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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court that ordered the proscription of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and three other political parties. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, the appellate court held that the Forum of Former Legislators, which instituted the suit seeking the
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, has assured that future editions of the Rivers State Multi-Door Courthouse (RSMDC) Statewide Settlement Week will no longer be held during the court vacation to enable judges and legal practitioners participate fully. Justice Chibuzor-Amadi gave the assurance at the opening of the second five-day Statewide Settlement
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over its alleged failure to explain and account for more than ₦211 trillion recorded in the company’s 2023 audited financial statements. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1427/2026, was filed last week before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch, has been postponed following a dispute over the publication of the eligible voters’ register and other electoral guidelines. Members of the branch had gathered at the NBA House in Port Harcourt for the election before disagreements over the voters’ list and election procedures sparked
A constitutional and human rights lawyer, Tonye Sipoto-Pepple, has cautioned government institutions and public authorities against referring matters already determined by competent courts to administrative or legislative committees, describing the practice as inconsistent with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. Sipoto-Pepple’s remarks follow complaints by some families and individuals who alleged that despite obtaining valid
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Degema has restrained the Government-Recognized Amadabo of Bakana, Lawrence Odum, and the Bakana Land Committee from further trespassing on disputed community lands. Justice B. S. Kokpan issued the order after hearing submissions from counsel to the claimants, I. F. Igbikikuno, and counsel for the defendants, D. L. Dokubo,
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, an al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist organisation, to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to multiple terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the sentence after convicting Abubakar Abba, popularly known as Abu Baraa, and Mahmud Usman, also known as Mamuda, on
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The history of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has traveled a path that parallels the political evolution of the country. It began in 1900, the same year in which the government of Queen Victoria assumed formal authority over the country after revoking the Royal Charter of Taubman Goldie’s Royal Niger Company.
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a land ownership suit filed by the Usokun Community against the Obuama Community in Degema Local Government Area, reaffirming earlier judicial decisions that recognised Obuama’s ownership of the disputed Obupiri land. Justice David Gbasam, who presided over the matter, struck out Suit No. DHC/76/CS/2020,
The family of Doris Njideka Okorlecha has appealed for urgent intervention over her continued detention since June 18 at a correctional facility. Doris, a mother of two, was remanded for allegedly abducting her own children. A human rights activist monitoring the case, Ezekiel Zini, alleged that the dispute escalated after the Divisional Police Officer of
