On the 22nd of July 2015, LEDAP with the Zonal Command, Nigeria Police Force Zone 2, Onikan Lagos
launched the model police statement taking room with the support of Justice for All (J4A) Programme of the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Continue reading “Launch of Model Police Statement Taking Room”
Back in 1988
I trained as a photographer but back in the 80s I didn’t have enough photography work to sustain me so I worked with my father who traded in cattle. My father was an old man so I joined him and I used to go to the bush to buy the animals. Continue reading “Sentenced to Death, An Innocent Man Steps Out After 24 Years in Prison – Olatunji Olaide shares his story of Survival, Freedom & Hope”
Lagos – Some lawyers on Friday hailed the Supreme Court order directing the National Assembly to halt the amendment of the 1999 Constitution pending the determination of the substantive suit.
The lawyers said in Lagos that the apex court’s decision was a good development.
Continue reading “Lawyers Hail Supreme Court’s Order On Constitutional Amendment”
Stakeholders last Wednesday in Abuja brainstormed on the Nigeria Bar Associations (NBA) Pro Bono (free legal services) initiative at a roundtable workshop and suggested various ways to make the scheme work. Continue reading “Stakeholders Brainstorm On NBA’s Pro Bono Project”
The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Borno State chapter, Abdulwasiu Alfa has called on the Federal Government to produce names of Boko Haram sponsors within 21 days and prosecute them. Continue reading “Borno NBA Gives FG 21 Days To Name, Prosecute Sponsors”
LEDAP today lauds the President’s landmark act of signing the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill (ACJ Bill) into law. Continue reading “LEDAP Commends President Goodluck Jonathan For Signing The Administration Of Criminal Justice Bill (ACJ Bill) To Law”
Today, the Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN) celebrates with civil society and the whole nation over the news that President Goodluck Jonathan signed the landmark Administration of Criminal Justice Bill, 2013 (ACJ Bill) on Thursday, 14th May 2015. Continue reading “HRAN Celebrates The Signing Of The ACJ Bill By President Goodluck Jonathan”
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Assembly to disclose financial details of its highly secretive constituency allowances, in a landmark judgment that may unearth the true scale of allowances earned by Nigerian lawmakers. Continue reading “Court Orders N’Assembly To Disclose Allowance Paid To Lawmakers”