Law
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Olisa Agbakogba Legal (OAL) said it is poised to seek ways to address governance and environmental justice in Nigeria. The firm made this commitment at the launching of its two publications titled, ‘Shaping Nigeria’s Future...
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The law firm of Duale, Ovia and Alex-Adedipe (DOA) has announced the speakers for its 2024 Technology, Media and Telecommunication (TMT) Business Law Breakfast Series.
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Human rights lawyer, Deji Ajare, has called on the speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Yusuf, to impeach the current governor, Usman Ododo, citing cases of gross misconduct and obstruction of justice in attempts to save his predecessor, Yahaya Bello
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The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has called on the judiciary to uphold the tenets of fair trial and justice without bias or influence in all cases. They urged the Federal Government (FG) to embrace a political solution by releasing the leader of the Indigenous People...
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Residents of the Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, have filed a N100 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Nigerian Army at the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State.
16 Apr
Like the other arms of government in the country, the judiciary that administers the nation’s laws is beset with peculiar challenges, which have clogged the wheel of justice administration for so many years.
16 Apr
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ruled that Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited should pay N11.7 billion as rent/compensation for the 32 years it owed Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Gas Well-head to the landlord’s family represented by Ongelga Oil and Gas.
16 Apr
Over the past few years, Nigeria has grappled with a significant rise in communal land disputes leading to the tragic loss of lives and property, which have further tasked the capacity of the National Boundary Commission...
16 Apr
An appellant, Dr. Oluwole Adeoye Daini has declared that President Bola Tinubu has disencumbered several government establishments from any criminality in the appeals he won.
16 Apr
The Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) has called for the inclusion of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGoF) in the constitution amendment.
9 Apr
The Supreme Court has again thrown out Lagos State’s application for the interpretation of its 12-year-old judgment, which compelled it to allocate 549 Plots of Land to the Shangisha Landlords Association within Magodo Estate as a matter of priority.
9 Apr
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an appeal against the decision of a Federal High Court (FHC), in Abuja, which dismissed his objections to continued trial.
9 Apr
A businessman, Raqeeb Quadri Adeshile has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) seeking for withdrawal of multiple ‘malicious’ criminal charges filed against him by the Police.
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