THE House of Representatives on Tuesday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution to provide seat reservations for women in the National Assembly. The bill also covered the State Houses of Assembly. The bill was…
THE Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it would sanction airlines engaged in deceitful departure time scheduling. The Acting Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo made the assertion in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs/Consumer Protection, Mr Michael…
THE Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Tuesday honoured and unveiled the monument of the first female Maj.-Gen. in the Nigerian Army, late Maj.-Gen. Aderonke Kale. The commandant of NDA, Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, in his welcome address said the academy would…
IN a remarkable show of support, social media users rallied to raise over $2,000 to secure the release of Shadrack Chaula, a young Tanzanian portrait artist convicted of cybercrimes. Chaula was ordered by the court to pay the fine or…
IN a significant move on Monday, Gambian lawmakers adopted recommendations to uphold the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). This decision comes ahead of a pivotal vote later this month that will determine whether to decriminalise the practice. FGM has been…
FORMER Equatorial Guinea justice minister Ruben Maye Nsue Mangue, who had been imprisoned since August 2022 for criticising the country’s leader, has been released following a presidential amnesty. Mangue, also a pastor, was detained for calling President Teodoro Obiang Nguema…
Rwanda has responded to the UK Labour government’s decision to cancel the controversial asylum seeker deportation agreement, emphasising that it was a UK-initiated solution for their migration issues. The announcement follows Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s declaration that the plan, established…
KENYA’S President William Ruto signed a pivotal law on Tuesday, establishing a panel to appoint members of the electoral body. This move aims to address criticisms and stabilise his presidency amidst ongoing political tensions. The reconstitution of the Independent Electoral…
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has ordered final forfeiture of the sum of $16, 500, 000 USD and N127 million, to the Federal government of Nigeria, fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
INTRODUCTION The fourth part of this treatise dealt with a global review of the theme of “How law maintains sanity and prevents impunity in a Democratic setting”. In this feature, we shall continue with an appraisal of the position in…
