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May

2022

Deborah’s killing: NBA-SPIDEL Sokoto conference will go on – Ubani

CRIME, LEGAL#BarrMondayUbani, #DeborahYakubu, #ShehuShagariCollegeofEducation, #Sokoto, NBA-SPIDEL

Deborah's killing: NBA-SPIDEL Sokoto conference will go on - Ubani By Henry Ojelu The chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest Litigation, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr. Monday Ubani has said that the section's conference scheduled to take place in Sokoto state will go on despite the recent barbaric slaughter of Deborah, a young, female Christian student in the state. A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa had called for the cancellation of the Sokoto conference schedule to begin on May 22, over the gruesome killing of the young female student. Those expected to attend the conference…

May

2022

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Sylvester Oromoni: Deceased’s ‘bosom friend’ testifies in court Journalists, others barred from court MBA explains why

CRIME, LEGAL#Cultism, #DowenCollege, #PTA, #SylvesterOromoniJnr, brutality

Sylvester Oromoni: Deceased’s ‘bosom friend’ testifies in court *Journalists, others barred from court *MBA explains why Remember Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. , a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos who was reportedly beaten to death by a group of cult boys who were otherwise his senior students. A minor who spoke in anonymity had, on Monday, testified in the ongoing coroner’s inquest of Sylvester Oromoni that he saw students bullying the deceased last year. Meanwhile, the extant formal investigation is geared towards unraveling the circumstances that resulted in the demise of Mr Oromoni Jnr , a 12-year-old student of Dowen…

May

2022

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Breaking:Court Voids Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law

LEGAL#court, #Cybercrime, #CybercrimeActs, #Cyberspace

Breaking:Court voids Ebonyi cybercrimes lawcyba A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital on Tuesday declared the controversial Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law No 12 of 2021 unconstitutional, null and void. The Court ruling followed a suit by one Pascal Etu who had sued the State Governor, David Umahi over the controversial law. Ebonyi State government had in September 2021 enacted the controversial law in an equally controversial circumstances. Apart from the House of Assembly members, no Journalist was present when the law was enacted even as there was no proof of the law going through public hearing before being…

Mar

2022

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Ebonyi State Cybercrime (Prohibition) Law valid—-Ebonyi State High Court

LEGAL#Cybercrime, #Cyberspace, #Plantiff, Ebonyi State High Court, Prohibition

Ebonyi State Cybercrime (Prohibition) Law valid----Ebonyi State High Court A High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has declared that the Ebonyi State Cybercrime (Prohibition) Law is valid and does not contradict any section of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria, as amended. The Plaintiff, Mr Jude Igboke, through an originating summon dated February 14, 2022, and filed on February, 17, 2022, had asked the Court to determine whether Ebonyi State House of Assembly has the power to legislate on issues of security, which are in the exclusive list. The Plaintiff listed Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Attorney general and…

Feb

2022

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Family To Invoke Prima Facie<br>…You Cannot Put Illegality On Illegality FG Told

Nnamdi Kanu’s Family To Invoke Prima Facie
…You Cannot Put Illegality On Illegality FG Told

IPOB, LEGAL, NATIONAL NEWS#Agitation, #BIAFRA agitators, #Freedom Agitator, #Indigenous People of Biafra, #ipob, #Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, #Prima Facie

Nnamdi Kanu's Family To Invoke Prima Facie…You Cannot Put Illegality On Illegality FG Told The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has queried why the federal government of Nigeria has failed to produce before the Court, clarifications on how the freedom agitator was renditioned to Nigeria. This is following the extant, intermittent trials of the leader of IPOB who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. The family also Express shock at the approach of Justice Binta Nyako to the matter, as they threatened that if the…

Dec

2021

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High Court of Justice, Abakaliki convicts man who poured acid on lawyer.

CRIME, LEGAL#Acid, #Coutt, #Prosecution, Lawyer

High Court of Justice, Abakaliki convicts man who poured acid on lawyer. A High Court sitting in Abakaliki on 15/12/21 convicted Mr. Njoku Shedrack who poured acid/corrosive substance on Chukwunonso Caleb Onwe Esq, a member of Abakaliki Branch of NBA and sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment without an option of fine. In delivering the judgment in Charge No. HAB/151C/2020- State v. Njoku Shedrack, the court presided over by Hon. Justice I.P Chima held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that it was the defendant who poured acid on the lawyer on 1/10/2019 without any justification and accordingly convicted…

Dec

2021

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Update: Kemi Okunloyo: Sylvester Omoroni, Consented to Bullying, Described Sisters’ Nakedness

CRIME, LEGAL#Investigavtive Journalism, #Sylvester, #Sylvester Oromoni, #The Nudity, #Unclothedness, Kemi Okunloyo

Update: Kemi Okunloyo: Sylvester Omoroni Consented to Bullying, Described Sisters' Nakedness As the day goes by more conflicting revelations are being made in relation to twelve years-old Sylvester Omoroni, a former junior student of victim of Dowen college in highbrow Lekki, Lagos who was allegedly bullied severely by a certain cult group in his school. Famousreporters.com had reported that Sylvester Omoroni had lost his life after sustaining internal injuries from the bully and subsequently, his untimely death. Sylvester Oromoni Junior, a former student of Dowen College. Consequently, his family had went ahead to employ the service of Mr Femi Falana,…

Nov

2021

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NBA’s Three Man Committee Submits Report On Conflicting Orders Obtained In Political Matters TO NBA President

LEGAL#MondayUbani, #Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Nigeria Politics

NBA's Three Man Committee Submits Report On Conflicting Orders Obtained In Political Matters TO NBA President The Nigerian legal community recently witnessed a spate of conflicting orders that were obtained and granted from various courts across the country in political cases, which created ripples all over the nation. The uproar necessitated the NBA President, Mr Olumide Akpata to set-up a three man Committee made up of Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Oluwaseun Abimbola SAN, Chairman of the Section on Legal Practice and Dr. Monday Ubani, Chairman of the Section on Public Intetrest and Development Law. Before setting up…

Oct

2021

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RE: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Fundamental Rights suit to be heard on 2nd November

IPOB, LEGALAdjournment, Aloy Ejimakor, court, Extradition, Extraordinary Rendition, incarceration, Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

Press Release: Oct 28, 2021 From: Aloy Ejimakor RE: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Fundamental Rights suit to be heard on 2nd November For the information of the general public, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Fundamental Rights suit pending before the High Court of Abia State has been assigned and set down for hearing on 2nd November, 2021. On this date, the Nigerian government and its Attorney-General will be expected to move their extant application for extension of time to file their defense to the suit and my opposition to the application. I wish to take this opportunity to emphasize that the maim aim…

Oct

2021

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Nnamdi Kanu: FG, AGF plead for more time to defend suit

LEGAL, NATIONAL NEWSAloy Ejilmakor (Esq), arrest, Attorney General of the federation AGF, detention, Enforcement, Fundamental Rights, Nnamdi Kanu, president Mohammadu Buhari

Nnamdi Kanu: FG, AGF plead for more time to defend suit The Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation have applied to the High Court of Abia State for extension of time to file their defense to the Fundamental Rights suit filed by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor on behalf of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It will be recalled that Kanu had in late August approached the Abia High Court to enforce his fundamental rights, stemming from the military invasion of his Umuahia home in 2017 and his extraordinary rendition from Kenya in June 2021. When the matter last came up…