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Oil Coy files suit against 2 media houses, seeks N20bn damages
An indigenous oil company, Matrix Energy Ltd, has filed suit before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court seeking N20 billion in damages over reports linking it to the alleged importation of low grade fuel from Malta. The company and its Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Alhaji Abdulkadir Adisa Aliu, who are the plaintiffs in the suits number: CV/3718/2024 and CV/3719/2024,…
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Alleged unlawful arrest: 2 Businessmen seek N1bn in damages
Two businessmen; Teniola Adesanya and Goodluck Olatunde, have filed a N1 billion suit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police and six others over allegations bordering on unlawful arrest and detention. The suit, marked: FCT/HC/CV/3237/2024 was filed at the High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by their lawyer, Mr. B. S. Akinwumi. The applicants; Adesanya and Olatunde, are suing along…
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Court orders police to pay businessman N1m in damages
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the police to pay N1 million in ompensation to a businessman, Dallaji Nuhu, for violating his rights and personal liberty. The court’s order followed Nuhu’s application for enforcement of his rights in suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2098/23, where he had alleged gross violation of his right by the defendants. The respondents in the…
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Flood damages INEC office in Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Benin City, Edo has been ravaged by flood. “The flood damaged a section of the building. It destroyed voters registration machines and other items,” Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that INEC Resident Electoral…
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Divorce-seeking woman seeks N200, 000 in ”damages” from husband
A divorce-seeking woman, Doris Omega, has urged an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, to dissolve her marriage and order her husband, Daniel to pay her N200, 000 in damages. Omega told the court that her husband has lost interest in her and had become a ”nagging partner”. “My husband doesn’t look after me anymore. I also don’t have…
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Former Editor floors ThisDay, Obaigbena in court, paper ordered to pay damages
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has awarded N1 million damages to a former Editor of THISDAY Newspaper, Paul Ibe, in his suit against Leaders & Company Limited, publishers of THISDAY and its Chairman/Editor-in-chief, Nduka Obaigbena. Justice Maureen Esohe, who also granted Mr. Ibe other reliefs, delivered judgement in the suit on Wednesday. Mr. Ibe had in July 2011 slammed…
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