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Former governor and Senator Ibikunle Amosun-backed All People’s Movement (APM) has entered into an alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu, to unseat the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, and the ruling All Progressives Congress. The APM led by Adekunle AbdulKabir Akinlade in documents of the alliance obtained by SaharaReporters in respect of the 2023 general elections already shared how elective and political offices would be given out...

Although Nigerian journalist Olamilekan Hammed is granted bail, he remains behind bars because of the hefty bail set by the High Court in Ogun State.

The human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, was released from Uyo prisons around 8 a.m. on Friday, 26 August, after being jailed for 30 days by the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, for alleged contempt of court.

The State Security Service (SSS) arrested Mr Adewale on the accusation of defamation of character and cybercrime and transferred him...

The Revolutionary Socialist Movement (RSM) has urged the National Judicial Commission (NJC) to call for a public enquiry into the continued incarceration of Inibehe Effiong, an activist and legal practitioner, who was remanded in custody on the order of the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State. A group, Lawyers Arise For Justice, earlier asked the Nigerian Bar Association to take a more resolute stand as a matter of urgency on the illegal incarceration of a human rights lawyer.

A group, Lawyers Arise For Justice, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association to take a more resolute stand as a matter of urgency on the illegal incarceration of a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. Effiong, an activist and lawyer, is serving a one-month prison sentence for alleged contempt of court after asking the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette Obot, to recuse herself from a case he is handling.

The group of lawyers condemned the "brutal treatment and unconstitutional humiliation meted out to Inibehe Effiong in Uyo correctional centre."

Some legal practitioners have kicked against the sentencing of Inibehe Effiong to prison by Ekaette Obot, chief judge of Akwa Ibom.

Nigerians are increasingly expressing worry over the incessant foreign trips by President Muhammadu Buhari, with allegations that the travels do not bring any concrete benefit for the country, Daily Trust on Sunday reports. Presidents usually undertake foreign travels to attend important events, deepen diplomatic ties or seal bilateral business deals. No ‘guns-for-all’ in Zamfara, but […]