OML 11 judgment: Matters arising
For over five decades, the Oil Mining Licence (OML) 11 has been unable to avoid controversy. Fresh matters that require urgent attention have come up, writes CHINAKA OKORO OML…
Supreme Court rejects Shell’s request to vacate N17b judgment on 1970 oil spill
Eric IKHILAE, Abuja The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an application by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited seeking to set aside a N17billion judgment given against it on…
Nigeria: ENL Appeals Court Judgment On Disengaged Dockworkers
ENL Consortium, operator of Terminals C and D, Lagos Port Complex Apapa, has sought the leave of the Court of Appeal to appeal against a judgment of the National Industrial…
ENL Appeals Court Judgment on Disengaged Dockworkers
Eromosele AbiodunENL Consortium, operator of Terminals C and D, Lagos Port Complex Apapa, has sought the leave of the Court of Appeal to appeal against a judgment of the National…
Court orders arrest of Atiku’s son over failure to obey judgment
Nicholas Kalu, Abuja The Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate arrest of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, son of Nigeria’s former Vice President. The order was made by…
A’Court Judgment: PSC to Meet on Fate of 10,000 Constables
By Kingsley Nwezeh The Police Service Commission (PSC) said yesterday that it would meet to take a decision on the controversial 2019 recruitment of 10,000 constables by the Nigerian Police…
Appeal Court reserves judgment in Bayelsa deputy gov certificate forgery suit
The Court of Appeal on Friday reserved judgment in Bayelsa deputy governor’s alleged certificate forgery suit. The Deputy Governor, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to…
Supreme Court urged to reject Shell’s request to vacate N17b judgment
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Supreme Court has been asked to reject the request by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited to set aside a N17billion judgment given against…
P&ID: UK Court Judgment Vindicates Magu, International Groups Write President Buhari
Prominent groups involved in anti-corruption efforts globally have told President Muhammadu Buhari that the recent verdict of the United Kingdom court in Nigeria’s case with Process and Industrial Development was…
Nigerian govt speaks on $9.6bn judgment debt ruling
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the Friday judgment of a UK Commercial Court suspending the execution of a $9.6 billion judgment debt against Nigeria is…
APC Govs Laud Buhari on Economy, P&ID Judgment
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for effectively managing the nation’s economy. They have also…
13-year-old Boy Sentenced To 10-year Imprisonment For Blasphemy Appeals Judgment
Farouq Omar, a 13-year-old boy sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano State High Court. Omar was convicted on August…
Nigeria: APC Govs Laud Buhari On Economy, P&ID Judgment
Abuja — The governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for effectively managing the nation's economy. They have also promised more support to expedite…
Nigeria: $9.6bn Judgment Debt – Victory in UK Court, a Huge Relief – Lai Mohammed
Information and culture minister Lai Mohammed has said that the Friday judgment of a UK Commercial Court suspending the execution of a $9.6 billion debt judgment against Nigeria was "a…
P&ID: UK court judgment vindicates Magu, says lawyer
Wahab Shittu, lawyer to Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the verdict of the UK court in Nigeria’s case with Process and…
Nigeria: We Have Learnt Lessons From P&ID $9.6bn Judgment – Malami
Abuja — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), said yesterday, that the federal government had learnt lessons from the $9.6billion arbitral award…
Malami: We Have Learnt Lessons from P&ID $9.6bn Judgment
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Alex Enumah in Abuja The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN),…
Nigeria: Kano Singer Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Appeals Judgment
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano State High Court. In the notice of appeal filed on…
West Africa: Ecowas Court Judgment Compelling Nigeria to Repeal or Amend Its Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, E.t.c) Act of 2015
When in 2016, the trio of Edeaten Ojo (Media Rights Agenda), Gbenga Sesan (Paradigm Initiative) and Adeolu Adekola (EiE Nigeria) approached me to mount a constitutional challenge against Sections 24…
ECOWAS COURT JUDGMENT COMPELLING NIGERIA TO REPEAL OR AMEND ITS CYBERCRIME (PROHIBITION, PREVENTION, E.T.C) ACT OF 2015
By Olumide Babalola When in 2016, the trio of Edeaten Ojo (Media Rights Agenda), Gbenga Sesan (Paradigm Initiative) and Adeolu Adekola (EiE Nigeria) approached me to mount a constitutional challenge…