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Feb

2026

Court Fixes February 26 for Judgment in Journalist’s ₦5m Fundamental Rights Suit Against Abia Govt

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Court Fixes February 26 for Judgment in Journalist’s ₦5m Fundamental Rights Suit Against Abia Govt Will the court rule in favour of press freedom or the Abia State Government?A Federal High Court in Umuahia has fixed February 26, 2026, for judgment in a ₦5 million fundamental rights suit filed by journalist Charity Uwakwe against the Abia State Government and others over alleged detention, assault, and violation of her constitutional rights. A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia has fixed February 26, 2026, for judgment in the ₦5 million fundamental rights enforcement suit instituted by Abia-based journalist, Ms Charity Uwakwe, against…

Jun

2025

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Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million Over Alleged Violation of Rights

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Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million for Alleged Violation of her Rights An Abia State based journalist, Ms Charity Uwakwe, popularly known as Distinguished Chacha has filed a N5 million suit at the Federal High Court in Umuahia against the State Government and the Nigeria Police asking the court to declare that the forceful detention, physical assault, intimidation, and degrading treatment to which she was subjected in the course of her journalistic duties on June 30, 2023 constitute a violation of her rights under the 1999 Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The suit…