CJN demands stronger judicial response to terrorism
Says courts must balance national security with human rights. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has called for a stronger and more effective judicial response to terrorism-related…
‘Copyright Act, policy reforms insufficient without IP overhaul’
Prof Adebambo Adewopo is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and one of the country’s foremost authorities on Intellectual Property (IP) law. He has spent nearly four decades shaping the…
Ebola: At least 100 deaths reported in DRC, six Americans exposed
At least 100 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 390 cases suspected, the head of the Africa Centres for…
U.S. announces $1.8b UN humanitarian funding amid reform push
The United States has announced an additional $1.8 billion in humanitarian funding for the United Nations, saying the support would be tied to reforms aimed at improving accountability, efficiency and…
SAN demands release of detained forest guard leaders
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Federal Government to immediately release detained leaders of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), describing their continued detention without…
Potato seller bag life imprisonment over sexual assault
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 30-year-old potato seller, James Adejo Samuel, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl…
U.S. bans foreign travellers from Ebola-impacted nations
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has invoked Title 42 and announced a series of travel restrictions following the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
Uganda enacts new law to protect sovereignty against interference
Uganda’s president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has signed into law forbiding foreign interference in the country despite warnings from different concerned parties. Museveni, 81, has always accused mainly the opposition and…
New business registrations stall as CAC portal suffers prolonged outage
New business registrations, name reservations, and corporate filings across Nigeria have ground to a halt as the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) online portal remains heavily hit by a persistent digital…
Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran as amicable peace talk stalls
U.S. President, Donald Trump has warned that the clock is ticking for Iran as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. “They better get moving, fast or…