PERSPECTIVE – Nigeria and twitter
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN We are in perilous times in our land, given the flurry of events in the past one week. It started with the meeting between the President and the Independent National…
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Ozekhome, aghast, flays FG on Twitter ban, calls for more prison spaces for violators
The Federal Government has been criticized for not properly weighing the implications of the decision to ban twitter in Nigeria. Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Chief Mike Ozekhome handed down the…
Okowa says Delta has improved access to justice, swears-in Justice Theresa Diai as Acting Chief Judge
Justice Theresa Diai, taking oath of office as Acting Chief Judge of Delta State. On the left is Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Delta Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa (middle); his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro (3rd left);…
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Elumelu applauds Okowa over full autonomy to Delta State Judiciary
>Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader, House of Representativs. The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has applauded the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for signing into law the Judiciary…
Looters’ list: Lai Mohammed lied against Secondus, says court; ordered to apologise, pay N20m
Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, left and Lai Mohammed, Information Minister. Rivers State High Court on Thursday found the Federal Government and the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammad guilty of defamation…
Ban on open grazing: Akeredolu grieves over Malami’s ability as Senior advocate, challenges him to go to court
Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State. Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has expressed concern over the inability of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Shehu Malami to distill issues in a…
Pantami can be prosecuted for terrorism, says Ozekhome
Isa Pantami. Nigeria's Minister of Communication. Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. By Tobi Soniyi Lagos lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has faulted the federal government’s position on whether Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communications…
MRA hosts litigation workshop for lawyers on safety of journalists
THE Media Rights Agenda, MRA, says it will host a two-day Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on the Safety of Journalists on April 14 and 15, 2021 designed to enhance the capacity of lawyers to litigate…
Court fines Daddy Freeze N5m for adultery
Ifedayo Olarinde aka Daddy Freeze. BY BRIDGET EDOKWE • MARCH 6, 2021 A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on February 18, 2021, ordered popular On-Air Personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, fondly referred to as…
Drama as intern’L bizman, Sam Ogri breaks down, weeps in court in trial of journalists
Mr. Sam Ogri, third from left. Drama ensued on Tuesday at the Delta state Magistrates Court 5, Asaba when a complainant, Sam Ogrih burst into tears and wept openly in court during the trial of…