Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, emphasized that it is the exclusive responsibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the winners of elections in Nigeria, not the […]
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Gowon urges litigants to respect judiciary’s verdict on presidential poll
Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has called on aggrieved parties in the February 25 general elections to accept the decisions of the court as final and respect […]
Labour Party’s presidential campaign DG, accuses judiciary of causing crisis after 2023 general elections
Akin Osuntokun, the Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, has expressed his belief that the judiciary is responsible for the current crisis engulfing the party. Osuntokun specifically […]
Akwa Ibom faces rising concerns over prolonged detention of awaiting trial inmates, leading to prison overcrowding and economic burdens
Despite the provisions of section 296 of the 2015 Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) in Akwa Ibom, many accused persons have been languishing in prison custody awaiting trial for […]