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Kano APC Crisis: Shekarau-Led Faction Heads To Supreme Court

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The Shekarau-led faction, which has Ahmadu Haruna Zago as its state chairman, says it will appeal the Thursday judgment, which…… Abdulyassar Abdulhamid Clement A. Oloyede The faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, which has Ahmadu Haruna […]

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Abba Kyari: When truth is stranger than fiction

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By Dare Odufowokan The story of Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police and erstwhile head of the Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team, is that of a man who is in a gradual but headlong fall from grace to disgrace. All this […]

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Fire scare at Nigerian Law School

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By Precious Igbonwelundu There was confusion at the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday night after fire broke out in one of the hostels. The fire, said to have followed a loud bang, started around 10pm, causing panic among […]

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Court to address disruptions caused by Kanu’s trial – Chief Judge

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By Eric Ikhilae The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has assured that the court’s management would work out ways to end the disruption in court activities witnessed any day the trial of the self-acclaimed leader of […]

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Court dismisses suit against ex-FAAN concessionaire

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By Joseph Onyekwere A Federal High Court, Lagos has struck out a suit filed against a company, Integrated Intelligent Imaging West Africa Limited, a former concessionaire of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), its two directors and four banks for […]

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Inability to obtain court judgment stalls hearing in N42m case between Bank, firm’s directors

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By Rotimi Agboluaje The inability of claimant’s counsel to obtain the Certified True Copy (CTC) of an earlier judgment of the high court of Oyo state directly from the court registrar has stalled the definite hearing of the case between it, Read […]

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Saraki chairs 2022 Arewa young lawyers summit

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By Joseph Onyekwere Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will chair the maiden Arewa Young Lawyers’ Forum (Arewa YLF) summit scheduled to be held this year in Abuja. Arewa YLF chairman, Mr Olayinka Dauda Jimoh made this known on Friday after leading the group’s […]

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Court extends settlement period in alleged mismanagement of $14 million Ebola

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By Oludare Richards The ECOWAS Court has scheduled April 12, 2022 to hear the status of the terms of settlement between a Non-Governmental Organisation and the Republic of Sierra Leone over the mismanagement of $14 million contributed by the international community […]

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Lawyer calls for review of existing tenancy laws

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By Victor Gbonegun A Lagos-based Lawyer, Olajide Ajana has called for the review of the existing Tenancy Laws in Lagos State following the enforcement of a new Monthly Tenancy Scheme. Ajana, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, made the […]

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Imperatives of purposive rule of interpretation in election disputes adjudication – Part 1

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By Ngozi Olehi The 2023 general elections are fast approaching and another opportunity is offering itself to recover Nigeria from the rubbles of incompetence, backwardness, nepotism, grave insecurity and highhandedness in governance. Nigerians have been consigned to retrogression by recycling deadwoods […]