Labour Party Accuses Judge of Bias, Faults Ruling on ADC, Party Leadership Dispute

Labour Party Accuses Judge of Bias, Faults Ruling on ADC, Party Leadership Dispute

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Labour Party has criticised a recent court ruling ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and five other political parties, accusing Justice Peter Lifu of judicial bias and alleging that his decisions pose a threat to Nigeria's democracy. In a statement signed by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the Labour Party said it was concerned about what it described as a growing […]

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82 Nigerian Women on Death Row, ASF France Raises Alarm Over Gender Bias in Capital Punishment

By Zainab Uzomah Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France has revealed that at least 82 Nigerian women are currently on death row across correctional centres in the country, describing the figure as one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. The organisation warned that many of the women have been “neglected and forgotten” despite facing circumstances shaped by gender-based discrimination. Angela Uwandu Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the Country Director of ASF France in Nigeria, disclosed […]

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Tribunal adjourns Sylva’s petition against Diri indefinitely over bias claim

The All Progressives Congress, along with its candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship poll, Timipre Sylva, has accused the election petition tribunal in Abuja of bias. The APC and Sylva demanded the outright disbandment of the tribunal headed by Justice Adekunle Adeleye and the reconstitution of another panel. The APC and its candidate, Sylva, are challenging the re-election of Governor Duoye Diri, and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrujakpo, in the November […]

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