The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that all prospective corps members must present a compliance certificate from the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) in order to be mobilised for service.
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 12 new justices, including Justice James Omotosho, for elevation to the court of appeal.
The bail application filed by Chidiebere Justice Mark, popularly known as Justice Crack, on Thursday suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Abuja after two lawyers, Femi Balogun and Marshall Abubakar, clashed over who to represent him. Recall that Sowore had sent his self appointed Lawyer to stand in for Justice Crack, a development which throw a mild drama at the court.
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has rapped the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for berating the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over Tuesday's judgement awarding N100 million to two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) defamed by the NGO.Aside the N100 million awarded for general damages, Justice Halilu Yusuf ordered SERAP to pay Operatives Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele N1 million as cost of litigation, tender apology in two national newspapers and two television stations, as well as on its website and X handle.
The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA) has rapped the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for describing as "a travesty" Tuesday's judgement of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), awarding N100 million in damages against the NGO. In addition to the N100 million, the court ordered SERAP to publish apologies in two national newspapers and two television stations to the two Department of State Services (DSS) operatives defamed by the NGO.
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will on Tuesday deliver judgment in a N5.5 billion defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Incorporated Trustees of Socio- Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The group had on September 9, 2024, alleged that DSS operatives "unlawfully invaded" its Abuja office under the guise of wanting to see their directors. SERAP, in social media posts, claimed that, not only did the operatives invade and unlawfully occupy its Abuja office, but that they harassed staff members.
