Tag: Damages
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Court awards ex-CBN gov, Emefiele N100m in damages
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court on Monday awarded N100 million in damages to suspended former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against the federal government and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for violations of his rights.
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Court awards N5m damages against Oxlade over leaked s3x tape
Justice Olalekan Oresanya of an Ikeja High Court has awarded N5million damages against a singer Ikuforijimi Olaitan Abdulrahman, aka Oxlade over a leaked s3x tape with a woman on social media app, Snapchat. In a judgement dated 24th January 2023, and trending online, Justice Oresanya
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Passport seizure: El-Zakzaky, wife drag FG to court, demand N4bn damages
Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, have filed a suit at the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging the
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Igboho: FG to appeal N20bn damages awarded against AGF, DSS
The Federal Government is to appeal the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages against the Attorney-General of the Federation(AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS).
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IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu sues FG, DSS, others, demands N5bn damages
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria to an Abia State High Court
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BREAKING: Dutch court rules in favour of Nigerian farmers, orders Shell to pay damages for oil spills
A Dutch appeals court on Friday said that the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible for oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta and ordered it to pay unspecified damages farmers. The decision went a step further than a 2013 ruling by a lower court, saying that Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary was responsible for…
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Ex-Boko Haram spokesman sues DSS, AGF; demands N500,000 damages
The FCT High Court in Maitama on Thursday fixed May 23 for hearing a N500,000 aggravated damages suit filed by Ali Konduga, a former spokesman of the insurgent group, Boko Haram. Konduga dragged the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) and the Attorney-General of the Federation to court for alleged breach of…
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Family sues UCH, demands N200m damages for allegedly leaking ‘gory pictures’ of late lawmaker
The family of the late lawmaker, Temitope Olatoye (aka Sugar) has petitioned the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, for the alleged sharing of the deceased’s ‘horrific’ photographs on social media without its approval. It is seeking N200 million damages. In the petition by C. C. Amedu of Ikeh Sunday Chambers, Ibadan, the Olatoye family accused…
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Bribery video: Ganduje sues Daily Nigerian publisher, demands N3b damages
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has instituted a N3 billion suit in a Federal High Court against an online news platform, Daily Nigerian, and its publisher, Mr. Ja’afar Ja’afar, for defamation of character, slander, libel over publications and releases of video clips alleging that the plaintiff was involved in bribery. According to a…
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Breach of contract: Agbakoba wins case against First Bank, to get N266m damages
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has been ordered by a federal high court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, to pay one of its customers, Mr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), the sum of N266.4 million as general damages against the bank for mismanaging his share portfolio investment account. The verdict of the court was as a result of…