ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against FG over Kudirat Abiola’s murder
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA–The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Friday, dismissed a suit that was brought against the Federal Government over the assassination of Mrs Kudirat, wife of the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. The suit, marked: ECW/CCJ/APP/62/22 was brought before the […]
ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay N10m compensation to dismissed soldier
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay N10 million compensation for the violation of the right to work to Pte. Barnabas Eli.
ECOWAS Court holds week-long tv, radio sensitisation in Lagos
Hon Justice Edward Asante, President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, has led a delegation of the court to Lagos for a week-long radio and television sensitization campaign on the Court. According to a statement by the Media and Communications Department on Tuesday in Abuja, the week-long sensitization campaign will hold between Oct. […]
ECOWAS Court judge appeal Member States on enforcement of its judgments
Justice Edward Asante, President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice has appealed to member states to enforce judgment passed by the Court, an issue he noted was a major challenge of the Court. Asante made the call on Monday in Abuja during the opening ceremony of 2019 to 2020 Legal year of the ECOWAS Community […]
Over 50% of judgements implemented by member states in 1 yr — ECOWAS Court
Justice Dupe Atoki of the Community Court of Justice ECOWAS on Sunday said that ECOWAS member States had implemented over 50 per cent of judgements passed within 2018/2019 judicial year.
SERAP drags FG, states to ECOWAS Court over ‘attacks on journalists, bloggers’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government and state governments to ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over “the frequent and repressive application of the Cybercrime Act to harass, intimidate, arbitrarily arrest, detain, and unfairly prosecute anyone found publishing views or facts perceived to be critical of the government at the federal and state levels and government officials.”
