NCC, MTN: Court orders Parties to Maintain Status Quo

LAGOS — A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered parties to maintain status quo, following a mareva injunction by the Attorney General of the Federation, seeking to bar MTN Nigeria  from emptying its accounts in 21 commercial banks in Nigeria.

Trial judge, Justice Idris Mohammed, ordered parties to maintain status quo ante bellum pending the determination of the suit and adjourned till January 22, 2016 for hearing.

 

“An order is hereby made directing the parties cited herein to maintain the status quo ante bellum pending further hearing,” the judge said.

The AGF, has sought “an order of mareva injunction restraining the aforementioned banks from releasing, further releasing any funds, making sale, transfer or payment of any monies or dealing in any manner whatsoever with any and all monies maintained by the plaintiff/respondent (MTN) or its agents, privies, subsidiaries, sister companies or the like in the aforestated banks that will alter, decline or reduce the amount of the first defendant’s/applicant’s fine against the plaintiff/respondent in the sum of N1,040,000,000,000 which has remained wholly unsatisfied, pending the determination of the motion on notice.”

Chama Fumba 'Pilato' arrested on Accused of Defaming President Walks free

Chama Fumba, 31, whose stage name is Pilato, struck a defiant note outside the court, saying he was not fazed by the case and vowing to continue composing similar songs.

 

Fumba was arrested last month and charged with conduct likely to breach the peace over the song, which allegedly defamed President Edgar Lungu.

At a court hearing on Monday, state prosecutor Like Pumulo said he had instructions from Zambia's chief prosecutor to abandon the case.