Litigation Abuja court clears the coast for Kwara LG poll BarandbenchSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 20240 A Federal High Court in Abuja has vacated an ex-parte order which restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) from… Read More
Litigation Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, slams N50b  defamation lawsuit against Obaseki, six others BarandbenchSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 20240 Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu has instituted a N50 billion lawsuit against the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki and… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Fraud: ICPC chairman makes history, leads prosecution team against Kano govt in court BarandbenchSeptember 14, 2024September 14, 20240 The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), has made history… Read More
Litigation UK-based Nigerian nurse bags 3 years jail term for child negligence BarandbenchSeptember 12, 2024September 12, 20240 Ruth Auta, a Nigerian working as a nurse in the United Kingdom, has been sentenced to three years in prison… Read More
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