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Court Restrains Wike, Assembly From Sacking Council Chairmen

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The National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa has granted an interim injunction restraining Rivers State Governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike and the State House of Assembly from dissolving the 23 local government councils in the state.

The court, presided over by Justice James Justice Agbadu-Fishim, also restrained the state Attorney-General of the state and agents of the state government from dissolving, suspending, sacking terminating or in any manner whatsoever interfering with the tenure of office of the councils.

The interim order, in Suit No: NICN/YEN/26/2015, which was granted on Monday, June 22, 2015, followed a motion ex-parte and affidavit of extreme urgency filed by chairmen of the 23 local government councils on behalf of themselves, and the 23 local government councils of the state.

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Court Restrains 11 Banks From Honouring Withdrawal Transactions Of Ex-Rep’s Accounts

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A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained 11 commercial banks in Nigeria from honouring any withdrawal transaction on the accounts of a former member of the House of Representatives, Doris Uboh-Ogunkoya.

Uboh-Ogunkoya was a member of the House between 2007 and 2011 under the platform of Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and also a Senatorial candidate of Labour Party in the 2015 general elections.

Trial judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa, who made the order, restrained the affected banks from allowing Uboh-Ogunkoya to withdrawal from her accounts with the banks pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice before the court.

The affected banks are United Bank for Africa, UBA, First Bank, Zenith Bank Enterprise Bank, Skye Bank, Heritage Bank, Keystone Bank, Mainstreet Bank, Union Bank, Diamond Bank and Stanbic IBTC.

The order of the court was sequel to an application by Sterling Bank, through its lawyer, Dada Awosika against Uboh-Ogunkoya and her company, Dagasteel International Limited.

 Aside from the order freezing the lawmaker’s accounts in the 11 commercial banks, the court also restrained the Registrar of Titles of Lagos and Delta states, and Director of Lands, Abuja Geographical Information System,  from making any advancing payment and /or releasing any funds either in Naira or US dollar, which sum represents proceeds from Shell Petroleum Development Company,SPDC and Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, contract belonging to the lawmaker’s company, or her agent, privies, assigns or anyone acting through the lawmaker or her company.

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Court Restrains AIT From Airing Defamatory Tinubu Documentary

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A High Court sitting in Lagos and presided over by Honourable Justice Akinkugbe I.O. granted an injunction, restraining DAAR Communications (The owner of AIT) from broadcasting, transmitting or airing how-so-ever a documentary titled “The Lion of Bourdillon” pending the determination of “The Motion on Notice”

The application was moved by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, the lead counsel for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Plaintiff/Applicant in the defamation case against DAAR COMMUNICATIONS. The court also adjourned the motion for interlocutory injunction on the application of the defendant/respondent counsel to Friday, March 20, 2015 at 1pm.
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