FeaturedLitigation Appeal Court clears LP’s Olumide Akpata for Sept 21 guber poll BarandbenchSeptember 11, 2024September 11, 20240 The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify former President of the Nigerian Bar Association,… Read More
Litigation Lagos court jails American businessman 74 years over $1.6m fraud BarandbenchSeptember 11, 2024September 11, 20240 A Lagos high court has sentenced an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, to 74 years in prison following charges brought… Read More
FeaturedLitigation N4bn-Worth Illegal Firearms: Court remands 10 suspected terrorists in police custody BarandbenchSeptember 9, 2024September 9, 20240 The trial high court judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, gave the order after attempt by the Federal Government to arraign them… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Dangote Refinery Land: Group, Ibeju-Lekki residents sue Lagos govt over $100m compensation BarandbenchSeptember 9, 2024September 9, 20240 A group, under the aegis of De Renaissance Patriots and the Ibeju-Lekki people, has dragged the Lagos State Government through… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Edo 2024: Ighodalo remains PDP’s candidate–Appeal Court BarandbenchSeptember 6, 2024September 6, 20240 The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed Asue Ighodalo as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the… Read More
Litigation Hunger Protest: Court rejects request to vacate restriction order against protesters in FCT BarandbenchSeptember 4, 2024September 4, 20240 The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has declined to vacate an order which restricted the… Read More
Litigation 10 EndBadGovernance protesters charged with attempt to overthrow President Tinubu, sent to prison remand BarandbenchSeptember 2, 2024September 2, 20240 Ten members of the #Endbadgovernance# protesters were on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of… Read More
Litigation FG prosecutes Chinese, others for illegal mining in Kogi, Ondo BarandbenchSeptember 2, 2024September 2, 20240 As part of ongoing efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has charged suspected illegal miners arrested in… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Court invites CBN governor over detained Binance executive BarandbenchSeptember 2, 2024September 2, 20240 A Federal High Court in Abuja has subpoenaed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Head of… Read More
FeaturedLitigation SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas for ‘fixing N21m monthly running cost’ for NASS members BarandbenchSeptember 1, 2024September 1, 20240 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House… Read More