By Justina Auta The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have reaffirmed their commitment to ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. Their stance was emphasised during a capacity-building session for faith-based organisationsContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, has been elected as the President of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) Network. The network comprises countries under ECOWAS region which are: Benin, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria,Continue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Senate to recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, back for her legislative duties, describing her six-month suspension as “excessive.” Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgment, also awarded a fine of N5 million against Akpoti-UduaghanContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has approved the appointment of Justice Babatunde Adeniran Adejumo as the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI). Mr Tobi Soniyi, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the CJN disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court on Thursday struck out former boxer, Bash Ali’s suit for being “Statute barred”. Ali had instituted the suit against former Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, the National Sports Commission and the Attorney General of the Federation. DeliveringContinue Reading
By Adenike Adenike An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Mr Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba (popularly known as Mohbad). Aloba had sought to quash the legal advice that exonerated music label owner Azeez Fashola (alias Naira Marley) and promoter Samson BalogunContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A constitutional lawyer, Joshua Ijaodola, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the Acts enabling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as being unconstitutional. Ijaodola, in two fresh suits, argued that the acts violatedContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a private firm, Melrose General Services, on Monday agreed to settle their legal dispute at the Federal High Court in Abuja out of court The development was made known by Yusuf Ali, SAN, counsel to the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso,Continue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed Oct. 6, to hear a suit by former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, challenging forfeiture of her assets to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forfeiture suit was brought by theContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo The Federal Government on Monday, arraigned Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged cyber bullying and defamation of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello. The suspended senator was docked on a six-count charge bordering on making incitingContinue Reading
