Category: Law & Human Rights

An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has restrained the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) and the State Government from going ahead with the planned local government by-elections across 59 wards in the state. Justice Mary E. Itsueli, sitting as a vacation judge, granted the order following an ex-parte motion brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).... Read more

The bid by detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to secure urgent medical treatment at the National Hospital, Abuja, hit a setback on Monday after the presiding judge declared lack of jurisdiction to hear the application. Kanu, who is standing trial on a seven-count terrorism charge, had through his lead counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN,... Read more

By Samuel John  ABUJA- The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Senator David Mark-led interim leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to appear on September 15 to show cause why the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should not be restrained from recognising them. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order after refusing an ex-parte motion filed by former Deputy... Read more

ECOWAS, Sahel Nations Must combine Security with Good Governance to Defeat Terrorism – Defence Minister Calls for renewed push to operationalise ECOWAS Standby Force ABUJA — Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has urged countries in the ECOWAS sub-region and the Sahel to integrate security efforts with good governance and intelligence-sharing in order to effectively confront the rising wave of... Read more

Abuja — Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening peace, security, and stability in the Gulf of Guinea, with a focus on supporting ongoing reforms within the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC). Shettima gave the assurance on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr. Jose Mba Abeso,... Read more