Introduction A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that it lacks the jurisdiction to try the offence of criminal defamation, resulting in the dismissal of two out of three cybercrime charges against social media influencer, Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. The charges were brought by the police on behalf of Evangelist Ebuka…
The case we are about to gist you actually happened. We are only paraphrasing it for easy understanding and consumption by our readers. To read the judgment proper, this is the suit no: FCT/HC/CV/2393/19 – Osimibibra Warmate V. Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo Introduction It is the general belief of people that once a person of…
The 1999 Constitution Section 251 (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdictionas may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, the Federal High Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters –…
NEPA, PHCN and currently DisCos i.e. Distribution Companies. These are all the names that represent electricity generation in Nigeria. Due to the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2023 which repealed the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, this article has been updated to reflect the current Act and our previous 2019 article on “Your Rights…
