N14M SAGA: Court Grants Uwaezuoke (Esq.) Bail Abia State high court has granted bail to one barrister Kelechi Uwaezuoke following the accusation that he allegedly diverted some money meant for a group of people over fourteen million, five hundred naira to himself. The case was brought to the court by Abia State Commissioner of Police, as instituted by former special adviser to Abia State governor on Entertainment, Uchenna Ebochuo. The court ruled that you between August 2022, barrister Uwaezuoke willingly and unlawfully converted fourteen million, five hundred naira paid into his account by one…
How Politicians Use Courts To Breach Process *From Machina through Onuigbo, Margif, ubstitution battle rages *Electoral Act 2022, Impunity On Trial One of the many salient provisions of Nigeria’s Electoral Act 2022 is the legislation that all pre-election matters should be concluded and dispensed with before the 2023 General elections. And, going by the timelines published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), February 25 is the date for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, while voters in some states would go to the polls on March 11, 2023 to elect governors and members of the state Legislatures. Eight states,…
Nnamdi Kanu: My Reaction To AGF Malami’s position Appeal Court's Judgment... Aloy Ejimakor Barr. Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has described the position of AGF Malami on the Court of Appeal judgment regarding Nnamdi Kanu as "flatly wrong and it is perverse to boot". Ejimakor (Esq.) stated this in response to the position of the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on the Court of Appeal judgment delivered in favour of the freedom agitator. Famousreporters.com reports that…
Abia Central Senatorial District: Be Agent Of Justice, Rep. Onuigbo Urges Judiciary ...As he heads for Appeal The member representing Ikwuano/ Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency of Abia State, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has expressed utter shock at the recent decision of a Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State to dismiss his suit challenging the illegal substitution of his name as the authentic candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abia Central Senatorial. Rep. Onuigbo who bluntly disapproved of the dismissal of his suit, insisted on seeking justice at the Appeal Court despite all odds. It could be recalled that…
IPOB: Court Adjourns Case To October 27 For Judgement ...As FG Withdraws Motion To Transfer Kanu's Case To Abuja ... Ejimakor seeks to halt Kanu's prosecution, restoration to status quo A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, has granted the oral application of the Federal government to transfer Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s extraordinary rendition case from Umuahia to Abuja. It would be recalled that Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had in March, 2022 filed a suit before the Federal High Court Umuahia division, challenging the extraordinary rendition…
Onuigbo v APC: Court Gives Fresh Date To Deliver Judgement The Presiding judge of Federal High Court, Umuahia on Friday in the suit Onuigbo versus APC, with INEC and Emeka Atuma as 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively, adjourned to Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022 to deliver judgement. Onuigbo had approached the Court to uphold the APC Abia Central Senatorial primary election which was conducted on June 28 producing him as winner. Details coming soon...
NBA-SPIDEL TO SECURITY AGENCIES: Stem Harassment of Lawyers, Unlawful Denial Of Use Of Communication Gadgets, Respect Citizens The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA- SPIDEL) has urged various security operatives to desist from assaulting legal practitioners and rather accord some decorum to the citizenry and their rights. In a release signed by the Chairman, Dr. Monday O. Ubani and made available to Famousreporters.com, the Association expressed acrimony over the spate of maltreatment of Lawyers. According to the release, the said mistreatment ranges from brutalization of legal practitioners and unlawful denial of the use of their…
Court Adjourns Suit Seeking To Restore Rep Onuigbo As Abia Central Senatorial Candidate Of APC The suit filed by the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Rep. Sam Onuigbo seeking to restore him as the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC for Abia Central senatorial district ahead of the 2023 general elections has been adjourned. A Federal High court siting in Umuahia, Abia State presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike, today Thursday, adjourned the suit till September 30th. Rep. Onuigbo had insisted on his recognition as the duly elected Senatorial Candidate of APC for Abia…
INEC PVC REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Lawyers threaten Court action By Iyke-Jacobs Nwosu, Owerri. A Coalition of Legal Practitioners led by Barr. Emma. Chukwunyere Njoku has threatened legal actions against the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) over the commission"s planned Closure of the Continuous Voters Registration exercise nation wide. Barr. Emma Chukwunyere Njoku, an Abuja based Lawyer and business Mogul while Fielding questions from Journalists in his Country home at Nguru Mbaise disclosed that it has become expedient to remind the electoral empire that their decision to stop registration and Issuance of PVC to would -be Voters would surly…