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#EndSARS Report: Lagos, Activists Set For Sustained Skirmishes

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By Ejikeme Omenazu The Lagos State government and activists now appear to be at daggers drawn following attempts by the former as well as the Federal Government to discredit the #EndSARS Panel report. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, as […]

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Babalakin, former supreme court judge, is dead

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By Bolanle Olabimtan Bolarinwa Oyegoke Babalakin, a former justice of the supreme court, is dead. He died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 94. The deceased is the father of Wale Babalakin, a senior advocate of […]

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Justice court relaunches for dispute resolution

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By Gbenga Bada AS the reality TV show, Justice Court, is re-launched in Lagos, the producer has pledged to continue discharging justice speedily as a way of relieving the burdens of the conventional courts that are saddled with myriad of legal […]

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“The experience of my appearance before Justice Niki Tobi was most indelible.”- Adesina Adegbite,FICMC Recounts In his Tribute to Late Justice Niki Tobi JSC

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TRIBUTE IN HONOUR OF LATE HON. JUSTICE NIKI TOBI JSC (RTD), CON How do I effectively pay tribute to a legend like Hon. Justice Niki Tobi? How much of Late Justice Niki Tobi did I know that qualifies me to […]

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Contract Breach: Firm Sues Shell, NPA, AGF, Demands N6.4tn

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By Unini Chioma A Stevedoring servicing company, Matreach Logistics Limited has dragged Shell Production Development Company to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja over alleged breach of contract agreement. The company, in a suit with Ref. No. […]

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Illegal Invasion: Court Awards N52 Million To Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor

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By Unini Chioma Exactly two years after the invasion of his house by security operatives during the burial of his brother in Oraifite, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State has awarded the sum of N52 […]

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Court strikes out CAN’s suit against CAMA 2020

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By Eric Ikhilae A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) challenging the legality of some provisions of the recently amended Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. Justice Inyang […]

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Former AGF backs court over naming bandits terrorists

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By Gbenga Omokhunu A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, (SAN) has thrown its weight behind bandits being referred to as terrorists. A Federal High Court in Abuja last week outlawed the activities […]

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Lawyer arraigned for using ‘fake documents’ to secure order freezing Nasarawa accounts

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By Vivian Chime Okpale Ojikpa, a Makurdi-based lawyer, has been arraigned for allegedly using fake documents to freeze accounts of the Nasarawa state government. Ojikpa, who is said to be representing some pensioners under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, allegedly filed […]

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Court okays substituted service on states in suit seeking financial autonomy for judiciary

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By Bolanle Olabimtan A federal high court in Abuja has ordered substituted service on the 36 state governors in a suit seeking financial autonomy for the judiciary. Binta Nyako, the presiding judge, gave the order on Friday following an ex-parte […]