The Chief Magistrate’s Court, Wuse Zone 6, has summoned popular Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh and her bodyguard, one Gbenga, for alleged assault and trespass. The suit, with case number CR/359/2024, was filed by the Chief Executive of Skyewise Group Limited, Elvis Abuyere, the owner of an Abuja-based car dealership company. In the court summons dated August 6, 2024, obtained by …

The State High Court sitting in Gboko, Benue State on Thursday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party from conducting the forthcoming congress scheduled for Saturday, August 10, 2024, in six local governments. The restraining order was signed by Justice J. M. Ayua in a motion exparte brought before the court. The applicants in the suit are, Senator Orker Jev, Terseer Tsumba, …

A Lagos Federal High Court yesterday nullified the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. Immediate past Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika brokered the deal under ex-President Muhamudu Buhari’s administration. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, who presided over the case, declared the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines as null and void. The court delivered the verdict while determining the issues in …

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted N50 million bail each to two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Resign Regal Academy, Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, who allegedly hacked MTN Nigeria Communication computers and stole airtime and data valued at N1.9 billion. Justice Akintayo Aluko granted them bail after hearing two separate bail applications filed by the …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a commercial bank to immediately pay N811,174,229.25 to the Chief Registrar of the court, which is the principal amount claimed by a fintech company, Shago Payments Limited against the bank. Trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke ordered that the said sum be held in trust in an interest-yielding account by the Chief …

The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos, has ordered Oceanic Bank to pay N1,086,611,589.11 to 1,742 ex-staff, who were denied thier entitlements by the banks. Justice Rabiu Gwandu gave the order while delivering judgment in suit Number NIC/LA /231/2012 filed by 1,742 ex-employees of defunct Oceanic Bank, which merged with Ecobank Bank Limited sometimes in 2012. In the representative suits …

No fewer than 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers have been convicted in the resumed mass trial held over two days in Kainji, Niger State. They were convicted of charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases relating to International Criminal Court (ICC) criminality. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to shut down all expenditures of River State Governor Siminalayi Fubara pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit field by the Martin Amaewhule-led state Assembly. In a ruling on the motion ex-parte moved by a Senior Advoctate of Nigeria (SAN), Sebastien Hon, Justice Emeka Nwite rather ordered the plaintiffs to …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice Omotosho, while delivering judgment in the suit, ordered that Shaibu be reinstated to office because the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in impeaching him. Justice Omotosho also set …

Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has rejected an application by former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a follow-up medical checkup. Justice Muazu, in a ruling, held among others, that Emefiele failed to supply sufficient materials to show that …