Tag: ECOWAS court
Golden Eaglets Eliminated from U17 AFCON, Miss World Cup Qualification; Budget Office, World Bank Disapprove of Buhari’s Borrowing Spree | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Golden Eaglets Eliminated from U17 AFCON, Miss World Cup Qualification Budget Office, World Bank Disapprove of Buhari's Borrowing Spree Atiku Demands PDP Revamp ECOWAS Court to Decide Independent Candidacy Suit…
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ECOWAS court declares Nigeria Twitter ban unlawful, warns against repeat
Following a suit by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians, the ECOWAS Court has “declared unlawful the suspension of Twitter by the government of President Muhammadu…
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Ex-Rep Farouk Lawan jailed for 19 years, ‘Zamfara home to highest number of poor Nigerians’ | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top news stories you shouldn't miss. Zamfara home to highest number of poor Nigerians – NSR Zamfara…
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#TwitterBan: ECOWAS Court and the victory for human rights | #YNaijaCover
As if the unconstitutional absurdity by the Nigerian Government to ban microblogging site, Twitter was not enough embarrassment, the ECOWAS Court in Abuja has ruled against the prosecution of Nigerians…
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“Why are you postponing Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights case?” | IPOB asks ECOWAS court
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (ECCJ) of deliberately stalling the case of the abuse of human rights of its leader Nnamdi Kanu. In…
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Dasuki: FG will comply with ECOWAS court ruling – AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) says the Federal Government will comply with the ECOWAS Court ruling ordering the release of former National…
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Opinion: Is Nigeria a house falling?
by Jideofor Adibe When Karl Maier published his book This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria in the year 2000, I was probably among the first people he gave an…
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Why Dasuki is still being detained despite ECOWAS court ruling – FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday explained why former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is yet to be released, despite ECOWAS court order demanding his release yesterday. ECOWAS court on Tuesday…
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The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari rejected Boko Haram’s N1.7trn ransom for Chibok girls | IPOB heads to ECOWAS court over continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu | Court orders arrest of ex-Gombe gov. Goje over N25bn fraud
From the papers this morning - a Tracklist. Buhari rejected Boko Haram’s N1.7trn ransom for Chibok girls - YNaija IPOB heads to ECOWAS court over continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu -…
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IPOB heads to ECOWAS court over continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is taking the case of the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…
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BREAKING: ECOWAS court says Dasuki’s arrest unlawful, orders FG to pay N15 million fine
The arrest and detention of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki on Tuesday was declared as unlawful and arbitrary by The Court of the Economic Community of West African States…
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Herdsmen attacks: Agatu community sues Nigerian govt, demands N10bn compensation
Members of Agatu community in Benue State who were victims of attacks by Fulani herdsmen have sued the Nigerian government to ECOWAS court, demanding a compensation of N10 billion. In…
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‘600k jobs, N3.3m fine, 4,031 megawatts…’ | The 7 numbers that mattered this week
Every week, different figures make news headlines. While some numbers are bereft of impact in the general scheme of things, a few others tend to be significant, and as such…
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FG given 24 hours to explain why Dasuki is still in detention
The Nigerian government has been given 'one day' to explain why former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has been in detention since December 2015. The Economic…
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