rule of law
21 Jan
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has emphasised the vital role of technical expertise, moral courage, and integrity in enforcing the rule of law. Speaking as the guest of honour at the 2024 Annual Law Week organised by the Gusau branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lawal highlighted the legal profession's role in promoting justice,…
13 Dec
Regional Director of Ford Foundation West Africa, Dr ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye, has emphasised the imperative of the rule of law in achieving
12 Dec
Regional Director of Ford Foundation West Africa, Dr ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye, has emphasised the imperative of the rule of law in achieving good governance and socio-economic stability in Nigeria.
6 Dec
*Wants other detainees released Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the late President-General of the Okuama community, James Achovwuko Oghoroko, who tragically died in military custody. The senator also called on the Nigerian military to release unconditionally or formally charge other community leaders detained in…
31 Oct
The 2024 Mo Ibrahim Index on African Governance has unveiled challenges in Nigeria’s governance landscape.
28 Oct
Concerned Rivers People (CRP), a civic advocacy group in the Niger Delta, has issued a stern warning to a group reportedly threatening to damage oil infrastructure in the region. In a statement signed by its Director of Communications, Robinson Uke, CRP cautioned the group to abandon its plans, highlighting that such actions would have disastrous…
13 Sep
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, inaugurated six new judges for the state high court on Friday, calling on them to serve with "diligence, impartiality, and the overriding interest of the community and national security." The newly appointed judges are Ibijoke Olabisi Olawoyin, Fatimah Funsho Abdulrasaq, Oluwatosin Adenike Adeniyi, Yusuf Diko Adebayo, Olalekan Osuolale Ajayi, and…
2 Sep
The speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, has expressed deep concern over the recent statements by the minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, threatening to incite political crisis in states where their governors are allegedly interfering in the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. Suleiman, who's…
11 Jun 2024
Former minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has called on the Federal Government to develop infrastructure that would make art,
20 May 2024
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), yesterday, called for the total elimination of judicial technicalities from post-election matters, saying it is a cog in the wheel of justice in the dispensation of election cases.
27 Apr 2024
A constitutional lawyer, Ewa Okpo, has described the actions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing face-off with the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, as "trial by mischief". In an interview on Arise TV's morning show on Saturday, the legal practitioner specifically stated that it was wrong, in…
19 Apr 2024
Senator Ede Dafinone, the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff for their instrumental roles in securing the release of His Royal Majesty, King Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, the monarch of Ewu-Urhobo…
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