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  JANUARY 26, 2019 “With the unconstitutional suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the world has been served with notice that Nigeria is now a full-blown dictatorship. This did not come as a rude shock except to those that have been blind to the gradual but progressive erosion of democratic values in the polity ... Read More »

      The attention of Her Excellency, Senator Biodun Olujimi has just been drawn to a live program held by the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose on a local radio (Peoples FM 104.1) to the effect that Ekiti people should not vote for Senator Biodun Olujimi in the February 2019 general elections.   We wish ... Read More »

The British High Commission expresses serious concern over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The UK issued the following statement: The British High Commission expresses serious concern over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria. We have heard a wide range of credible and independent voices, including in the Nigerian legal profession and civil society, who have ... Read More »

  The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has raised concern with the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, the mission questioned the process and timing of the suspension of Justice Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. It noted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had invited the European ... Read More »

The Embassy of the United States is deeply concerned by the impact of the executive branch’s decision to suspend and replace the Chief Justice and head of the judicial branch without the support of the legislative branch on the eve of national and state elections. We note widespread Nigerian criticism that this decision is unconstitutional and that it undermines the ... Read More »

Senior Special Adviser to Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications, Segun Dipe, has described the immediate past governor of the State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, as a numbskull who does not know jack in governance. Dipe was reacting to Fayose’s utterances on his personal radio station, People’s FM, where he fielded questions on issues pertaining to his (mis)governance of the state ... Read More »

  25th January, 2019 FROM: THE GENERAL SECRETARY TO: ALL STATUTORY NEC MEMBERS SUBJECT: NOTICE OF NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) MEETING Dear Sir, There will be an Emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association on the date and at the time and venue specified hereunder: DATE: Monday, 28 January 2019 TIME: 12 noon Prompt ... Read More »

  The scheduled visit of the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, to Rivers State today (Saturday) has been attributed as a way of showing appreciation to the people of the State and the entire South – South region of Nigeria by the Buhari family. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka ... Read More »

  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has suspended its presidential campaign in protest of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. The PDP Campaign Council further predicated the suspension of its campaign activities in solidarity with Nigerians in our collective rejection of the assault against our democratic order. Describing President Buhari action ... Read More »

Dr Sam Uche Anyamele of the United Democratic Party, UDP, who flagged off his campaign last weekend, is intensifying his effort to become the next governor of Lagos state as he takes his campaign to Ebute Metta part of the state. The rally held at the Apostolic Play Ground, Okobaba Osholake, Ebute Metta (East), Onyingbo, on Thursday, which saw the people of ... Read More »