Lawyer, Abdulrahman Njidda, who practices in. Ganye Local government area of Adamawa state has revealed plans to institute a class action suit against the Yola Electricity Distribution Company over shoddy services, oppressive acts on consumers in that area. Njidda is the Principal Partner of Njidda & Co. He made this known in a statement Wednesday […]
It is most pleasing that HE Obaseki has commended the doctrine of separation of powers and the need to respect court orders. He recently made this commendation while praising the judgment of the Federal High Court which affirmed his proclamation of Edo State House Of Assembly into existence and held that NASS has no right […]
Lagos– A non-governmental organisation named The Incorporated Trustees of Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative has filed a suit against and agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, NESREA, and the Lagos State Government at the Federal High Court in Lagos over the health risks posed to citizens by the massive dumpsite located in Olushosun, Ojota. […]
The preliminaries of the 2019 Lawyers Table Tennis Open(Mfon Usoro cup) will begin on Saturday 19th of October for players who registered from Lagos. The finals will hold on Saturday 26th of October . 72 lawyers are expected to play in this year’s tournament which will be the 11th edition. Lawyer Table Tennis Open (Mfon […]
FG vs SOWORE& OR PART 5 SOWORE , MANDATE GRRANTED BAIL NOW – Time 12: 46pm Rather tough but not impossible conditions. Sowore’s, Mandate’s sureties to post a total of 150 million naira bond with the court. Sowore restricted to FCT ABUJA . Mandate restricted to Osogbo in the pendency of the case trial . […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday has ordered the remand of the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, in the custody of the Department of State Security Service, pending the hearing of their bail application. The presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed Friday for the hearing of […]
The Nigerian Bar Association has become aware of the unfortunate and flagrant disobedience of the order of Hon. Mr. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting at Abuja directing the release on bail of Citizen Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security Service of Nigeria on the 24th of September, 2019, of […]
Senior lawyer, Prince Ajibola Oluyede has said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has the constitutional right to waive his immunity. Oluyede submits that the immunity under Section 308 of the Constitution was a personal right which can be suspended by the holder. Osinbajo, on September 26, disclosed his readiness to waive his constitutional immunity to clear his […]
A medical doctor practising in Adamawa State, Yakubu Hassan Koji, has been adjudged guilty of all the 12 charges preferred against him for needlessly excising his patient’s kidneys. Koji was arraigned and re-arraigned for allegedly surgically cutting off the kidneys of one Isa Hamma, now deceased, a patient under his care, without informing the patient […]
A Federal high Court in sitting in Yola has on Thursday convicted and sentenced former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Yola branch, Esthon Runde Binani and a Magistrate Shehu Mustapha five years each for fraudulent conversion of funds. The court was presided over the by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu [now Justice, Court of […]