Nigerian Judiciary
27 Dec
Local government administration in Edo State moved closer to normalcy today as several suspended chairmen resumed office in compliance with a State High Court ruling. Among those returning were the chairmen of Esan South East, Esan North East, and Etsako West local government areas, who received votes of confidence from their respective councillors. The reinstatements…
13 Nov
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of widespread manipulation in Edo State’s September 21 governorship election, calling for the immediate dismissal of INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The coalition, made up of INEC-accredited observer groups, issued a scathing statement at a press conference in Abuja on…
26 Sep
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday acquitted Mark Obisesan and his co-defendants of all 11 count charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The case, which began in 2019, involved allegations of possessing forged traveller’s cheques and conspiracy to purchase forged bank notes. The defendants, including…
24 Sep
A coalition of civil society organisations, including the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA) and the Public Interest Lawyers League (PILL), have expressed their support for the recent verdict that dismissed a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh elections in Rivers State for 27 lawmakers. The…
27 Aug
Sustaining a fight to hold the Judiciary accountable and ensuring that Judges deliver their services uprightly is no walk in the park.
14 Jun 2024
Sacked Pro-Wike Rivers State assembly Lawmakers have faced another setback as an 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 in Port-Harcourt at a virtual hearing on Friday via Zoom gave its ruling on two motions filed…
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The Lagos State government has announced that anyone caught sharing or forwarding child pornography and obscene publications about children on social media risks a 14-year jail term, as provided in the state’s domestic and sexual violence law. The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this during…
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More than 40,000 card-carrying members from various opposition parties have defected and joined the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Katsina State. The defectors were received at the Government House by Governor Dikko Radda on Tuesday evening. Leading the group of defectors were former Deputy Speakers of the State House of Assembly, Yakubu Idris and…
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A doctor at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Anambra has been kidnapped by gunmen at his residence in Anambra. The Guardian reports that the victim has been identified as Dr Collinus Onuigbo. He was abducted on Tuesday, a few days after Governor Chukwuma Soludo launched Operation Udo ga-achị, a joint security force…
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Many traders were injured at the Ediaken Market, popularly called Uselu Market, on the Benin-Lagos Road axis as political thugs engaged in sporadic shooting on Tuesday in an attempt to overthrow the leadership of the market union, leaving many scampering for safety. The incident, which occurred Tuesday evening, entered its second day as women trooped…
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Dr. Ejike Oji, Chairman of the Association for the Advancement of Family Planning in Nigeria (AAFP), says there is no better time for the Nigerian health sector to be innovative than now. Oji said this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja, while responding to the pulling out of…
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Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria, according to the Vanguard Newspaper. It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court on charges related to organ harvesting. The former Deputy Senate President was sentenced to 10…
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US President Donald Trump ordered federal employees of diversity offices to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night, and called a Washington bishop "nasty" after she asked him to "have mercy" for migrants and LGBTQ children. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that US government workers in diversity offices must be put on…
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Borussia Dortmund have fired head coach Nuri Sahin in the wake of Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League loss at Bologna, saying they had "lost faith" in him. Dortmund were beaten finalists in the competition last season, but the loss on Tuesday was the club's fourth successive defeat in all competitions. In the Bundesliga, Dortmund sit 10th,…
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Arewa group, under the umbrella of Northern Professionals, has expressed their support for the decision by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, to re-award the contract that was revoked on a section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway to a new construction company. According to the group, the decision to re-award the road contract on such an…
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The "Chess in IDP Camps" initiative in Adamawa State, Nigeria, is changing lives through the power of chess. Spearheaded by Vivian Ibrahim, a former beauty queen and founder of the Queen Vee Chess Academy, the programme introduces children in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps to the game of chess to build critical thinking skills, and…