A High Court sitting in Enugu State and headed by Justice A. O. Onovo, has declared as unconstitutional the proscription and designation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation by the federal government and the South ...
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There is a hint of uncertainty in the Nigerian polity as the Supreme Court today decides whether President Bola Tinubu will retain his position as the president of the country. The court will this morning deliver judgement in the appeals ...
Read More »Supreme Court Justices Reduced To 10 As Justice Dattijo Bows Out October 27
The number of Justices on the bench of the Supreme Court has been reduced to 10 with the impending retirement from the apex court of Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad on Friday, October 27, 2023. The retirement notice served on the ...
Read More »PEPC’s Verdict Flawed Over Non-recognition Of ‘Doctrine Of Legitimate Expectation’, Atiku Tells S’Court
…Says justices exhibited ‘bias’ through uncomplimentary remarks The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is seeking an overturn of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) on the February ...
Read More »Gov Sacks Commissioner For Threatening Tribunal Judges
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has sacked the Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning, Adamu Kibiya, who threatened judges presiding over the governorship election petitions Tribunal in the state. In a viral video circulated on social media, the sacked ...
Read More »Peter Obi Rejects PEPC Verdict, Heads To Supreme Court
Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has rejected the judgement of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), which affirmed the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ...
Read More »NBA Tasks AGF On Judicial Reforms
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has tasked the attorney general of the federation and minister of Justice, Later Fagbemi to prioritise reforms in Nigeria’s justice system. The president of the association, Yakubu Maikyau, disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday ...
Read More »COPDEM Condemns Arrest Of Political Activist Chigozie, Demands His Immediate Release
Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) has condemned the arrest of Mr. Chigozie Ifeanyichukwu who is the Convener of “UpNorth Ambassadors for Peter Obi” by security agents in Abuja. In a statement signed by Spokesman of COPDEM, Danjuma Garba, ...
Read More »NCC Showcases Indigenous Telecom Achievements
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector. The Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003 empowers the NCC to encourage local and foreign investments in the ...
Read More »SERAP Asks Court To Stop NASS From Spending N110bn On Cars, Others
A foremost civil society organisation (CSO), Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain the National Assembly from spending N40billion on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for its members and principal officers ...
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