The Court of Appeal has described Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as engaging in executive recklessness in presenting the state’s budget to only four out of the 32-member House of Assembly and signing it into law within 24 hours. The Read more…
…Sponsors a Motion for full implementation of Supreme Court Judgement on Local Government Autonomy. ….Senate resolved that All States and LG to fully comply with the recently pronounced judgement of the Supreme Court in respect to LG accounts/funds. 9th October, Read more…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday returned Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, LP. The court declared the 2024 Labour Party national convention held in Nnewi, which re-elected Abure, is valid, stating that the Read more…
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, fixed Oct. 22 for the hearing of a suit filed by at least 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. A seven-member Read more…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, popularly known as VIO from stopping vehicles on the road, confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order on Wednesday October Read more…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he remains the greatest loser in the forthcoming local government election since the Peoples Democratic Party won’t be participating in the poll in the state. He, however, said his administration was determined Read more…
The Labour Party caucus in the National Assembly has queried the alleged move by the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy. The caucus, led by Sen. Tony Nwoye (LP-Anambra), said this Read more…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has again stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the register of voters for Rivers State to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) ahead of the local government elections scheduled for 5 October. Read more…
The newly-inaugurated Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has vowed that obedience to court orders will not be negotiable under her watch. She said that no individual or institution, irrespective of their standing, would be permitted to treat Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor An Ihiala High Court in Ihiala Judicial Division, sitting at Nnewi Council Area of Anambra State has resumed hearing on missing Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2021 Governorship election, Chief Obiora Agbasimalo. The abducted govervorship candidate Read more…
Folakemi Falana, daughter of the prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana, has strongly refuted allegations of bribery and corruption involving her father and her brother, Nigerian musician and activist Falz, in relation to Bobrisky’s reported prison sentence. The accusations were Read more…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has blocked the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu from having access to him. Disclosing this, Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, said the DSS may have cancelled all future visits of the legal team. Addressing Read more…