Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. He also pleaded that treasonable charges preferred Read more…
Category: Judiciary
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The hearing of the second prosecution witness continued last week as Mrs Ebere Okeke who was the Woman Leader for the campaign organization mounted the witness box before an Ihiala High Court sitting in Nnewi, over the Read more…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold rallies across Nigeria on February 27th and 28th to protest the rising cost of living in the country. This was disclosed in a letter written by human rights lawyer, Femi Read more…
A Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an order to Abuja-based lawyer Azubuike Oko, instructing him to serve the defendants with ex-parte notice within two days of the order. Oko is contesting the exclusion Read more…
Unenforceable Judgments: ECOWAS Judicial Body Sets Plan To Strengthen Court Decisions — CJN Ariwoola
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CNN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday, February 22, said the ECOWAS Judicial Council is going to look at the issue of the enforcement of judgments emanating from the ECOWAS Court. Justice Ariwoola disclosed this while Read more…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on President Bola Tinubu to dismiss terrorism charges against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as done to a Yoruba activist, Omoyele Sowore. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation made the appeal in Read more…
Sensitive defense information could have been leaked to Russia during the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, with Germany’s prosecutor general now on the case, Bild has reported. The alleged disclosure presumably happened in 2018, with classified data Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor It was a show of class, glamour, and grace on Sunday as old-school friends honored and celebrated one of their own, Chief Oseloka Godwin Osuigwe (SAN). The event took place at Classic Munich Hotel and Resorts Nnewi, Read more…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Oji River Branch has secured some concessions regarding the controversial tax clearance requirements for lawyers filing court processes in Enugu State. Branch Chairman Sir Kingsley Chukwudi Olemeforo held advocacy meetings with the President of the Read more…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have tendered conflicting election results on the November 11, 2023 Governorship election in Bayelsa State. The conflicting election results were tendered at the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Read more…
Russian authorities have issued arrest warrants for Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop, over their roles in the demolition of Soviet WWII memorials in the Baltic state. Kallas announced in 2022 that the Estonian government Read more…