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Court dismisses Lulu-Briggs’ suit challenging Moni Pulo Ltd ownership

Justice John Tsoho, FHC Chief Judge. By Advocatenewsng.comA Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed the suit challenging the late Kalabari High Chief, O.B. Lulu-Briggs’ transfer of his shares in Moni Pulo Limited to his wife, Dr. Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, his daughters and the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation. The suit was filed by the chairman of Platform Petroleum, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs and three others. Justice James Kolawole Omotosho while throwing away the case noted that Dumo’s suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1481/2021, was the…

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US-based toxicologist, Oludare urges support for Sanwo-Olu

Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.Nigeria-born medical doctor,  based in the US, Dr Marindoti Oludare, a committed believer in true federalism as espoused by the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,  has taken a deep look at this Saturday’s Lagos governorship election, in the firm belief that the incumbent,  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is most qualified to continue in continue in office for a second term. Oludare is the National Converner of Social Rehabilitation Gruppe  (SRG).He, however…

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Federal High Court defers hearing on new naira notes’ suit, awaits apex court decision

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. By Advocatenewsng.com A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday resolved to wait on the Supreme Court, as it adjourned hearing in a suit brought against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by a group, Social Rehabilitation Grace and Supportive Initiative (SRG), challenging the CBN over the voiding of old N200, N500 and N1000  Naira notes within a period considered too short.When the matter was mentioned, the trial judge, Hon. Justice T….

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APC v Machina: Why Supreme Court delivered a legacy judgment in favour of Lawan

Justice Olukayode Ariwola, CJN. Incontrovertible legal perspective. By Advocatenewsng.comThe decision of the Supreme Court on 6th February, 2023 in the case of Machina v. APC has raised a lot of dust.Much of the comments are largely made based on uninformed view of how the case played out and how civil proceedings work. I will throw more light on these issues so that we can see how some of us are acting like the proverbial fowl’s neck that is keeping malice with…

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Thoughts on Osun governorship election tribunal judgment

Dr. Agbakoba, SAN. Legal analysis. By Olisa Agbakoba and Collins Okeke. Introduction WITH less than one month to the general elections scheduled to hold on February 25, the decision of the Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal nullifying the July 16 governorship election, on the basis of over-voting even with the deployment of Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) has raised concern amongst Nigerians. The tribunal in its Judgment invalidated the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party…

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Buhari not in charge of governance – Babachir Lawal

President Buhari of Nigeria. By Advocatenwsng.com A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said that there is no government without an inner caucus, and that governance is out of the hands of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Lawal said this when he appeared on Channels Television’s “The Verdict 2023”, on Friday night. Speaking about the state of governance of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Lawal said things were out of the hands of the President….

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Two ex-SARS officers bag death sentence for murder

By Advocatenewsng.com A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, two former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad for extra-judicial killing. Recall that five members of the SARS team, ASP Samuel Chigbu, Shedrack Ibibo, Magus Awuri, Ogoligo, and Olisa Emeka were standing trial for killing Michael Akor and Michael Igwe, while in their custody for allegedly stealing recharge cards in Oyigbo, Oyigbo Local Government Area in 2015. But ASP Samuel Chigbu and…

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EFCC arrests Yoruba actress for abusing new naira notes at Lagos party, takes custody of Range Rover, iPhone, to face prosecution

Actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it will arraign one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and cosmetologist, arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, for allegedly tampering with the new naira notes. EFCC operatives also seized a Range Rover and iPhone belonging to the actress, as items recovered from her. This was as operatives of the Lagos zonal command of the EFCC commenced investigation into…

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Court of Appeal okays ex-AGF’s trial after refunding N6.4b

Mr. Jonah Otunla. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Court of Appeal, Abuja, has set aside the judgment of a lower court barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from initiating either civil or criminal proceedings against a former Accountant General of the Federation, Jonah Otunla. According to the EFCC, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, in a judgment, marked CA/A/657/2021, on Monday, January 30, 2023, held that Otunla failed to prove that there was actually a non-prosecution agreement between…

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Economic hardship in Nigeria: Inflation or Emefieletion?

Dr. Oludare. POLITICAL OPINION.By Marindoti Oludare  FOR the past eight years, Nigeria has been on a rollercoaster ride of economic uncertainty. Prices have risen astronomically and the people’s purchasing power had dipped dramatically. One should not be remiss to mention that owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, prices have significantly gone up globally. However, this pales in comparison to the rate of hike in price in Nigeria since 2014. We all know that…

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