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Quadri: Lawyer Demands ₦100m From Police Over Arrest Of Minor

Human rights lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong, on Thursday, asked the Nigerian Police Force to pay ₦100 million as compensation to Alabi Quadri. Quadri is a 17-year-old minor who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the…

4 days ago

Natasha: A Governor Can’t Just Issue An Instruction And Expect Compliance – Jiti Ogunye

Human rights lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, on Tuesday faulted the curfew declaration by the government as well as the state’s ban on all political rallies and gatherings in Kogi State. The Chairman of Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, Amoka Monday, has imposed…

02/04/2025

I Still Face Four Lawsuits from Afe Babalola’s Firm – Farotimi

Activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, on Sunday, disclosed that he was still faced with four separate suits in different states filed by members of the Aare Afe Babalola law office. Farotimi disclosed this while speaking during the Toyin Falola Interviews on Sunday. Farotimi’s disclosure…

17/02/2025

Lawyer Ifeanyi Ejimakor Faults Arrest Of Anambra Native Doctor

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a human rights lawyer and counsel for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted the arrest of a native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as ‘Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki’ in Anambra State. Akwa Okuko…

10/02/2025

Salary Increase Should Cover Other Judiciary Workers, Not Just Judges – Odinkalu

Human rights activist, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, says focusing only on the review of the salaries of judges will be counterproductive. Odinkalu, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, said that the output of judges is dependent on the welfare of other…

21/05/2024

EFCC Has no Power to Prosecute Naira Abusers – Odinkalu

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, does not have the powers to prosecute Naira abusers. He berated the anti-graft agency for arresting crossdresser Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju (alias…

18/04/2024

NBA 2024 Elections will be Decisive – Dr. Ubani

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has over the years been vociferous, and played the role of the voice of the voiceless and defender of the people’s rights. But, in recent times, the Association is somehow being perceived to be losing that role…

15/04/2024

Kanu’s Legal Team Threatens Withdrawal From Trial

The lawyers to the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to withdraw from the ongoing terrorism trial, if the Department of State Services (DSS) denies them full access to Kanu, who has been in their…

11/04/2024

Operators Abusing Temporary Import Permits — Maritime Lawyers

MEMBERS of the Nigerian Maritime Law Association, NMLA, have called on the government to cancel Temporary Import Permit (TIP) on vessels in Nigeria, saying that the permit has been grossly abused by operators in both the maritime and oil and gas industries. TIPs are…

06/04/2024

Enugu Lawyer Shot Dead After Delivering Ransom to Kidnappers

A senior lawyer in Enugu State, Barr Eli Ugwu has been shot dead. The incident has thrown the entire people of Nsukka into deep agony. The legal practitioner was shot dead in Kogi State shortly after delivering ransom to kidnappers who abducted his cousin. There…

13/03/2024