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Courts Go on Vacation Next Week, Citizens Urged to Avoid Crime During Festive Period

Courts Go on Vacation Next Week, Citizens Urged to Avoid Crime During Festive Period TEC News|Abuja|18th December,2025.  The general public has been advised to exercise caution and strictly avoid all forms of illegal activities as courts across the country are expected to proceed on annual vacation starting from next week. Legal practitioners have warned that […]

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Supreme Court Did Not Endorse Rivers Emergency Rule — Lawyer Clarifies Judgment

Supreme Court Did Not Endorse Rivers Emergency Rule — Lawyer Clarifies Judgment TEC News |Abuja| 16th December,2025 A constitutional lawyer, Confidence Aribibia, has clarified widespread public misunderstanding surrounding a recent judgment of the , insisting that the Court did not approve the emergency rule declared in , contrary to popular social media narratives. In a

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IGI Barred From Selling Lekki Land Pending Suit

  The High Court of Lagos State sitting at the Commercial Division, Igbosere, has issued far-reaching pre-emptive orders restraining Industrial and General Insurance Plc (IGI) and The Four H Nigeria Limited from transferring or tampering with a large expanse of land in the Lekki Peninsula after a property development company, Bravematt Property and Investment Limited,

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Court Declares Police ‘Wanted’ Notice on Lawyer Illegal

  Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, December 5, 2025, declared unconstitutional the Police’s publication of a lawyer , Emmanuel Chinyere Orji (popularly known as N.C. Orji) as a wanted person and set aside the declaration, holding that it was made without any lawful authority. The court granted all

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Alleged exhibit theft: Court adjourns ex-EFCC officer’s trial till Dec. 11

  Justice Adamu Bello of the Kaduna State High Court has adjourned the trial of Polycarp Andrew, a dismissed staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until Dec 11 for hearing. Justice Bello on Wednesday adjourned the case. At the opening of the trial, EFCC’s counsel, H.M Mohammed, informed the court of his

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Judge Tells Nnamdi Kanu to Defend Himself or Forfeit Right

  Judge Tells Nnamdi Kanu to Defend Himself or Forfeit Right TEC News| Abuja | 4th November , 2025.   The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday gave the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, until Wednesday, November 5, to defend the terrorism charges brought against him or lose

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EFCC Loses Final Appeal Against Former NIMASA Official

  The Supreme Court has struck out an appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), effectively bringing to an end its attempt to overturn the acquittal of Dismass Alu Adoon, a former aide to ex-Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpolobokemi. The panel of the apex court

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Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, SAN

Reinvestigating a Matter Already Before the Court Is an Abuse of Process, Says Oyetibo

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, on Monday described the directive to reinvestigate a case already before the court as an act of oppression and an abuse of court process. Oyetibo, who is lead defence counsel to property developer, Alex Ochonogor, made the remark during proceedings before the Lagos State High Court sitting at

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Court Strikes Down 15-Year Compulsory Service Rule for Soldiers

  Court Strikes Down 15-Year Compulsory Service Rule for Soldiers Abuja | TEC News | In a landmark ruling that could reshape military service in Nigeria, the National Industrial Court (NIC) has nullified a controversial provision of the Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) that forced officers and men of the Armed Forces to

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Human Rights Lawyer Sues Governor Sanwo-Olu for Blocking Him on X  

  Human Rights Lawyer Sues Governor Sanwo-Olu for Blocking Him on X   TEC News | Lagos A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Ogun, has dragged the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over what he described as a violation of his fundamental rights after being blocked on the governor’s

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