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Sep

2022

Court Adjourns Suit Seeking To Restore Rep Onuigbo As Abia Central Senatorial Candidate Of APC

LEGAL, POLITICS#EmekaAtuma, #preliminaryObjection, #Rep.SamIfeanyuchukwuOnuigbo

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…

Jul

2022

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INEC PVC REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Lawyers threaten Court action

LEGAL, POLITICSBarr. Emma Chukwunyere Njoku, INEC, INEC PVC REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Lawyers threaten Court action, PVC, PVC Registration Deadline

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…

Jul

2022

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Abia Senatorial 2023: Disallow APC, INEC From Substituting My Name – Rep. Onuigbo Implores Court

LEGAL, POLITICS#AllprogressivesCongress, #SamOnuigbo, Emeka Atuma

Abia Senatorial 2023: Disallow APC, INEC From Substituting My Name - Rep. Onuigbo Implores Court The authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Abia Central Senatorial zone, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has asked an Abuja High Court to prevent his party from substituting his name for the 2023 general election. Onuigbo, who is the incumbent member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State, sued the APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Emeka Atuma as 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively over the alleged substitution of his name with another. The suit, dated June…

Jun

2022

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I’m In Good Spirit, Says Kanu, As He Appears In Court … Calls for civility among supporters

IPOB, LEGAL, NEWS#CourtTrail, #ipob, #NnamdiKanu, #SelfDetermination, #Terrorism

I'm In Good Spirit, Says Kanu, As He Appears In Court ... Calls for civility among supporters Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has appealed to all his supporters to remain as calm and civil as ever, in their conducts, as he appears on Tuesday (today) before Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu advised his followers to “maintain absolute civility in their conduct, as has always been demonstrated.” Kanu’s lawyer and leader of his legal team, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, This is contained in a statement Kanu’s lawyer and leader of…

May

2022

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Osinachi Nwachukwu: Husband to die by hanging, as Attorney-General pronounces judgement

CRIME, LEGAL#DeathSentence, #DomesticViolence, #OsinachiNwachukwu, #PeterNwachukwu, Homicide, murder

Osinachi Nwachukwu: Husband to die by hanging, as Attorney-General pronounces judgement The Federal Government has filed 23-count charges against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late popular gospel artist, Osinachi Nwachukwu. Minister Osinachi, the singer of the popular Gospel music, "Ekwueme" was a lead singer at Dunamis International Gospel Center, Abuja. It would be recalled that was confirmed dead on April 8, 2022, at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja following the effects of the protracted domestic violence she had suffered in the hands of her husband, Peter Nwachukwu. Peter Nwachukwu was yesterday, May 30 sentenced to death by hanging as charged by…

May

2022

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IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu might go home next week The game is almost up

IPOB, LEGAL, NEWS

IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu might go home next week The game is almost up By Charity Uwakwe There are speculations that the indefatigable leader of IPOB might be possibly regaining his freedom as he appears in court by next week. There are factual evidences that indeed the allegations as levelled against Kanu by the federal government of Nigeria seemingly hold no water so far, as it appears that even the presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako is virtually developing a cold feet in the perceived protracted ploy by the president Mohammadu Buhari's Government. Indisputable remains the fact that, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the…

May

2022

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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…