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The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Uche Nnaji, against Governor Peter Mbah. Delivering the judgment on Friday, the 5-member panel of judges upheld that the APC and Nnaji legal team filed invalid brief of argument and failed to convince the court with cogent reason why the appellants’ incompetent brief should be allowed. Justice Tijani Abubakar held that since the appellants’ brief was found to be invalid,...

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Nigerian Army says it is winning the war against the insurgency that has crippled the widely-acclaimed Giant of Africa for nearly a decade. The Defence Headquarters, at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said the military has eliminated 151 terrorists, nabbed 456 others and rescued 76 kidnapped victims in different operations across the country in the last week. Troops also recovered 501 weapons, 3,577 livestock, 3,269 assorted kinds of ammunition and 674 other equipment...

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Administrations of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) and stakeholders have been tasked with due process for the respect of human rights in the state and county at large. Grace Mamza, Adamawa Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) made the call at the capacity building workshop on the Adamawa ACJL organized by the Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre with support from MacArthur Foundation in Yola on Thursday. “The criminal justice system has brought about...

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For alleged breaching different provisions of the Armed Forces Act, the Nigeria Army has court martial 14 officers and nine soldiers. The Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison (AHQ Gar), Maj.-Gen Koko Isoni, while inaugurating a General Court Martial on Thursday assured the accused persons that justice would be done to all parties concerned by members of the court. The court martial was convened at the Scorpion Officer’ Mess, Asokoro Abuja, pursuant to the powers conferred on...

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…Says comment was charge to Nigerians, not party, individual Hon. Justice Mary Odili (rtd) Justice of the Supreme Court has given reason for her comment regarding the outcome Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgment, pointing out that her speech was directed to all Nigerians and not to any political party or individual. Recall that Justice Odili was criticised in some quarters for the advice she gave at the colloquium to mark Chief Joe K. Gadzama’s...

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Following the upcoming judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on petitions challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu, the Court of Appeal, Abuja has directed its staff to stay at home on Wednesday (tomorrow). The directive is contained in a memo signed by Oluwaleye David, on behalf of the chief registrar of the court, Umar Bangari. According to the memo, this is “to create a conducive and peaceful atmosphere for the special sitting for...

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The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has partnered with Nigerian celebrities Kate Henshaw, Ali Nuhu, Waje and Cobhams Asuquo in its campaign to promote children’s rights to education, healthcare, security, and protection in Nigeria The four celebrities, described as UNICEF champions, were unveiled at an event in Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Cristian Munduate, a UNICEF representative, said the champions are “individuals with authority and strength in their arts to guarantee children’s...

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The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka has been ordered to unseal all the 17 local government secretariats in the state. An area court sitting in Bukuru Jos South Local Government Area of the State gave the order on Monday ordered of the unsealing the secretariats following an ex parte application moved by D. P. Dusu in suit No: ACB/CV/106/2023 instituted by the Attorney-General of Plateau State against the CP, which was argued. In...

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Court has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay a sum of N20 million to the family of missing police officer, about two and a half years after he was declared missing, The court also ordered the payment of N300,000 as litigation cost, against the Police Service Commission (PSC), all payable within 30 days of judgment. Emmanuel Gene, a Police Constable of the Ogun State Police Command, Ijebu-Igbo division, was allegedly kidnapped by hoodlums during...

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A coalition of Civil Society Orgaisations (CSOs), the United Action Front of Civil Society Organisations considers the leak of the mass burial of 103 #EndSARS victims by the Lagos State Government as a confirmation of the reckless killings of unarmed civilian protesters and citizens at the Lekki Tollgate and various locations in Nigeria in October 2020. The group in a press statement on Tuesday signed by Olawale Okunniyi, noted that the latest revelation, coming almost...

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