Justice Inyang Ekwo
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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ruled that Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited should pay N11.7 billion as rent/compensation for the 32 years it owed Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Gas Well-head to the landlord’s family represented by Ongelga Oil and Gas.
18 Feb
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 30 to decide who is the authentic national chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON).
16 Feb
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to investigate, prosecute and punish killers of founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, and other journalists in the country. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Friday also directed the government to take measures to prevent attacks on journalists and other media practitioner. The…
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A caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lent its support to Umar Damagum to continue as the acting national chairman. The PDP has been embroiled in a leadership tussle, with members urging the resignation of the Damagum-led National Executive Committee (NEC). Damagun will, however, maintain his position as the party's acting national chairman…
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The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has warned against obstructing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from carrying out its lawful duty .
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The prosecution sought 12-year prison sentences Wednesday for the founders of a now-defunct law firm at the center of the so-called "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal.
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The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of undermining and conspiring against the suspended National Chairman of the APC Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Although the former Governor, Ganduje recently declared the rock backing he's receiving from the presidency on the heel of…
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A man identified as Paul Opemipo has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment for failing to use the pedestrian bridge in Lagos State. Lagos Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on his X handle. Opemipo was sentenced on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, by the Mobile Court sitting at Oshodi. According to…
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Eight people were reported injured Thursday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan, but there appeared to be no major damage or tsunami. The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 11:14 pm (1414 GMT) Wednesday, was located between the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the US Geological Survey said. Japan experiences around 1,500…
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As the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) begins Friday, April 19, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, found near any of their facilities during the exercise. JAMB Spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, said the directive was issued at the…
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Receiving dignitaries at his Florida estate and courting leaders shunned elsewhere as autocratic, Donald Trump is increasingly leading a shadow diplomacy diametrically opposed to US President Joe Biden.
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Another Chibok girl, Lydia Simon, has been rescued by troops of Operation Desert Sanity III, North East Operation Hadin Kai. She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Ngoza LGA, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and…