...rther hearing notices to the effect. The case of the Claimant as pleaded 3.    The Claimant's case is that the 3rd Defendant employed him as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in the month of August, 1976 and he was promoted to the rank of Superintendent on the 22nd day of September, 1983 on Grade Level 12. The Claimant was injusfiably dismissed from the Police Force in 1984 and he sued the 1st and 3rd Defendants and was subsequently reinstated by the Court on the 28th ...

...spondent is discriminatory of lawyers practicing in other States, especially Rivers State, where the Applicant practices. 4.     A Declaration of this Honourable Court that based on the Legal Practitioners Act, all Lawyers called to the Nigeria Bar are equal. 5.     A declaration of this Honourable Court that Nigeria is Federation of thirty- six State and that no State of the Federation is superior to the other. Preliminary Objection 3. & ...

...nbsp;                           DEFENDANTS/ 28. VICTOR ELEKANACHI                                                                     APPLICANTS 29. CHIDI NMOM  30. GIDEON UDO    31. FRIDAY OMEOGA 32. TONYE CHIJIOKE ...

...application in the interest of fair hearing and substantial justice. That the records of the Court clearly show that the Claimant/ Judgment Creditor amended its originating processes on several occasions, fundamentally altering the parties and correcting its name. These amendments indicate that the original processes were defective ab initio, necessitating correction. It was submitted that it is a settled law that amendment takes effect from the date of the original process. Citing the case ...

...ving fulfilled all the requirements under the said constitution for contesting the elections. A declaration that by the provisions of the said constitution, particularly Section 6 of Article 6 thereof, the responsibility of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the Rivers State Council of NUJ with respect to the said elections starts and ends with supervision of the elections but does not extend to screening of candidates or contestants vying for the elections as that is the primary responsi ...

...te authority stating the way and manner a particular rule of Court should be complied with, observed or obeyed. It concerns and regulates the way and manner a particular rule of Court shall be complied with or adhered to." 5.      Counsel further submitted that Paragraph 7 of the National Industrial Court Practice Directions 2020 allows this Court to hear matters virtually. More particularly, paragraph 7(5) confers on the Court the power to conduct trial and take wit ...

...ate authority stating the way and manner a particular rule of court should be complied with, observed or obeyed. It concerns and regulates the way and manner a particular rule of court shall be complied with or adhered to." 5.      Counsel further submitted that Paragraph 7 of the National Industrial Court Practice Directions 2020 allows this Court to hear matters virtually. More particularly, paragraph 7(5) confers on the Court the power to conduct trial and take w ...

...bsp;   An omnibus prayer. 2.     The application is predicated upon the beneath grounds: a.      The Claimant's Further and Better Affidavit introduced new and crucial facts that require a response. b.     It is in the interest of justice for this Application to be granted as it ensures that the Court has the necessary facts to decide the matter on its merits. 3.      It is supported ...

...llowance from 9 September 2019 to 8 September 2024. A declaration that the Claimant is a victim of the Defendants’ discriminatory application of the bonus package contained in the contract of employment for those in managerial positions. An order compelling the Defendants to pay to the Claimant the total sum of $240,00 (Two Hundred and Forty Thousand US Dollars) as compensation for the Defendants’ discriminatory application of the bonus package contained in the Claimant&rsq ...

...ade union and workplace matters, and does not extend to simple contractual disputes or contracts for service. c. The cause of action herein does nct arise from an employment relationship ("contract of service"), but from a simple contract for service/commercial transaction, which is outside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.   d. Jurisdiction is statutory and cannot be inferred, extended, or conferred by the parties or by implication.   4. In reaction, the Claima ...

...ade union and workplace matters, and does not extend to simple contractual disputes or contracts for service. c. The cause of action herein does nct arise from an employment relationship ("contract of service"), but from a simple contract for service/commercial transaction, which is outside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.   d. Jurisdiction is statutory and cannot be inferred, extended, or conferred by the parties or by implication.   4. In reaction, the Claima ...

...t through their Counsels and filed their various statement of Defenses together with other processes in compliance with the Rules of this Court. The Case of the Claimant as pleaded 3.           The case of the Claimant is that he was a former professional driver and an employee of the1st Defendant whose Operational driver and an employee of the 1st Defendant whose Operational office is at OB/ OB Gas plant, Omoku within the premises of ...