Taraba court adjourns Arewa24 suit against NBMOA to June 4

A High Court sitting successful Jalingo, Taraba state, connected Wednesday adjourned proceedings successful a ineligible quality betwixt Arewa 24 Network Limited and the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, NBMOA, to June 4, 2026.

The case, which came up earlier Nuhu Adi astatine Court Two of the Jalingo Judicial Division, involves a suit filed by Arewa 24 against the registered trustees of the relation and different parties.

At the hearing, the defendants filed a preliminary objection challenging the competence of the suit. The application, brought nether Order 11 Rule 1 of the Taraba State High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2026, seeks to person the lawsuit struck retired oregon dismissed.

Speaking to journalists aft the tribunal session, counsel to the plaintiff, Ibrahim Effiong, said the substance was initially scheduled for proceeding connected motions, including an injunction affecting the interests of his client.

He explained that counsel to the respondents requested much clip to respond, citing deficiency of preparedness, a petition the tribunal granted.

Counsel to the defendants, Bilyaminu Lukman Maihanci, told the tribunal that the lawsuit was not acceptable for hearing, noting that the comparatively caller physics filing strategy contributed to delays successful receiving the lawsuit documents.

Following submissions from some parties, Justice Adi adjourned the substance to June 4, 2026, for proceeding connected the preliminary objection.

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