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OccupyGhana says government should hold the rest of the Achimota land, maintain some of it as a green belt, and use the rest in the broader national interest.

Abu Jinapor, MP The Honourable Minister Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Accra Dear Sir: OCCUPYGHANA® DISAGREES WITH ANY FURTHER RELEASE OF ACHIMOTA LANDS OccupyGhana® has closely followed the public discussions on the issue of re-classifying some parts of the lands acquired in the 1920s and classified as the Achimota…

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has stopped the federal government from deducting monies due to the 36 states of the federation with a view to

By Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu in The Senate Committee on Public Account has uncovered how the Solicitor-General of Nigeria, Dayo Akpata, allegedly disbursed N4.16 billion judgement debts vote without due process. The committee chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide uncovered the violation of due process by the Solicitor-General following a query by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF). In the 2016 budget appropriation, the National Assembly appropriated N460 million for the...

striking out of pleadings; and judgments in default of acknowledgment of service or defence. Early Judgment Applications Can a party apply for (i) early judgment on some or all of the issues in dispute, or (ii) the other partys case to be struck out before trial or substantive hearing of the claim? What is the timing, applicable procedure and legal standard for such applications/motions? Summary judgment Both the plaintiff and the defendant can apply for summary judgment on the other partys cas...

Broadsheet seeks another Rs337m January 10, 2021 LONDON: The Broadsheet LLC has written to the lawyers of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in London seeking an additional sum of US$1,180,799.66, while confirming that it’s in receipt of funds from United National Bank’s London branch in the sum of US$28,706,533.34. This reporter saw a copy of the letter, sent to NAB in Pakistan, NAB’s lawyers Allen & Overy and copied to the United Bank Limited’s London Bond Street branch. The Broad...

Broadsheet seeks Rs337m more January 10, 2021 LONDON: The Broadsheet LLC has written to the lawyers of NAB in London seeking an additional sum of US$1,180,799.66, while confirming that it’s in receipt of funds from United National Bank’s London branch in the sum of US$28,706,533.34. This reporter saw a copy of the letter, sent to NAB in Pakistan, NAB’s lawyers Allen & Overy and copied to the United Bank Limited’s London Bond Street branch. The Broadsheet has confirmed that it has rece...

As per the details published in the report, the letter was sent to NAB’s lawyers Allen & Overy and copied to the United Bank Limited’s London Bond Street branch