Justice C.A.Obiozor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City on Thursday, September 25, 2025 dismissed a case brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by one Christopher E. Mene Esq, seeking the payment of N4,375,000 as special damages and N500 million as exemplary damages for a sting operation carried out by…
A human rights activist and public intellectual, Dr. Bolaji O. Akinyemi, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the legality of the tenure extension of Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Customs, by President Bola Tinubu. The suit, marked FHC/L/CS/1495/2025, questions the constitutional authority of the President to extend Adeniyi’s…
Justice Taiwo Olatokun of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has dismissed a suit filed by Mr. Joseph Aloba, father of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, seeking to nullify the legal advice issued by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, which cleared music artistes Naira Marley, Sam Larry, and others of alleged…
Prof. Utomi One of the statements Prof. Pat Utomi has expressed his readiness to face the consequences of his actions following the introduction of the highly controversial shadow government. According to his statements which were shared on his official X handle, he pointed out that his hands were primed for handcuffs. Recall, the Department of…
Danladi Umar Amid intense pressure, it was learnt Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar, the embattled Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has quietly withdrawn his lawsuit challenging the controversial appointment of Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as his successor—an appointment made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in alleged violation of constitutional procedures. PRNigeria reports that…
Olayinka’s tweet Prince Isaac Owolabi Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Lere Olayinka, a former media aide to ex-Governor Fayose and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Olayinka, who currently serves as…
President Bola Tinubu has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking to compel the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against him over alleged rights violations. The suit, filed by a legal practitioner, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, alleged that President Tinubu’s administration had suppressed peaceful protests, which amounts to an impeachable…
