Court Orders Arrest Of Controversial Police Ex-AIG, Mbu Once More

09 Dec 2022

The Nigeria Police have been ordered by the Cross River State High Court to arrest and produce retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Joseph Mbu for prosecution.  According to VisioTalks, the court will issue such an order for the second time. The court had previously issued a warrant for his arrest on November 2, […]

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Ogun 2023: Court orders INEC to accept and publish candidates from the Labour Party

08 Dec 2022

An Abeokuta Federal High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize all Labour Party (LP) National Assembly candidates in Ogun State for the 2023 general elections. When INEC released its final list of candidates, the names of all LP candidates in Ogun were missing.  Following the omission, the party took INEC […]

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Three lawyers have been charged with impersonating the CBN and Unity Bank in a N52 million judgment debt

08 Dec 2022

The Federal Government has charged three Abuja-based legal practitioners with four counts of criminal charges bordering on false information with the intent to mislead the Court into entering a N52m consent judgment in their favor before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) informed the court […]

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Ofili-Ajumogobia Reappointed as Judge Following Dismissal of Alleged Fraud Case 

07 Dec 2022

The National Judicial Council has reinstated Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as a Federal High Court Judge (NJC). The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, announced this in a circular dated Monday, December 5, 2023.  In a circular sent to all Federal High Court judges, Justice Tsoho stated that Ofili-Ajumogobia reinstatement is effective […]

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Confusion in Ebonyi as court voids PDP primaries

07 Dec 2022

A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has voided the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, just a few months before the general election. Recall that the Party, PDP, in its first primary election conducted in May 28th and 29th 2022, elected Mr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii as its gubernatorial candidate […]

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HURIWA demands the arrest of former NIRSAL MD over alleged N5.6bn fraud

05 Dec 2022

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, demanded the arrest of Aliyu Abdulhameed, the allegedly fired Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, on Monday over an alleged N5.6 billion wheat fraud. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, issued a statement condemning President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of the […]

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Rights Lawyer sues FG, AGF, INEC, PDP, Atiku for 200M each

05 Dec 2022

A human rights lawyer based in Onitsha, Anambra state, Dr. Jezie Ekejiuba has dragged the federal government to court seeking the disqualification of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from contesting the 2023 Presidential election. Joined in the suit No. FHC/AWK/CS/198/2022 filed at the Federal High Court Registry, Awka […]

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A lawyer drags the Army to court and demands N60 million for alleged illegal arrest and detention of clients

04 Dec 2022

Choice Umode, a Warri-based lawyer, has dragged the Nigerian Army and the Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Army’s 90 Amphibious Battalion, Maj. Ajongbo, before a Delta State High Court in Effurun in the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, with a demand for twenty million naira (N20,000,000.00) each for three people who were allegedly […]

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Egbewole, Ogunwumiju, and others call on Nigerians to unite and practice religious tolerance

03 Dec 2022

 Speakers at the recently concluded two-day law and religion conference urged Nigerians to recognize the importance of the country’s ethnic and religious diversity and to tolerate one another. The event, which was held at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, was organized by WARCLARS and the International Centre for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) in […]

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