Federal government has secured an arrest database where records of arrests by all security agencies are to be henceforth stored to facilitate quick filing of charges and prosecution of offenders on federal offences. Section 29 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 mandates the inspector-general of police and head of every arresting agency…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has inaugurated a 15-member committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the sad incident of Tuesday, August 23rd when lawyers broke into the pavilion for the distribution of conference materials, destroyed the booths and carted away bags and other valuables. The incident…
The immediate past chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), Paul Ananaba, in an interview with AriseTV Morning Show of Monday, September 5th and monitored by our correspondent, spoke on why a call by a support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for the…
Statement of support for the Bar Association of Sri Lanka in upholding the rule of law and opposing the misuse of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1979 The Commonwealth Lawyers Association has been closely monitoring the unfolding crisis in Sri Lanka, and the rule of law issues that have arisen. We have noted the pivotal…
Britain’s Conservative Party announced on Monday announced that its members had chosen Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as leader, turning to a hawkish diplomat, party stalwart and free-market champion to govern a country facing the gravest economic crisis in a generation. Ms. Truss, 47, prevailed over Rishi Sunak, a former chancellor of the Exchequer,…
The Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an 11 count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing against the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo and three others. The charge was filed by the EFFC’s Lagos Head of Legal Monitoring Unit, Rotimi Oyedepo at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed fresh 24-count charges against Abbah Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police. The charges were filed before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court following the uncovering of 14 assets belonging to Mr Kyari. According to Punch, over N207 million and Є17,598 were discovered in Mr Kyari’s…
The lawmaker representing Kogi-West senatorial district, Smart Adeyemi, has proposed a bill to prevent same faith ticket of either Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian for President and Vice President seats by any political party after the 2023 general election. Adeyemi who showed a copy of the draft to journalists on Sunday noted that the Senate is seeking…
Kenya Supreme Court unanimously upholds election of President-elect William Ruto in last month’s presidential poll. “We declare the election of the 1st Respondent as president-elect to be valid under Article 143 of the constitution,” CJ Koome ruled. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati, on August 15, 2022, declared William Ruto the…
*VP’s ideas exciting, fresh thinking, says USAID Administrator If and when Nigeria’s idea for a Debt-For-Climate Swap deal, tabled last week in the US at different forums and events including at the White House by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is widely accepted, the Federal Government would be reaping a huge debt relief from some…