A Lagos Magistrate’s Court in Ogba yesterday denied a police request to remand popular TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as SeaKing, and instead granted him bail. SeaKing was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly inciting the public. He had called on Nigerian youths to retaliate against police brutality and reportedly criticized President … Read more
An Air Peace flight bound for Lagos was unexpectedly grounded on Thursday morning following a bird strike at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The flight, scheduled to depart at 6:30 a.m., was already on the runway and ready for takeoff when the incident occurred. Inibehe Effiong, a Lagos-based human rights lawyer who was … Read more
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has initiated a lawsuit against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), demanding N100 million in compensation for freezing his accounts since 2019. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sowore claims the bank’s actions infringe on his fundamental right to property. His lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, filed the case at the … Read more
The Take It Back Movement (TIB) has proposed holding a virtual meeting with the Lagos State Police Command, citing logistical challenges as the reason for opting against an in-person discussion. This proposal was made in a letter sent on Wednesday to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Jaiyeoba Joseph, from the group’s legal team, Inibehe Effiong Chambers. … Read more
‘Release Inibehe Now Or Face Mass Action’— AAC Tells A’Ibom CJ. Justice Obot had ordered that Inibehe be remanded in jail for one month over what she called “contemptuous and insulting behaviour in court.” EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Lawmakers Move To Impeach Buhari Over Worsening Insecurity BREAKING: NLC Issues Fresh Ultimatum To FG Over ASUU … Read more
Popular Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Sentenced To Prison. Justice Obot before ordering the conviction warrant said she had run out of patience with the excesses and unruly behaviours of the embattled lawyer… EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Lawmakers Move To Impeach Buhari Over Worsening Insecurity BREAKING: NLC Issues Fresh Ultimatum To FG Over ASUU Strike BREAKING: … Read more