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Incarcerated lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, on Friday filed a suit at the Court of Appeal in Calabar, Cross River State, urging the appellate court to set aside his conviction for…
Effiong’s suit against Akwa Ibom CJ ill-motivated, says Emmanuel’s aides
THE legal action instituted by Lagos-based Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong against the State Chief Judge, Justice Ekaette Obot, has been described as ill-motivated by the aides of governor Udom Emmanuel.…
Judge releases record of court proceedings committing Inibehe Effiong to prison
Ekaette Obot, chief judge of Akwa Ibom state, has released the copy of the judgment that committed Inibehe Effiong, human rights lawyers, to prison. The certified true copy of…
EXTRA: Woman drags neighbor to court for allegedly calling her ‘cursed woman’
A housewife, Halima Musa on Wednesday dragged her neighbor, Hajara Hassan, to a Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, for allegedly calling her a cursed woman. The complainant,…
Inibehe Effiong sues Akwa Ibom chief judge over ‘rights violation
Inibehe Effiong, a legal practitioner, has filed a suit against Ekaette Obot, chief judge of Akwa Ibom, over alleged violation of his fundamental human rights. On July 27, Effiong…
Inibehe Effiong handcuffed, moved to another prison – Lawyer
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who is incarcerated in Akwa Ibom State, has been moved from Ikot Ekpene prison to Uyo prison. A lawyer, Augustine Asuquo, who is the…
High Court Seals Up Abuja Firstbank Headquarters Over Debt
The headquarters of Firstbank located in the Central Business District, Abuja, had been sealed up by the FCT High Court Enforcement Unit over failure to comply with a garnishee…
Suspect sentenced to death for A’Ibom jobseeker’s murder
There was confusion in Ibom State High Court as Uduak Akpan, the first accused in the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong Umoren, was sentenced to death by…
NBA to petition NJC over imprisonment of Inibehe Effiong, says he wasn’t given fair hearing
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says it may write a petition against Ekaette Obot, Akwa Ibom state chief judge, over the imprisonment of Inibehe Effiong, human rights lawyer. Last…
NBA mounts pressure to free Effiong from prison custody
The leaderships of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has continued to mount intense pressure on the state Chief Judge, Justice Ekaette Obot, to release human rights activist, Mr. Inibehe Effiong, from…
Irish Court Jails Nigerian ‘Black Axe Gang Members’ for N130m Fraud
The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of the Republic of Ireland has sentenced three Nigerians to jail for defrauding a 66-year-old Irish on-air personality of €304,000 (about N130 million at…
Fraud: Suspects jump bail, sureties forfeit N9m bond
Two employees of the Kwara State Government who stood as sureties for suspects being investigated by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for internet…
Court Remands Human Right Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong For Contempt
Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the state capital has ordered a popular human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong to be remanded in jail for one month over contemptuous…
Prison Rejects Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Sentenced By Chief Judge Without Trial
Lawyer and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong has been rejected by the Uyo Correctional Centre. The Lagos-based human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong was sentenced to one month imprisonment on…
Body Of Benchers Holds Call To Bar For Over 1,000 Lawyers
The 2022 Call to Bar ceremony held on Wednesday with hundreds of new lawyers inducted into the legal profession. A total of 1,507 graduands from the Nigerian Law School…
