Supreme Court also sits as a high court!
By Femi Falana INTRODUCTION: IN the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered on May 9, 2020 in the case of Ude Jones Udeogu v Federal Republic of Nigeria (unreported Appeal No SC. 662C/2019), section 396 (7) of Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 was declared illegal and unconstitutional. The section had empowered a newly […]
Rivers fight against Coronavirus and childish comparisons
By Simeon Nwakaudu I have watched very closely Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s fight against coronavirus on behalf of Rivers people. It has been firm, decisive and basically in the interest of Rivers people. This is a war against an invisible enemy. A deadly enemy that is claiming lives every day. But one thing is clear, every […]
Again, gunmen kill eight in Kaduna village
By Ibrahim Hassan Barely a day after gunmen killed 15 people in Gonan Rogo village of Kaduna state, a fresh attack has claimed the lives of 8 people in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. The National President of the Adara Development Association (ADA), Mr. Awema Maisamari, told journalists that the gunmen […]
US stands in solidarity with Nigeria to defeat Covid-19- Ambassador
Following President Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari on efforts to defeat Covid-19 in Nigeria, the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Berth Leonard has restated the United States government’s promise to stand in solidarity with Nigeria to defeat the deadly virus.
Forgery: Court issues bench warrant for arrest of 2 Sri Lankans
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory High Court at Maitama, on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to arrest two nationals of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Trial Justice Olasumbo Goodluck ordered that the two Sri Lankans […]
Coronavirus may never go away ― WHO
The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, the WHO said it may never be […]
