Court limits #EndBadGovernanceProtest to Ilorin Metropolitan Square
01 Aug
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Court limits #EndBadGovernanceProtest to Ilorin Metropolitan Square

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Chief Magistrate Jibril Bio Salihu of an Ilorin court has mandated that the August 1 protest in Kwara State be confined to the Metropolitan Square in Ilorin, the state capital.On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the court issued an ex parte order in response to concerns raised by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bar. Senior Ibrahim Sulyman, about potential violence if the protest were allowed to take place elsewhere.The respondents in the case include the Director of the State Security Service, Kwara State; the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command; the Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps; Take-It-Back Movement; Mr. Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed; and unidentified individuals.The order, signed by Chief Magistrate (DCR Litigation) Jibril Bio Salihu, states: “After listening to Senior Ibrahim Sulyman Esq., Attorney General of...
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Court battle to keep Annunciation House open continues in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment
24 Jul
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Court battle to keep Annunciation House open continues in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment

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Top Stories Tamfitronics (The Conversation) — Over the past few months, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been locked in a court battle with Annunciation House, a network of shelters in the El Paso area that assists migrants with basic needs and legal aid. On July 2, 2024, district court Judge Francisco Dominguez issued a ruling denying Paxton’s attempt to shut down Annunciation House. Paxtonappealed two weeks later.In his original suit, Paxton sought to rescind Annunciation House’s ability to operate as a nonprofit in Texas, alleging that its efforts to assist migrants amount to “human smuggling.”Dominguez stated in his ruling that Paxton’s demands for documents from Annunciation House were simply a pretext to achieve a predetermined outcome of closing the shelter and that, rather than gathering evidence first, Paxton had assumed a crime and then...
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Wike’s Men Lose as Court Refuses to Stop Fubara From Spending Rivers State Funds
22 Jul
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Wike’s Men Lose as Court Refuses to Stop Fubara From Spending Rivers State Funds

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Politics tamfitronics A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a bid to halt all expenditures by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly. The assembly, loyal to Fubara’s predecessor, Nyesom Wike, sought to restrain Fubara from accessing state funds.The legal battle is part of a larger struggle for control of the political structure in Rivers State between Fubara and Wike, erstwhile allies turned rivals.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on July 17, ordered the plaintiffs to put all defendants on notice and granted permission to serve the 5th to 10th defendants with court processes by substituted means, including publication in a national newspaper.The defendants include Fubara, the Accountant-General of Rivers, Rivers Independent Electoral Commission, the Chief Judge of Rivers, and...
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