In a latest development in the ongoing legal battle between the First bank of Nigeria Limited and General Hydrocarbons Limited over the arrest and detention of the Cargo of Crude Oil on board FPSO Tamara Tokoni, General Hydrocarbons Limited filed a motion ex parte praying the court to compel the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court Port Harcourt to serve the orders of court on the parties to the suit including the Nigerian Navy, NUPRC, NIMASA and the Harbour Master of the NPA.
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The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on the 7th May, 2025 while determining the said motion ex parte filed by General Hydrocarbons Limited held that the Court is functus officio in view of the fact that the appeal in the matter has been entered at the court of appeal and as such, the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the General Hydrocarbons motion ex parte. Consequently, the court found that the application filed by General Hydrocarbons Limited lacks merit and dismissed same.