TheHILL | JUDICIARY | OCT 21. Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday entered a plea of not guilty to the seven-count amended charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. Speaking from the dock before before trial Justice Binta Nyako, Kanu said he was innocent of all the […]
TheHILL | JUDICIARY | OCT 21. A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed November 22 for the arraignment of former Aviation Minister Stella Oduah over allegations of fraud while she was in the office. Although Oduah, who currently represents Anambra North in the National Assembly, was scheduled for arraignment before Justice Inyang Ekwo on […]
TheHILL | METRO PLUS | SEPTEMBER 3 An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the state capital, has awarded N40 million in damages against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Nsemeke Daniel gave the ruling on Tuesday in suit filed by an Uyo-based businessman, Ubong Williams, challenging his […]
TheHILL | JUDICIARY | JULY 26, 2021. Special Counsel to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Mr Aloy Ejimakor has disclosed that the extraordinary rendition of his client is now a matter before the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights. Ejimakor said that the defendants in the petition are […]
TheHILL | JUDICIARY | July 26, 2021. The planned resumption of trial in criminal case against leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu before a Federal High Court in Abuja was stalled on Monday owing to the failure of the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce him in court. Kanu, charged […]
…as capacity devt programme for A’Ibom lawyers enters 3rd, 4th sessions TheHILL | JUDICIARY | JUNE 29, 2021. A high-profile capacity building workshop programme for legal practitioners in Akwa Ibom State last Friday and Saturday, entered second weekend, with the duo of Special Assistant to Nigeria’s President on Infrastructure, Ime Okon and erstwhile Chairman, […]
TheHILL | JUDICIARY | June 16, 2021. Judicial activities resumed in courts across the country yesterday following the suspension of an eight-week nationwide strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). JUSUN embarked on the strike on April 6, to press home its demand for judicial autonomy and financial independence, but called it off […]
××× Represents Speaker House of Reps at NBA- SLP Conference TheHILL | JUDICIARY | June 15, 2021. CHAIRMAN, House Committee on Judiciary, Mr Onofiok Luke on Monday delivered a keynote address on behalf of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila at the Annual Conference of the Section on Legal Practice […]
TheHILL | JUDICIARY | June 13, 2021. Nigerian Lawyers under the auspices of the Nigerian Bar Association- Section of Legal Practice ( NBA-SLP) are meeting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital for the 2021 NBA-SLP annual national conference. The conference as gathered by this reporter is holding between Sunday, 13th – Wednesday, 16th June,2021 […]
TheHILL. | NEWS | April 21, 2021. Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Mr Onofiok Luke has called for a reform of the criminal justice system in the country. Speaking at a stakeholders dialogue organised by National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies(NILDS) in partnership with Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action( PRAWA) at the complex of […]