On October 10, 1985 an ex-parte application made by Emeka Ojukwu (respondent) was brought before the High Court of Lagos State (Omotosho J), seeking interim injunction restraining the Military Governor of Lagos State, the Commissioner of Police Lagos State and the Attorney-General Lagos State from ejecting the said Emeka Ojukwu, who hereafter will be referred to simply as Ojukwu in this ruling, and members of his family from No. 29 Queen’s Drive, Ikoyi, which he referred to in his application as his house.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan sought Wednesday to strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan by “re-energising” the existing bi-national commission between the two countries, his spokesman said.

Defence headquarters, Wednesday, demanded an unreserved apology from Reuters International over the video clip of the news agency alleging that Nigerian soldiers with Joint Task Force killed unarmed civilians in Maiduguri.

Bauchi State Government has sacked a staff of the state Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Abbas Faggo, over alleged comments on his Facebook account about monumental corruption in the state.

Faggo was alleged to have specifically commented on the funding of the wedding ceremony of the eldest son of Governor Isah Yuguda, Idris Yuguda, ostensibly with public funds.

Chelsea announced Wednesday that Rafael Benitez had been appointed their interim first team-manager until the end of the season after the European champions sacked Roberto di Matteo.

Fitch Rating Agency Wednesday said that the marked slowdown in loan growth in the Nigerian banking sector has reduced the pressure on asset quality and capital. In a statement on its Website said that “A more pedestrian pace of credit origination helps the banks avoid asset-quality problems and places less strain on capital.

DIDIER DROGBA has opened the door to a shock Premier League return after requesting permission to join another club outside the transfer window.

PANDEMONIUM broke out , Wednesday at the College of Medicine,University of Lagos, CMUL, Idi-Araba, following a mid-morning fire outbreak at the Block 6, Alakilu Male Students’ hostel of the institution.

During its first year, the project reduced the number of pretrial detainees by 88.4 percent in Imo; 86.2 percent in Kaduna; 30.5 percent in Ondo; and 61 percent in Sokoto.

Months after the House of Representatives promised to get to the root of the cash for clearance scam involving one of its most prominent members, Farouk Lawan, indications are that the investigation is being swallowed up in a web of intrigues.