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IGP Idris. A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday, awarded the sum of N1 million damages against the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for breaching the rights of six men. The court presided over by Justice (Professor) Chuka Obiozor, awarded the sum against the police while delivering judgment in fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the men against the police. The six men, Mr. Lutumbe Isiaku, Mr. Jolly Richard, Mr. Aaron Avabasa, Mr. Loniba Maijela and Mr. David Williams, were…

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Evans, alleged billioneer kidnapper. An Igbosere High Court, Lagos, has again dismissed the application seeking to quash the charge filed against the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans by the Lagos State Government. Justice A. Akintoye who presided over the court, while ruling on the application, said that charges filed against Evans did not offend the rule of duplicity as enshrined in our laws, therefore lacked merit. Evans who is standing trial on a fresh five-count charge bordering…

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Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed July 2, for the ruling in a garnishee proceedings suit filed by Ejema Community in Ogoniland, against First Bank Nigeria Limited (FBN) Guarantor/Surety/Debtor, and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Garnishee, over non payment of N122 billion judgment sum on oil spillage. The Ejama communities which were represented by Chief Isaac Osaro Ogbara, Chief Victor Obari, Chief John Oguru, Hon. Joseph Ogusu, Chief George Osaro, and Chief Adanta…

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Prophet Ayorinde The Lagos Command of Nigeria Police (NP), has asked Ikeja High Court, Lagos State, to dismiss a fundamental rights suit filed against the Police and three others  by Pastor Samson Ayorinde of the World Evangelism Church, 5-7, Ojota-Ogudu Road, Lagos, over investigation on alleged issuance of dud Cheques. Ayorinde and others have instituted the suit through their lawyer, Emmanuel B. Benjamin, against Mr. Oludare Amos Aturamu, Mrs. Kemi Adesanya, Smart Link Property Services, Commissioner of Police, Lagos,…

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  The legal hostility between a multinational Oil company, Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited, and Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has taken a new twist as the company and its managing director, Mr. Patrick Ilo have filed an application before a Federal High Court in Lagos urging the presiding Judge, Rilwan Aikawa to refer the suit filed against them by Union Bank of Nigeria Plc to the Chief Judge of the court for reassignment to another judge of the court…

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  By Akin Kuponiyi A Lagos lawyer, Isaac Anumudu, has engaged the Bajulaiye Family in a legal battle over Lagos Island property. Anumudu is claiming N500million damages from the Task Force Unit for enforcement of the Lagos State Properties Protection Law and its chairman, as a result of alleged unlawful detention. Suing alongside the lawyer are two other persons, Mrs Stella Anumudu, Mr Obediah Josiah and a limited liability company, Crown Star Limited. Joined as co-defendants are, Inspector General…

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