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The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by British aviation company Aviation Services International Ltd (AHS) against Precision Aviation Handling Company Ltd (PAHCOL), now AHS Aviation Handling Services Nigeria Ltd, and other respondents over a proposed aviation ground-handling joint venture in Nigeria. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Monday by a three-member panel, […] The post “Foreign Jurisdiction Clause Cannot Override Mandatory Nigerian Law” — Court Of Appeal Dismisses AHS Aviation Appeal Awards ₦1m appeared first on TheNigeriaLawyer.

Nearly 13 years after Peter Obi handed over as Governor of Anambra State, the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo has reopened the debate over the financial position of the state at the end of Obi’s tenure, insisting that the former governor did not leave Anambra without debt obligations. In its latest response to Obi, the […] The post “I Left ₦75bn, Including $155m, And Owed Nobody” — Obi; Over 12 Years After, Soludo Govt Says $92.35m External Loans Remain appeared first on TheNigeriaLawyer.

Some traders at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway protested on Monday against the alleged expansion of Chinese merchants into retail trading in the market. The traders expressed concern that the growing involvement of Chinese merchants in retail business could threaten the survival of local businesses and displace Nigerian traders from […] The post “Chinese Merchants Are Taking Over Our Retail Business” — Lagos Trade Fair Traders Protest, Demand Protection For Local Businesses appeared first on TheNigeriaLawyer.

A group of prominent lawyers and human rights advocates has asked the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to demand the removal from the Anambra State Executive Council of a cabinet member they identified as a suspect in the 2002 murder of former NBA Onitsha Branch Chairman, Barnabas Chidi Igwe, and his pregnant wife, […] The post “24 Years Without Justice” — Senior Lawyers Ask NBA To Revive Barnabas, Amaka Igwe Murder Case, Account For Children’s Trust Fund appeared first on TheNigeriaLawyer.

Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced the death in a statement shared on Instagram on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, describing the acclaimed actor as the “Lion of Lufodo.” “It is with gratitude to God for […] The post “Veteran Nollywood Actor Olu Jacobs Dies At 84” — Family Announces Passing Of ‘Lion Of Lufodo’ appeared first on TheNigeriaLawyer.