Chief Ozekhome (SAN) and others @ NBA Awka Branch Law week
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Deregistration of political parties: Reasons Supreme Court reversed self
11th May 2021 From Godwin Tsa, Abuja On Friday, November 8, 2002, the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment in the celebrated case of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN in INEC & Anor V. Balarabe Musa & Ors (2003) 3 NWLR (Pt 806) 72, …
DECONGESTING SUPREME COURT
Posted on May 10, 2021 Lawyers have faulted the House of Representatives’ rejection of a Bill seeking to reduce the inflow of cases to the Supreme Court. They called for a review of the appellate jurisdiction of the apex court as provided for …
NBA President, Olumide Akpata Announces Membership Of Standing Committees And Ad-Hoc Committees [IN-FULL]
By Unini Chioma -February 28, 2021 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the membership of various standing and Adhoc Committees. The NBA President, Olumide Akpata, in a press statement signed by himself, said the Committees are set up pursuant to section 12, which establishes eleven …
The proposed water resources bill: Robbing Dagogo to pay Danlami (2)
30th September 2020 Introduction The proposed Water Resources Bill is causing expected national hoopla and ruckus. It is not for nothing. There is the fear of a clear and present danger that, with the desertification, terrorism and violence currently ravaging parts of …
Ozekhome vs Sowore: Civil Society groups call for caution
Ozekhome vs Sowore: Civil Society groups call for caution By admin -July 29, 2020020 …say human rights community needs unity, not division now A coalition of civil society organisations (CCSO) has appealed to legal icon, Mike Ozekhome, and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Comrade Omoyele …
Mangling Magu with magun (3)
Introduction Worried by the skewed manner the anti-corruption had taken off, I saw early warning signs that it was heading for trouble. As far back as January 24, 2016, barely six months of the President Buhari’s government, I counselled against the modus operandi …
WHEN HATRED IS TAKEN TOO FAR 24th July 2020
I read with all sense of condemnation the brazen and barbaric attempt by one Mr Israel Olayiwola’s unjustly and biasly written article to malign the person of Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN with the headline “WHY OZEKHOME WANTS MAGU DEAD” as published by …
DEFAMATION: Apologize or Face me in Court – Chief Ozekhome, SAN warns Sahara Reporters BY BRIDGET EDOKWE · JULY 24, 2020
Fiery Human rights activist and Peoples Lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN has vowed to take legal action against the publishers of online news platform, Sahara Reporters on account of defamatory publications made against him, if a full retraction of the said publication …