Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday refused to order Nigeria’s Federal Government to release the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari from custody. Rather, the Judge ordered that the embattled Kyari should put the Federal Government on notice of the existence of the suit he instituted against…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit seeking to challenge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the office of the president. Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, dismissed the suit on the grounds that the plaintiff that instituted the case lacked the locus standi (legal right) to do so. Justice…
Detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, has dragged the Federal Government before a Federal High Court in Abuja challenging his continued detention by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, Kyari who is currently on suspension from the Nigerian Police Force is seeking an order of court to immediately release…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has said the judiciary is open to initiatives aimed at improving and strengthening the capacity of judicial officers in the handling of cases on emerging crime trends in the country. The CJN made the request at the weekend while playing host to a visiting…
Law reports publishing platform, Lawbreed recently announced an update to the 2019 editions of its Supreme Court reports. Lawbreed also announced the publication of two indexes. A statement signed by Lawbreed’s management and addressed to its subscribers, read: “Dear esteemed subscriber, “We are happy to inform you, that we have completed the publication of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Brussels, Belgium, welcomed the designation of Nigeria as one of the six countries in Africa designated as manufacturing bases for the COVID-19 vaccine, while also calling for collaboration to address the effects of the pandemic. With the addition of Nigeria to the four countries earlier approved for the vaccine production…
* Service conditions of judges must be good enough, befitting-VP *Calls for imposition of severe costs for delays in administration of justice Challenges affecting the administration of justice in Nigeria are being addressed and “there is much hope for the positive reform of the system as more result-oriented work is going on and some real…
The Federal High Court is presently tinkering with an idea of shifting the venue of the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu so as to stop the interruption of other pending cases in court. The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho disclosed this…
Barely a week into the one-month warning strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government has taken a step towards resolving one of the pressing demands by the union. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, yesterday, announced the setting up of 21 panels to draft the whitepapers for the reports…
Nigeria and five other African countries have been chosen to begin production of COVID-19 vaccines, with the continent having had limited access to jabs. “Today I’m delighted to announce the first six African countries that will receive technology from the hub to produce their own mRNA vaccines: Egypt, Kenya Nigeria, Senegal South Africa, and Tunisia,”…