The Nigeria Government has approved the request by the United States for the extradition of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari. Kyari is wanted to stand trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. He was accused of conspiring with a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Nigerian, Ramon Abbas, aka…
TITLE: WILL THE PENDENCY OF A CRIMINAL ACTION AGAINST A PERSON BAR SUCH PERSON FROM ACCESSING THE COURT TO ENFORCE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS CASE TITLE: NDLEA & ORS v. DAHIRU BWALA (2022) LPELR-56566(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JANUARY, 2022 JUSTICES: JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA,…
The federal executive council (FEC), at it’s weekly meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN, has approved N3,523,592,079 for projects under the ministry of aviation. The projects include supply and installation of equipment at the Abuja, Lagos and Kano international airports. Laolu Akande, the spokesperson to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said this at the…
Statement by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association on the attack on Ukraine The CLA condemns the brutal, unjustified and unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian State. International Law is clear. The brutal and unprovoked attack on the Ukraine breaches fundamental principles of international law. The loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure are…
The Federal Government has given conditions for stranded Nigerians to be evacuated home tomorrow (today). The conditions were contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs titled, “Nigerians in Ukraine Daily Update (6)”. One of the conditions was that only those with complete documentation at the Nigerian embassies in Poland, Hungry,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N3, 535,150,000 ($8.5million) for the evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, announced the approval on Wednesday. Briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council meeting, the minister said the money was to evacuate at least 5000 nationals stranded…
The International Court of Justice said Tuesday it would hold genocide hearings on March 7 and 8 over the war in Ukraine, as fighting intensifies. The United Nations’ top court, will open the public hearings after Ukraine lodged a complaint with the court to order Russia to stop its invasion. “The hearings will be devoted…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, says work has commenced to ensure a befitting complex for the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State before May 29, 2023, as he flags off the development of a Residential Estate for judges and other senior government officials. The Governor who spoke while performing the flag off ceremony…
The National Assembly on Tuesday granted financial and administrative autonomy to all the local governments across Nigeria as it sought to amend the 1999 constitution. Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly voted on 68 Constitutional Amendment bills, accepting some while rejecting others. They voted for independent candidacy in elections and separated the office…
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia “immediately” withdraw from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow’s invasion by a vast majority of the world’s nations. After more than two days of extraordinary debate which saw the Ukrainian ambassador accuse Russia of genocide, 141 out of 193 member states…