US Supreme Court Takes Major Immigration Detention Case
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide a major dispute over whether certain immigrants may be held throughout removal proceedings without access to a bond hearing. The case…
Lawyer Petitions IGP Over Detention Despite Court Order
A fresh petition to the Inspector-General of Police has raised questions over obedience to judicial orders after a lawyer alleged that his client remained in custody despite an FCT High…
APPEAL COURT CLEARS FIDELITY BANK IN ₦10M RIGHTS CASE
The Court of Appeal has drawn an important line between reporting suspected wrongdoing to law-enforcement authorities and becoming legally responsible for what investigators subsequently do. Fidelity Bank has been cleared…
NBA PRESIDENT TASKS SPIDEL ON DETENTION, DISABILITY RIGHTS REFORMS
The Nigerian Bar Association is pushing its public-interest arm beyond statements of condemnation toward measurable legal intervention. NBA President Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has challenged SPIDEL to translate concerns over deaths…
PROBE ORDERED INTO DEATHS IN NSCDC CUSTODY
Deaths involving suspected illegal miners detained by the NSCDC in Niger State have triggered investigations by federal authorities, raising urgent questions about detention conditions, use of state power and custodial…
‘They Chained Her Hands And Legs’: Nigerian Man In Distress As Wife Is Held In Saudi Arabia Over ‘Mismatched Bag With Drugs’
Maryam Hussaini-Abdullahi, a Nigerian woman, has been detained in Saudi Arabia after Ethiopian Airlines allegedly mismatched her luggage with a bag containing marijuana, with her husband alleging she was chained…
Bobrisky Hospitalized Due To ‘Breast’ Pain
Controversial crossdresser Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was reportedly rushed to Falomo Police Hospital after complaining of severe ‘breast’ pain while in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department…
IPOB Urges Governor Soludo to Halt Intimidation Over Sit-At-Home Order
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, to cease what it describes as harassment and intimidation of residents over the sit-at-home directive. This…
Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers Accuse DSS of Blocking Court-Ordered Visits
The legal team representing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has raised serious concerns over his welfare, accusing the Department of State Services (DSS) of preventing…
NBA CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING BOBRISKY’S PROSECUTION AND DETENTION AFTER SENTENCING
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) commends the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC’s) timely decision to launch an investigation into allegations that some of its officers received ₦15 million from…