Court Awards N1.1bn Against Rivers Govt Over Property Demolition
By Maureen Dick A High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt has awarded the total sum of N1.1billion against the Rivers State Government over the unlawful demolition and…
Suspension Of Elected Officials In Rivers State, An Aberration, Slap On The Constitution
By Dr. Farah Dagogo THE declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu raises serious constitutional questions under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal…
NBA Faults Assembly’s Call For DSS To Investigate Rivers Chief Judge
…Declares Judiciary Can’t Succumb To Political Pressure By Eric Moore THE Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the invitation of the Department of State Security (DSS) by the Rivers State…
Supreme Court Dismisses Fubara’s Appeal Against Pro-Wike Assembly Members
By Pauline Podka THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara challenging the leadership of the State House of Assembly, led by Martin…
NGO Criticizes London Court’s Order Stopping Firms From Suing Shipping Giant In Nigeria
By Eric Moore A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Citizens Whistleblowers Coalition (CWC), has raised the alarm over an injunctive order issued by a court in London stopping litigations in Nigeria against…
Monarch, Community Laud Fubara For Enthroning Peace In Rivers
By Eric Moore THE Bukuma community in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State has commended the Governor Siminalayi Fubara-led government for maintaining law and order in the state, by…
N5bn Contract Crisis: Fierce Cross-Examination Continues In NLNG, Macobarb Suit
Mr. Shedrack Ogboru By Eric Moore FIERCE cross-examination has continued at the High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt, in a N5.074 billion claim brought by Macobarb International…
Supreme Court Voids National Lottery Act
Supreme Court of Nigeria By PAULINE PODKA THE Supreme Court has nullified the 2005 Act of the National Assembly establishing the National Lottery. In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice…
Rivers Crisis: NJC Dismisses $1m, Bullet-Proof Car, Land Gift Allegations Against Justice Lifu
THE National Judicial Council (NJC), has dismissed four separate petitions filed against Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over judgements he delivered on Rivers State political…
GTBank Alleged Cyberstalking: 3 SANs Storm Court, As Journalists Denied Bail
THREE Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) have joined the defence team for four journalists accused of cyberstalking and defamation against Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), the parent company of…