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(Nigeria) A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order restraining all the parties in the suit pertaining to the Ikoyi Cancer Treatment Center, from demolishing, destroying or tampering with the building situate and being at No.16, Alexander Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, pending the determination of all the cases pending in court over the land. Justice D.E. Osiagor granted the order after hearing argumnets from the Applicant’s counsel and human rights activist and legal luminary, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN. Justice Osiagor also granted an order transferring the case to the High Court of Lagos State, for it to be consolidated with the other pending cases on the subject matter. The Applicant, Kings County Property Development Company and its directors, Alhaji Hameed Kasumu and Mr. Abdul-Jamaal Kasumu had approached the Federal High Court in Lagos on August 8, 2022, with an application for an order of injunction to restrain the Inspector-General of Police, the Assistant Insp

(Nigeria) Twenty-four Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission , INEC , for “failing to give them and other seven million Nigerians adequate time and opportunity to complete their voter registration after they have carried out their registration online.” The p laintiffs who are suing for themselves and on behalf of seven million other Nigerians want to “complete the registration process, so that they can obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs), and exercise their right to vote.” INEC recently disclosed that out of 10,487,972 Nigerians who carried out their pre-registration online, only 3,444,378 completed the process at a physical centre. This represents just 32.8 percent of completed online registration. But in the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1662/2022 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, the Plaintiffs are seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel INEC to re-activate its continuous voters registration exercise to

*The plaintiffs in court and their lawyers in court (Nigeria) Ten  Nigerians, including nine lawyers, have asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the Labour Party (LP), its candidates, and supporters from conducting an EndSARS rally tagged "#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally" on October 1, 2022 or any other date, in Lagos State. Specifically, they asked the court to restrain the LP, its presidential candidate Peter Obi, his vice Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, one Julius Abure and their loyalists from holding the rally, until the hearing and determination of the i r m otion on n otice of September 12, 2022. The plaintiffs are Adedotun Ajulo ,   Salamatu Suleiman Lewi, Hakeem Ijaduola, Ogunbona Akinpelu , Owolabi Oluwasegun, Mogbojuri Kayode ,   Wuyep Mantim Nadom ,   Dimimu Mabel, Kolawole Salami, and Wale Abe Lawrence. The 1st to 10th defendants in the suit marked FHC/L/CS/1729/2022 are Obi, LP, Baba-Ahmed, Abure, the Inspector-general of Police (IGP), Commissioner of Pol

*Pastor Daniel Olukoya (Nigeria) A London-based Vlogger, Ms Maureen Badejo is in the news again. But this time, for the bad as she has again lost an appeal against mounting c ourt rulings against her in respect to several defamatory statements she had made against Dr. Daniel Olukoya and his wife, Folashade. Dr. Olukoya is the founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (worldwide). In the latest ruling, the High Court Appeal Centre, Royal Courts of Justice, London, on September 13 , 2022, ordered that: "Permission to appeal is refused. The application is totally without merit. Pursuant to CPR 52.4(3), the defendant may not request this decision   to be reconsidered at an oral hearing." Maureen had approached the court to upturn two judgements against her. They are:   Orders of Master Thornett dated 13 April 2021 and 3 February 2022. Case Number: QB-2020-003625 Appeal Ref: QA-2020-000054. Full text of the ruling... In the High Court

(Nigeria) The  Federal Government has asked the National Industrial Court, NIC, to ordered t he Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU , to resume academic activities. FG and ASUU are to appear in court on Monday, as hearing in the case brought by FG resumes. T he suit followed the referral of the protracted dispute   between   the   FG and ASUU to the NIC by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. The Federal Government is among others, praying the court to the court to order ASUU to resume academic activities. The court in a letter of summon dated September 9, sign the Chief Registrar, said among others, "Take note above mention case will not be listed for mention before the National Industrial Court sitting at N0 11, New -Bussa close , Area 3, Garki Abuja, on September 2022, at 9 am." Those summoned include the Minster of Education, Minster of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation,   Minister, Federal Ministry of Labour and Enypl

*President Muhammadu Buhari (Nigeria) Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , SERAP , and five university students have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare unlawful the refusal by the Federal Government to meet ASUU’s demands, which has occasioned the prolonged strike action and violated the students’ right to quality education.” Defendants in the suit are the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Chris Ngige, and Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The suit followed the apparent lack of commitment by the Federal Government to implement the agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and to end the over seven-month-old industrial action by the union, and the threat by the government to implement its “no work, no pay” policy. In the suit number NICN/ABJ/269/2022 filed last week at the National Industrial Court, Abuja, SERAP and the students are see

(Nigeria) A Federal High Court in Lagos has extended the order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country, and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Justice Akintayo Aluko had on August 29, 2022 , granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Nigerian Guild of Editors , NGE , and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , SERAP . The order was granted pending the hearing of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction. When the case came up before the Court for hearing today, Justice Daniel Osiagor extended the order of interim injunction pending the hearing of the Motion on Notice, and adjourned the case to October 26, 2022 , for the hearing of the originating summons. The c ourt extended the order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument by SERAP and NG

