The Federal Capital Terrritory High Court has declined to vacate an order which restricted the anti- hunger protesters in the FCT to the National Stadium for the purpose of staging protests. Instead, the court on Wednesday opted to return the case file to the Chief Judge of the High Court for re-assignment to regular court…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to stop the National Convention of the Accord Party aimed at electing national officers for the party. Justice Peter Lifu threw out the suit while delivering a ruling on an ex-parte application brought before him by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the…
Funsho Doherty, the 2023 African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Lagos State, has instituted a legal action against the Nigerian government over the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road project. Doherty explained that the legal action against the Nigerian Government was to enforce compliance with the law on the project. In a pre-action notice, Doherty said government…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High Court. A three-member panel of the court ruled that the lower court lacked the jurisdiction to grant the exparte order. The Appeal Court held that the…
A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a United States woman, Sandra ‘Sandy’ Hemme, who spent 43 years behind bars for a 1980 murder. In a remarkable turn of events, Judge Ryan Horsman ruled that Hemme has established her actual innocence and must be released within 30 days unless the prosecution decides to retry…
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is facing a money laundering charge, slumped in the open court over alleged ill-health. The development occurred shortly after the matter was called for trial continuation before Justice Emeka Nwite. As soon as the case was…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has issued Interim Orders for Mareva Injunction in Suit FHC/L/CS/509/2024 involving Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc and three defendants. The defendants mentioned in the case are Stallionaire Nigeria Limited, Mr Deji Matthew Somoye, and Supreme Shipping and Marine Services Limited. The dispute, presided over by Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala, prompted the…
