilized for service in 2001, completed...
Tribunal Sacks LP House Of Representatives Member, Declares APC’s Ogunyemi Winner
The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has nullified the return of the Labour Party (LP) ’s candidate, Seyi Sowunmi as the House of Representatives member for Ojo Federal Constituency in Lagos State. Instead, the three-man panel led by Justice Abdullahi Ozegya declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lanre Ogunyemi, as the duly elected candidate...
Imo North: Ararume Loses Candidacy Contest At Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed two appeals by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, in which he sought, among others, to be made the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last by-election in Imo North Senatorial District of Imo State. A five-man panel of the court, headed by Justice Amina Augie, in two judgments, affirmed the judgments of the...
Gov. Adeleke Pardons Man Sentenced To Death For Stealing Fowl In Osun
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pardoned Segun Olowookere who was sentenced to death for armed robbery in Osun State. Olowookere was pardoned alongside his accomplice, Sunday Morakinyo, the governor disclosed in a statement on X on Thursday. The claim that the duo got a death sentence for stealing a fowl went viral on social media. But the Osun State...
Sen. Abbo Faces Legal Action For Accusing Appeal Court President Of Bribery
A former lawmaker who represented Adamawa North in the Senate, Elisha Abbo, has been issued an ultimatum to establish his allegations of bribery receipt by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban- Mensem, or be prepared to face court action for false allegations. In the alternative, Senator Abbo was directed to apologize to the Appeal Court President,...
Court Bars Abia Assembly From Inviting Ex-Commissioner Obinna Oriaku Over N22.4bn Paris Refund
Abia High Court has barred the State House of Assembly and its Ad-Hoc Committee from inviting or investigating Hon. Obinna Oriaku, Ex-Commissioner of Fiance, over Abia 22.4b Paris Club Refund. Hon. Justice Ory-Ikeorha, the presiding judge, gave the ruling on Wednesday, 4th August, 2022. The document, in which a copy was made available to newsmen on Friday, said; after careful perusal...
Northern Group Asks Court To Halt Constitution Review To Allow Southeast Exit From Nigeria
THE Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Thursday, filed an interlocutory injunction at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking the stoppage of the ongoing constitutional amendment for a framework for the South East to secede from Nigeria. Joined in the suit as defendants are the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi...
