The Federal High Court in Kano has held that statutory delegates can participate in primaries, conventions, congresses, or meetings of political parties, in accordance with the 1999 Constitution. Statutory delegates include the President, Vice President, members of the National Assembly, […]
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Adesina Adegbite popularly known as (AA)*, a Past National Welfare Secretary of NBA and Candidate for General Secretary in the forthcoming NBA National Elections attended the ongoing Eastern Bar Forum Quarterly Meeting taking place in Calabar in grand style. AA […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the 2023 general election regulations and guidelines. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Friday in Abuja at a special meeting of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security ICCES, called to […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has warned Nigerians to refrain from every the act of vote buying and selling votes in the nation’s electoral processes. This call was made in Abuja on Friday by the Secretary to the […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the Department of States Services (DSS). Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, dismissed the […]
The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria has said Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara is not eligible to get pro bono legal service following the withdrawal of his counsel, Ambali Muhammad (SAN), from an ongoing blasphemy case. A Kano Shari’a court sitting […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled judgment for August 29 in the extradition proceedings involving suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari. Justice Inyang Ekwo announced the date on Friday after lawyers to parties made their final […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has released suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, on bail. It would be recalled that Idris was arrested by the anti-graft agency over his involvement in a N174 billion fraud. Idris was […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, from its custody. The commission had secured a court order to detain the embattled Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, for more days. […]
A real estate firm, Ocean City Lagos Limited, has challenged the jurisdiction of a Lagos High Court to entertain a suit filed against it, by the Governor of Lagos State, and South Energyx Nigeria Ltd over ownership of a large […]