(Nigeria) A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has restrained a lawyer, Kehinde Aina, appointed by the National Insurance Commission, NICOM, from presenting himself as the receiver or liquidator of Standard Alliance Insurance Plc, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. The court also restrained the commission, who is the first defendant/respondent, and Aina, the second defendant, from taking any further step toward the liquidation or winding up of the insurance firm pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. Justice Akintayo Aluko issued the restraining order on September 1, 2022, while granting the reliefs sought by Chief Dickson Odoko, Donatus Uba, and Standard Alliance Limited, who are the plaintiffs/applicants. Apart from Aina, other defendants/respondents in the suit are the Minister of Finance and Awoduya Omotayo. The applicants had, on August 22, filed a motion on notice before the court, asking for an interim injunction rest

(Nigeria) A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit by an Ondo State lawmaker, Success Torhukerhijo, challenging his expulsion as a member of the All Progressives Congress , APC, declaration of his seat in the House of Assembly vacant. Justice Akintayo Aluko held that Torhukerhijo's suit was not a fundamental rights claim as he averred and was not maintainable under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules. The applicant filed the suit marked FHC/AK/CS/95/2022 as the sole plaintiff, while the Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly; Ondo State House of Assembly; APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission , INEC , as first to fourth respondents. He made his claims in his originating motion on notice dated 11/8/2022 filed on August 12, 2022. Torhukerhijo, an elected member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, accused the 1st and 3rd respondents of his unconstitutional expulsion as a member of the 3rd Respondent and declaring his seat as a memb

* S heriff Oborevwori (Nigeria) A politcal pressure group in Delta State , Campaign Flow , has lauded the Appeal Court judgment in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP , g overnorship candidate , Mr. S heriff Oborevwori as the authentic PDP flag bearer. Director-General of the political pressure group, Engr . Bemigho Ofoeyeno, who commended the court for being upright in its judgment, described judiciary as the last hope of the common man. According to him, the judiciary has also demonstrated its commitment to always be truthful in its ramification. Describing   Oborevwori as honest and dignified man in all rights, said his hardwork and continued dedication to humanity w ould continue to see him through. Ofoeyeno assured that the Governor Campaign flow w ould continue to support the g overnorship candidate as well as all the PDP family and faithful in its avowed mission to further consolidate the PDP leadership position in the state. “No matter what the situation is,

(Nigeria) Ex- m ilitant leaders under the aegis of R eintegrated Ex-Militants Forum , REF , have condemned an assassinat ion attempt on one of the lawyers involved in the ongoing suit at the Federal High Court over alleged unexecuted contracts with links to the vandalized ₦60billion Presidential Amnesty Programme Training Complex in Boro-Town, Kaiama, Bayelsa State . The lawyer’s home was attacked by armed men in the Kubwa extension II area of the Federal Capital Territory , FCT , last week Wednesday. According to the group,   the targeted lawyer , is representing the 124 beneficiaries of PAP in court , where they had asked the court to be joined in stopping the illegal payment of over ₦3.8billion to 15 Companies over alleged unexecuted contracts. The attack on the residence of the l awyer in Kubwa extension II area of the Federal Capital Territory , left one security guard dead and three others injured. REF, in a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Securit

The legal advisers to Vigeo Power Limited , the core investors in Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc , BEDC , have cautioned the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission , NERC , to refrain from alleged illegal means to alter the composition of the BEDC board of directors. They gave the warning in a letter by Kunle Adegoke, SAN, to NERC, its Chairman , Sanusi Garba and Dafe Akpeneye . Adegoke in the letter entitled Re: Notice to the general public on the legitimate and statutorily recognised board of directors /management of BEDC Electricity P lc,” said the y were reacting to an unsigned publication in the media. He contended that, "Whilst we have assumed that the contemptuous publication did not emanate from NERC, not least because it is unsigned, and will amount to a direct affront to the court (for the reasons stated below), we are, out of abundance of caution, and for the avoidance of doubt, constrained to state as follows: "We are aware that the Co

*Federal High Court, Lagos (Nigeria) A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday, discharged an injunction which temporarily restrained Mr. Jama Onwubuariri from continuing as the Managing Director , MD , of Trucks Transit Parks Ltd ,  TTP. Justice Akintayo Aluko had on August 11, 2022, made the interim order restraining TTP co-founder and MD, Onwubuariri, pending the hearing and determination of the firm's Motion on Notice in suit FHC/L/CS/1501/2022. This was sequel to an ex parte application by Chinedu Anaje, holding the brief of Ghoyega Oyewole, SAN in the suit filed against Onwubuariri. But Onwubuariri through his counsel, Mrs Funke Agbor, SAN, filed an application, challenging the interim injunction, seeking a stay of execution and discharge of said order. When the matter came up on August 23, 2022, for arguments on the application to discharge the interim order, Agbor argued, among others, that the plaintiff misled the court into granting the order by conceal