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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the Rivers State emergency rule. The suit, filed by Belema Briggs and four others, sought to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of the emergency. Justice Omotosho ruled that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to institute the case. The judge…
Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court Abuja, has restrained the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Ruling on an ex parte application by Dangote Refinery, Justice Subilim restrained the defendants, which included Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued an order restraining a professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, and his associates from proceeding with their plan to establish a shadow government or cabinet in the country. Justice Omotosho issued the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the Department of…
The suit between the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and five retired senior police officers who are facing a 14-count charge of alleged age falsification has suffered a setback. At Thursday’s proceeding, the Prosecution Counsel, Rimamsonte Ezekiel, told the court that despite three different adjournments, the defendants namely Benneth Igwe, Simon Lough, Idowu Owohunwa,…
By Emamuzo Iboma The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the recent killings of traders—including a pregnant woman—by a state-backed security outfit in Onitsha, Anambra State. In a statement, Obi described the incident as “deeply troubling” and emphasized the urgent need for thorough investigation, restructuring, and accountability of security agencies operating…
Saudi Arabia authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah, since last month following their arrest over alleged drug trafficking The three Nigerians who were freed from detention after four weeks in custody include: Mrs. Maryam Abdullahi; Mrs. Abdullahi Aminu; and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddieq. Their freedom came following weeks of relentless engagements…
By Emamuzo Iboma Activist and AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has filed a countersuit against the Department of State Services (DSS), initiating two fundamental human rights cases in Abuja’s Federal High Court. The suit also names social media giants Meta (Facebook) and X Corp, accusing them of unconstitutional censorship targeting Sowore’s accounts. In a statement…
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu has disclosed that 365,224 human rights abuse cases were received by the commission in August alone. He made the disclosure at the presentation of the National Human Rights Dashboard, and the ‘Protection of Human Rights of Forcibly Displaced Persons through Information/Data Collection…
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Muhammed Fall has emphasized the need for the effective implementation of the Disability Act to achieve desired set goals. He also stressed the need for rights-based implementation of the Disability Act to be guided by the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with…
The European Union (EU) has raised serious concerns over the inaccessibility of banking services to over 35,000 persons with disabilities in the country. Speaking at a consultative meeting and inauguration of the disability inclusion technical working group for implementation of the protocol to the African charter on human and people rights and the right of…