The Court of Appeal has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN), the National Assembly and others to desist from taking steps capable of frustrating hearing in an appeal filed against judgement of a Federal High ...
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The National Assembly has begun moves to thwart the actions of some members of the federal executive who are bent on removing Section 84(12) from the Electoral Act 2022. The PUNCH on Thursday gathered that the nation’s apex legislature had ...
Read More »ECOWAS Court Nullifies Section 24 Of Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act Registration March 26
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has declared Section 24 of Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act as inconsistent and incompatible with freedom of expression and media freedom. The regional court made the declaration while delivering judgment last week ...
Read More »EFCC Arrests Willie Obiano, Immediate Past Anambra Gov. At Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos. Obiano, who has been on the Commission’s watchlist, was arrested at about 8.30pm. He was reportedly on his ...
Read More »NJC Issues Warning To Two Judges, Places Another On Watch List
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has issued warning letters to two judges of the state High Courts with one of them placed on its watch list over acts bordering on judicial misconduct. The two judicial officers are Justice Muawiyah Baba ...
Read More »Ebonyi Youths Holds A One Million-Man Protest Match In Solidarity With Governor Umahi
…As Governor Umahi Restates Confidence In The Judiciary Ebonyi youths from the thirteen Local Government Areas of the State on Wednesday thronged the Abakaliki Capital City marching through the streets registering dissatisfaction with Tuesday’s Federal High Court Judgment which purportedly ...
Read More »Estate For Judges And Senior Govt Officials Flagged Off In Uyo
Governor Udom Emmanuel has flagged off construction of a residential estate for judges and other senior government officials in the state and federal government employ. He has also announced that work has commenced on a befitting residential complex for the ...
Read More »Lawyers Can Now File Cases From Their Offices – CJ
… Deploys With Case Management System … It Gives More Control to Judiciary – Borno CJ The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Tuesday made it known that lawyers in the state can now file cases before ...
Read More »Ikono Boils As Chairman Declares Dust to Dawn Curfew
…Royal Fathers, Political Thugs, Ors Fingered …No, We Have No Hand in It, It is Political – Royal Fathers …I Don’t Talk to the Media, But I’ve Spoken to Some Electronic Media – Executive Chairman …Declaring Curfew By Local Govt ...
Read More »Buhari Rejects Electoral Bill, Returns Bill To NASS
…Cites High Cost Of Conducting Direct Primaries President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the Electoral Amendment Bill over the removal of indirect primaries from the document and returned the bill to the National Assembly. A senator who spoke with Daily Sun ...
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