Mrs Olaitan Lawal (claimant), an accident victim who was knocked down on April 16, 2010 by Guinness Nigeria Plc Nissan Pick-Up Van around Shonibare Estate Maryland, Lagos, has instituted an action before Ikeja High Court, Lagos, claiming sum of N155, 534,300 million as damages against Guinness Nigeria Plc (1st claimant) for negligence of the vehicle driver, an employee of the company.

Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, former deputy governor of Lagos State, under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has instituted an action before an Ikeja High Court against the governor of Lagos State, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, seeking the payment of her allowances and other fringe benefits due to her as ex-deputy governor.

SOUTH East Investment Company Limited(claimant), a  Lagos based  construction and mechanical works fir,m has filed a motion ex-parte before a Lagos  High Court Igbosere, seeking an order of interim  injunction  to restrain Intercontinental Bank Plc(defendant), its heirs, agents, servants, attorneys or privies from re-awarding the contract in respect of the construction  of one storey office building at Alaka until the hearing and determination of the motion on notice and the substantive suit.

THE Court of Appeal, Lagos has fixed February 8, 2011 to hear the main appeal filed by the embittered General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly (CPA), Lagos , Rev. Emeka Ezeugo, a.k.a. Rev King, challenging his death sentence for killing a member of his church.

MR Terrence Mcculley has on behalf of the American government; solicited for more powers for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to enable it overcome the current challenge of fighting crime/corruption in the country.

CHIEF Lukman Ajose, former Lagos Island Local Government Chairman who challenged his conviction by a Lagos High Court will soon know his fate as the Court of Appeal, Lagos, has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by him.

JUSTICE Sekinat Adebajo of Lagos High Court has granted bail to Olu Osho, a suspect standing trial along with his brother Sunday Akinyemi on a 30-counts charge bordering on conspiracy and fraudulent conversion of money.

THE International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (DSTI) to explore and implement a cocoa farm finance program in West Africa.