Litigation Cybercrime: Police drag blogger to court for trial BarandbenchMay 31, 2024May 31, 20240 The Nigeria Police Force has dragged a blogger, Agozie Samuel Chukwuma (commonly known as Comedy and Ofoegbu (King of the… Read More
Litigation Court upholds statute of limitations, dismisses four oil spill suits against Mobil BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed four oil spill lawsuits instituted against Mobil involving a humungous claim… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Again, court declares seats of 25 Rivers lawmakers vacant, bars them from sitting BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 For the second time in less than three weeks, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has stopped… Read More
FeaturedLitigation BREAKING: CJN summons Federal high court chief judge, Kano chief judge over conflicting orders BarandbenchMay 29, 2024May 29, 20240 The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court and the… Read More
Litigation 2024 Ondo Guber: Why I withdrew my suit against Gov Aiyedatiwa’s candidature–Jimoh Ibrahim BarandbenchMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240 Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, has officially withdrawn his lawsuit challenging the recent All Progressives Congress (APC)… Read More
Litigation Court bars dethroned Kano Emirs of Kano, ? from parading as traditional rulers BarandbenchMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240 *Orders police takeover of Kano Emir’s palace A Kano State High Court has restrained the Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya,… Read More
FeaturedLitigation S’Court begins hearing on FG’s suit to bar state govs from handling LG funds BarandbenchMay 26, 2024May 26, 20240 The Supreme Court has fixed May 30, this year to begin hearing in a constitutional lawsuit filed by the Federal… Read More
Litigation Convicted rapist bags life term in Rivers BarandbenchMay 26, 2024May 26, 20240 A Rivers state High Court sitting in Benin City, has sentenced one Enaho Odigie to life imprisonment for rape. His… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Emefiele to forfeit $4.7m, N830m, mansions, others BarandbenchMay 25, 2024May 25, 20240 A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and several property linked to… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Court stops reinstatement of Emir Sanusi BarandbenchMay 24, 2024May 24, 20240 A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has stopped Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi… Read More