Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human right lawyer, Femi Falana has declared as unlawful the plan by the military to arrest hate speech offenders in the country. According to Falana, it is the Police that has the lawful right to carry out such arrest and not the military. Backing up his claims he said, “For... Read More

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August 26, 2017

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Military not empowered to arrest hate speech offenders – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said it is unlawful for the military to arrest perpetrators of hate speech in the country. Falana said this in response to a directive by the FG to the military to arrest perpetrators of hate speech. In a statement on Saturday, Falana said it is only the Nigerian police... Read More

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June 8, 2016

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32 political parties (and counting) set to burst into the scene

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, announced that over 32 new political parties have applied for registration. This was disclosed by chairman of the electoral commission, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, during the second quarterly consultative meeting with the chairmen and secretaries of registered political parties in Abuja. The chairman noted that INEC has started... Read More

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October 26, 2014

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@SonalaOlumhense doesn’t trust @INECNigeria’s #2015ElectionCountdown – this is why

by Sonala Olumhense “I must tell you that we have caught some high-profile double registrants and we may be able to start with them in terms of prosecution,” a high-profile Nigerian official said in March 2011. His name: Attahiru Jega, the chairman of the so-called Independent National Electoral Commission. He was speaking at the National... Read More

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July 24, 2013

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Collapsed structures: Lagos to prosecute defective building offenders

by Chisom Ukaegbu Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute all those who might have been responsible directly or indirectly for the recent collapsed buildings in the state. The latest being on Ishaga Road in Surulere, which claimed four lives. At a joint inter-ministerial briefing by Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr. Wale Ahmed, Attorney General... Read More