Judiciary: State Capture And Stockholm Syndrome
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Recently, a beautiful black judge by name Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the powerful American Senate as the first ever Black woman to serve on the illustrious bench of the Supreme Court of the United States…
Since Nnamdi Kanu Believes In Nigeria’s Justice System, Why Persecute Him – HURIWA Asks President Buhari’s Administration
For the umpteenth time, the leading Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order an end to the serial persecution of the prolonged detained and dehumanised leader of the now…
JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu Drags FG To Court Over Ban on Igbo Attire, Isi-Agu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, lodged fresh suit before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, insisting that preventing him from wearing his native Igbo attire, Isi-Agu, for his ongoing trial, would amount…
Secret Trial: IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Gets Relief
It was an atmosphere of relief for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja struck out eight of 15-count charge brought against by the Federal Government…
Secret Trial of IPOB Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Worries HURIWA
Worried by Secret trial of the leader of the now proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian government, the Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has rejected the decision, describing the move as the…
Biafra: IPOB Reacts To Buhari Ordering Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to claims that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. There were reports that Buhari has ordered the release of the IPOB leader from detention. Kanu has…
JUST IN: Court Orders DSS to Pay IPOB Lawyer 5m, Apologise Over Harassment During Visit To Nnamdi Kanu
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to pay 5 million Naira damages to IPOB lawyer, Barrister Maxwell Opara Chibuike, Esq, over harassment and violation his fundamental human rights during his visitation…
JUST IN: No Bail for You, Court Tells Abba Kyari
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has turned down the application for bail by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari who is facing drug related charges. The Street Reporters Newspaper reports that the court, presided over…
Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking Stay Of Execution Of Umahi’s Removal
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a motion on notice filed by Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, seeking to stay the execution of a judgment removing him from office as the state Governor. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck…
Gov. Wike Reveals What PDP Vowed To Do About Ebonyi Governorship Seat
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Saturday spoke on what the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is determined to do over Ebonyi State governorship seat following the defection of Governor David Nweze Umahi to the All Progressives Congress (APC)….
Sack Verdict: HURIWA Welcomes Governor Umahi’s Apologies To Judiciary
Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has said that it “is happy with Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State for showing a profound sense of humility as demonstrated by his apologies to the judiciary through the hierarchy of the…
