The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), one of Nigeria’s foremost opposition parties, has deepened following a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which stopped the party from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State, pending further notice. The PDP’s national …
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has ordered the release of 13 inmates who had been detained at the Taraba State Correctional Centre for periods ranging from one to six years without trial. The ruling followed a suit filed by human rights lawyer Barrister John Nkemnagum Okezie, who represented the inmates pro bono. Okezie …
The Nigeria Police Force has stopped enforcing vehicle tinted glass permits across the country after a Federal High Court ordered an immediate suspension of the exercise. Last week, the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, issued the directive in a case filed by human rights lawyer John Aikpokpo-Martins against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) …
