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Court delivers judgment in  Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG July 1
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed July 1 for judgment in a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS). Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after Kanu’s counsel, Aloy Ejimakor; the FG’s lawyer, Mercy Akeredolu and their counterpart with…
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Court okays substituted service on 36 states in suit seeking financial autonomy for judiciary
 A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered substituted service on the 36 State Governors in a suit seeking financial autonomy for the judiciary. Justice Binta Nyako gave the order after counsel to the plaintiff, Oba Maduabuchi, SAN, moved the ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/502/2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the plaintiff, Emeka Okoye, in an originating summons, had sued the …
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Alleged treason: Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers staged a walkout, FG tells court
The Federal Government told a Federal High Court, Abuia that a team of lawyers of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on a Wednesday, staged a walkout before the trial opened.  Counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Binta Nyako, following non-appearance of any lawyer on Kanu’s behalf shortly after the…
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