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The Lagos State High Court at Osborne Foreshore on Monday adjourned until September 28, 2026, the hearing of a judicial review application challenging the Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Master Nkanu Nnamdi Adichie-Esege, the 21-month-old son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege. Justice Aishat Opesanwo fixed the date after counsel…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has launched a fierce legal defense of fuel imports to prevent a private monopoly. In a counter-affidavit filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, the state oil firm urged judges to dismiss a lawsuit by Aliko Dangote. The billionaire’s twenty-billion-dollar refinery wants the court to void import permits…
The Lagos State Special Offences Court has admitted extra-judicial statements made by Henry Omoile, the man standing trial alongside former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Judge Rahman Oshodi ruled on Monday that Mr Omoile made his initial disclosures to investigators voluntarily. This decision allows the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to use these documents as…
A Lagos State High Court has sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his firm, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to 30 years’ imprisonment for defrauding a foreign partner. Justice Ismail Ijelu delivered the judgment in Ikeja following a trial that exposed the theft of $62,500 and €36,020. The convict dishonestly converted funds intended for Caterpillar parts and DAF…
A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square has awarded $25,000 in damages against Meta Platforms Inc., owners of Facebook, in favour of renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) over the publication of a false video claiming he was suffering from a terminal illness. The judgment, delivered on Tuesday by Justice Olalekan…
