A Kano State High Court sitting at court two, Audu Bako Secretariat, has fixed July 11, 2024, as the hearing date for the motion on notice on the fundamental rights of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Read more…
Category: Judiciary
The Coalition for Defence of Justice and Rule of Law, a group of civil society groups in Nigeria, has called on Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State to resign from office immediately. The demand came after Governor Yusuf’s neglect of Read more…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has described the recent judicial orders in Kano State as an embarrassment to the judiciary. Falana stated this in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday. He said there is the need for higher courts to Read more…
The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, AIG Usaini Gumel, has said the force has not obeyed Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero from his current residence due to the legal tussle Read more…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano yesterday nullified the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. But Kano State government in a swift reaction hours after the ruling yesterday, insisted that Mohammad Sanusi remained the Read more…
The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has called for the removal of Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, accusing him of misrepresenting facts about the recent recruitment exercise. Tensions have escalated between the police and the Read more…
In the last one week, the Federal High Court and the National Industrial Court have separately conferred jurisdiction on themselves to determine chieftaincy matters. Both decisions are highly erroneous as they cannot be justified under sections 251 and 254(C) of Read more…
Despite the order barring any form of durbar activities in Kano State, the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Sunday held a durbar in the state. The durbar took place shortly after he led the Eid prayers at the Kofar Mata Read more…
Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has told President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to discontinue the prosecution of leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu Read more…
Some journalists yesterday escaped death in Nkomoro community of Ezza North local government area of Ebonyi state following violence that erupted in the community during the coronation of the traditional ruler of the community. The journalists include Ebonyi State correspondent Read more…
Sacked Rivers State Assembly members have faced another setback as the Appeal Court has rejected their request to stay execution of the order barring them from parading themselves as Lawmakers after their sack. The Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt Division, at Read more…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has applied to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to stop its ongoing legal action against several subsidiaries of Mobil Nigeria and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. NNPC in a Read more…