Legal

By John Ikani  Faced with growing criticisms over attempts to surreptitiously remove electronic transmission of results in the draft of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday...

By John Ikani The Lagos House of Assembly has passed an amended version of the Criminal Justice Law of the State barring the police from parading suspects before the media. Section 9 (A) of the bill,...

By John Ikani Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, got a stay on the 15-month prison sentence he got for contempt of court after the country’s top court agreed to hear his application for a review...

By John Ikani The House of Representatives has passed for second reading the Bill seeking an amendment to sections 147, 151, 192 and 196 of the 1999 constitution, to provide for the inclusion of young persons...

By John Ikani Finally, Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after considering and adopting the bill’s 318 clauses. The House’s decision comes as the Senate began considering the bill after...

By John Ikani  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has filed an application before the state High Court, seeking the discontinuation of the ongoing trial against the publisher of DAILY NIGERIAN, Jaafar Jaafar over the Dollar...