An Ogun resident and victim of stray bullet from a yet-to-be identified police officer in Abeokuta, Mr. Kamol Ganiyu, has pleaded for support to walk again. Ganiyu made the plea on Monday when he appeared before Ogun Judicial Panel of Investigation set up to investigate complaints of victims on police brutality, human rights violations and […]
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Monday inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of forfeited assets to the Federal Government. Malami said the composition of the inter-ministerial committee was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 27. The 22-member committee, according to the minister, has six months within which […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is piqued by the refusal of the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari to respond to appear before the House and answer to the audit query issued to the Corporation by the Auditor General of the Federation on the illegal withdrawals […]
Salisu Bello, commanding officer, 65 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, says his men were attacked at Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, but they did not shoot at protesters. According Punch Bello made the claim in his statement on oath filed before the judicial panel probing the Lekki shooting. The government of Lagos state had […]
To make video presentation, present expended blank ammunition Lagos, #EndSARS lawyers clash over CCTV footage Court remands protesters, freezes promoters’ accounts till 2021 Don’t embark on new protest, Lagos warns youths. The Nigerian Army has filed papers at the registry of the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters […]
Hon. Justice A. I Chikere of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, granted leave to a Constitutional Lawyer and Right Activist, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo to file an Originating Summons against the Niger Delta Development Commission for failure to grant his requests pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) which […]
The Lagos State Government has rejected a Freedom of Information request for the CCTV footage of the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020. This is contained in a letter written by Deyemi Bamgbose on behalf of the Attorney-General of Lagos State. A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, had […]
…..#EndSARS protesters appear before Lagos panel, demand audience The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government to probe the Lekki shootings as well as complaints of human rights abuses against members of the disbanded Special Anti- Robbery Squad has begun viewing the CCTV footage submitted by the Lekki Concession Company, operators […]
A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Thursday granted the request of a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, to release his travel documents to enable him travel for checkup in the United Arab Emirate . The documents were seized by the court in 2018 when the former governor , who is […]
*Presidency asked to retain police in EFCC A lawyer, Wahab Shittu, has raised nine fresh posers for Justice Isa Ayo Salami Judicial Commission of Enquiry probing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ahead of concluding its assignment. Shittu, who is the lawyer to the commission’s suspended chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, faulted the panel for […]
