

Court Stands Down Hearing Of Sowore’s Bail Application
The hearing of the bail application filed on behalf of Omoyele Sowore has suffered a temporary setback. The bail application suffered a setback on Tuesday after the prosecutor, Adama Musa, opposed the hearing of the application on the ground that Sowore was served with the application by 10.43 a.m. today in court contrary to the
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NERC Denies Increase in Electricity Tariffs
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has denied increasing the country’s electricity tariffs. In a statement made available via it’s official Twitter page, the Commission said: PUBLIC NOTICE ON PURPORTED 50% INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFFS The attention of the Commission has been drawn to publications in the print and electronic media misinforming electricity consumers that
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KUPOLATI V. MTN (NIG.) COMMS. LTD: On whether the court can be bound by the previous decision to exercise its discretion
CITATION: [2020]13 NWLR PT.1740 PG.. 2 Courtesy: Moruff O. Balogun Esq. Summary of Facts:The appellant, a legal practitioner, was a post-paid customer of the respondent on his GSM line No. 0803-720-0757. The appellant claimed that the respondent breached its contractual obligations to him when, for a cumulative period of thirty-one days, it blocked/ disconnected the
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Evaluating the Appropriateness of Summary Dismissal Under Nigerian Labour Law and in Line with International Best Practices
By ThankGod Nwedukwu, Esq. INTRODUCTION: Summary dismissal is a common law right of the employer to terminate the contract of service of an employee without option of issuance of a month notice or payment of a month salary in lieu of the notice. Unlike other options available for determination of contract of service, the employer
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Nigerian Lawmakers Demand Thorough Investigation Into ‘Murder’ of National In Ireland
The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has called for thorough investigation into the killing of a 27-year-old Nigerian, Mr George Nkencho, in Dublin, Ireland, by the police, while expressing dissatisfaction with the incident.In a statement by the committee Chairman, Rep. Yusuf Buba (APC-Adamawa), on Monday in Abuja, the committee condemned the killing. “I
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ICC, Human Rights Groups Aggravating Nigeria’s Security Challenges, Government Claims
Nigeria’s federal government on Monday squared up to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and some human rights groups, notably Amnesty International, accusing them of frustrating efforts to tackle the nation’s security challenges. It accused them of constituting themselves into another ‘fighting force’ against Nigeria, harassing security forces and threatening them with investigation and possible prosecution
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NBA Expresses Shock Over Suspects’ Escape From Police Custody In Edo
The Benin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday expressed shock and disappointment over reports of the escape of kidnap and armed robbery suspects from the custody of the police in Benin City. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Pius Oiwoh and Secretary, Andrew Lawani, respectively, the body of lawyers asked the
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