LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The chief spokesperson of Peter Obi’s PCC, Tanko Yunusa, has made shocking revelations that could link the APC to the ongoing crisis within the Labour Party. In his interview, Tanko revealed the name of a lawyer who allegedly represents the fractional LP chairman, Lamidi Apapa, and the APC. He added, “However, I…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the lawyers of Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, has slammed the Nigeria Police force for not Interrogating his client before they decided to handcuff him and also display his pictures on the internet It would be recalled that the Mugshots of the musician surfaced online on Monday and…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRAGERS)-A new suit seeking to halt the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s new President on May 29, 2023, has been filed at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The suit marked CA/CV/259/2023 filed by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) is praying the court for an order stopping the inauguration. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Thursday killed a lawyer, Benedict Azza, during a night attack in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital city. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Mr Azza, the Principal Associate at Benedict Torngee Azza and Associates was killed around 10:00 p.m in Unguwar Saminaka behind the Federal Road Safety Corp headquarters in Gusau. The…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Nigerian Customs Service to pay N5 million to Chikaosolu Ojukwu as damages for violating his fundamental rights. Mr Ojukwu, accused the customs service of unlawfully detaining him and seizure of his personal effects – four iPhone 13 Pro phones. He said upon…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Amobi Nzelu, the new lawyer representing convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, yesterday said he had applied to have him produced in court for a £223,000 ransom case. Nzelu said he wrote a letter to the Igbosere High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) asking that the judge,…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No doubt the last of the effect of the Hijab judgment by the supreme Court is yet to be seen. Activist, Malcolm Omirhobo’s move appears to have emboldened other lawyers. On Tuesday, another lawyer, Dennis Ezekiel, appeared at the Federal High Court in Lagos wearing a rosary on his barrister’s attire. He…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-MTN Nigeria Communication Limited and Airtel Network Nigeria Limited have been dragged before a Lagos Federal High Court Over alleged illegal deactivation of sim cards of over 72 million of Nigerians. Joined alongside the two telecommunication firms in the suit marked FHC/L/CS/677/2022, are; Federal Government of Nigeria and Attorney-General of the Federation…