Litigation
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Osun Monarch On Trial In U.S. Over Alleged COVID-19 Relief Fraud
The Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been taken into custody by the U.S. Federal Bureau of…
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Police Set To Arraign Lawyer For Cybercrime Charges Against Colleague
A lawyer and publisher of Kubwa Express, Felix Chukwuma Ashimole, is set to be arraigned before Honourable Justice…
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Kaduna Court Sentences Trader To 10 Strokes Of Cane For Assaulting Friend Over N3,000 Debt
A Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna has sentenced a 34-year-old trader, Jibrin Yusuf, to 10 strokes of cane for…
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A$AP Rocky Acquitted In Felony Assault Trial
Rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of felony assault following a high-profile trial in Los Angeles.…
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Woman Sues IVF Clinic After Giving Birth To Another Couple’s Child
A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against a fertility clinic after an embryo mix-up led her to unknowingly…
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DSS Threatens Legal Action Against Daar Communications Over Alleged ‘False Report’ On Lagos Assembly Crisis
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a legal threat against Daar Communications PLC, owners of Africa Independent…
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Serial R@pist Sentenced To Two Life Terms And 44 Years For R@ping And Killing Minors In South Africa
The High Court of South Africa, Northern Cape Division in Kimberley, has sentenced Itumeleng Reclin Machabe, also known as…
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Female Lawyer Again Absent In Paternity Dispute With Ex-Skye Bank Chairman, Tunde Ayeni
An Abuja Customary Court has adjourned until March 4, 2025, the paternity suit filed by former Skye Bank Chairman, Tunde…
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House Of Representatives Member Philip Agbese Sues Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Over Bribery Allegations
Philip Agbese, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive…
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NNPC Dismisses Viral Video Claiming Dangote Refinery’s Petrol Lasts Longer, Threatens Legal Action
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has debunked claims circulating in a viral video that petrol refined by Dangote…
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Jay-Z Sues Attorney Tony Buzbee For Defamation Over False Assault Allegations, Claims $20M In Losses
Hip-hop icon Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has filed a lawsuit against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, accusing him of defamation, civil…
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Binance Executive Gambaryan Claps Back At Nigerian Government Over Bribery Allegations
Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive and former U.S. federal agent, has fired back at the Nigerian government after being…
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Court Adjourns Case Of Women Caught With Methamphetamine In Suitcases
An Accra High Court has adjourned for two weeks the trial of two South African women and a Nigerian national…
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Ebonyi Prison Officials Assault NTA Journalists, Attempt To Seize Camera During Court Proceedings – IPOB Lawyer
Prison officials attached to the Ebonyi State Command have allegedly assaulted journalists covering court proceedings at the Ebonyi State High…
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Salesgirl Remanded For Alleged N5.2m Theft, Defamation
An Eti-Osa Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of a 23-year-old salesgirl, Nifemi Friday, at the…
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Nigerian Court Adjourns Trial Of Chinese Nationals Over Alleged Cybercrime As Defendants Reject Interpreter
The trial of five Chinese nationals accused of cybercrime and identity theft suffered a setback on Monday, February 10, 2025,…
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