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Court orders company to take over Nigeria’s $9bn worth assets

Online News Reporter August 16, 2019

A British court has ruled that an engineering and project management company, Process and Industrial Developments Ltd., has the right to seize $9bn in Nigerian assets. The ruling, delivered on Friday (today) by Justice Butcher, bordered on a 2010 contract Nigeria signed with P&ID, to the

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Justice Kafarati unveils Federal High Court civil procedure rules 2019

Online News Reporter July 6, 2019

…commissions Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre …Justice Tsoho may take over as Chief Judge of Federal High Court, Abuja The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice A. Abdu Kafarati on Friday unveiled the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2019. Speaking at the event, the Jurist said that current Federal High Court […]

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Court grants N5m bail to Galaxy Transport boss

Online News Reporter July 3, 2019

The Presiding Judge of FCT High Court on Kwali Division, Justice Simon Venchek Gaba, has granted a bail application for Mr. Babagana Abba Dalori, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Galaxy Transport and Construction Limited. Dalori was accused of alleged fraud of running a Ponzi scheme in the North-East of geopolitical of the country  He […]

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Deji Adeyanju: Group tasks Ozekhome, Judiciary to remain undaunted

Online News Reporter June 18, 2019

A pro-democracy organisation, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC) has urged frontline defenders of human rights and the judiciary to remain undaunted as “Nigeria slides into a police state.” While condemning “the increasing harassment and intimidation of critics and perceived enemies of the Buhari-Osinbajo regime,”

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Imo North Senate Seat: Court fixes June 20 for judgment

Online News Reporter June 11, 2019

The Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by justice Taiwo Taiwo in Abuja has fixed June 20th, 2019 for judgment on the case filed by Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu on non issuance of Certificate of Return after he was declared winner by the returning officer at the just concluded 2019 National Assembly elections. After the […]

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OPINION: My rejoinder to Dr. Alamu’s view on Osun gov’ship election petition tribunal judgment

Online News Reporter March 29, 2019

By Faruq Abbas I read the 223-page majority judgment of the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and I found it very difficult to fault the deep reasoning and thoroughness of the Tribunal. I equally read the 26-page minority judgment of Muhammad Sirajo, J, the Chairman of the Tribunal, and I must say without mincing words […]