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Court Stops Buhari, NBC From Shutting Down 53 Broadcasting Stations

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The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos yesterday stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licences of 53 broadcast stations in the country andRead More

Court Blocks Extradition Of Disgraced Nigerian ‘Super Cop’ To U.S., Dismisses Government’s Application

Abdulraman Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi and the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari
Kyari is wanted in the US over alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted byRead More

Order INEC To Extend Voter’s Registration Till November 27, Ozekhome Begs Court

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome
A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of mandatory injunction compelling the IndependentRead More

Court Removes Oborevwori, Installs Edevbie As Delta PDP Governorship Candidate

Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori versus Olorogun David Edevbie
Party sues for calm, says no cause for alarm Excitement in ex-finance commissioner’s camp, speaker vows to appeal judgment Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal HighRead More

Don’t Arrest, Harass Nnamdi Kanu’s Supporters In Tuesday’s Court Sitting – IPOB Leader’s Lawyer Warns Nigerian Security Operatives

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB
The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will resume on Tuesday, June 28, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Kanu’s lead counsel, IfeanyiRead More

Buhari Dashes Hopes Of Igbo Leaders On Nnamdi Kanu, Says Court Will Decide IPOB Leader’s Fate

President Muhammadu Buhari and Igbo Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, on the last day of his two-day working visit to Ebonyi State, told leaders of the South-east geo-political zone that the court would determine the fateRead More

NDLEA Arrests Drug Baron Behind N3bn Abba Kyari’s Team Tramadol Deal

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said yesterday that the billionaire drug baron fingered in the N3 billion tramadol deal that involved the embattled suspended leader of the IntelligenceRead More

Defection: Anxiety As Court Again Defers Judgment In Suit Seeking Ayade’s Sack

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Expectations were heightened yesterday following the decision of a Federal High Court to defer judgment in the suit seeking the removal of Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade andRead More

Lawyers Seek Clarification On Sale, Transfer Of Union Bank To Titan Trust, Threaten Legal Action

Union Bank Plc
A group of lawyers have vowed to challenge the recent acquisition of 89.39 % stake in Union Bank Plc by Titan Trust Bank Limited, before a federal high court. UnionRead More

Folawiyo Seeks Stay Of Execution Against AMCON’s Forfeiture Of Property

Billionaire businessman, Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo
Billionaire businessman, Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo, has approached the Federal High court in Lagos seeking a stay of execution after a judge ordered the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) toRead More