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UK Court Rejects Bid To Remove Asylum Seekers From Epping Hotel

UK Court Rejects Bid To Remove Asylum Seekers From Epping Hotel

November 11, 2025 9:00 am

A British local authority has lost its attempt to remove asylum seekers from a hotel in Essex after a High Court judge ruled that the government’s obligation to house migrants outweighed local planning breaches.

The case, brought by Epping Forest District Council, stemmed from tensions surrounding the Bell Hotel in the town of Epping, about 20 miles north of London. The council argued that the property’s owner was violating planning laws by using the site as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers without official approval.

The council sought an injunction from London’s High Court to stop the practice, but the Home …

Suspect Pleads Guilty To Killing Shinzo Abe In Japan Court

Suspect Pleads Guilty To Killing Shinzo Abe In Japan Court

October 28, 2025 7:16 am

The suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted in court on Tuesday that he shot and killed the country’s longest serving leader during a campaign event in 2022.

Forty five year old Tetsuya Yamagami told judges at the Nara District Court that he accepted all of the charges read to him by prosecutors, including murder and violations of firearms control laws. According to AFP, he stated, Everything is true when asked to confirm his confession.

The shooting shocked Japan and drew international attention because gun violence in the country is extremely rare.

Abe was speaking …

Sofiane Sehili Freed By Russian Court After Border Conviction

Sofiane Sehili Freed By Russian Court After Border Conviction

October 23, 2025 8:03 am

A Russian court on Thursday freed French endurance cyclist Sofiane Sehili after finding him guilty of illegally crossing the country’s border with China while attempting to break the record for cycling across the Eurasian continent.

The ruling came from a court in Primorye, Russia’s Far Eastern district, which said Sehili admitted his guilt but was released from custody and spared a 50,000-rouble (about $615) fine. “Sofiane Sehili was released from custody in the courtroom,” the court said in a statement.‎

Sehili, who describes himself as an “ultra-endurance racer and adventure cyclist,” had set off from Lisbon on July 1, aiming …

In the heart of Owerri, Douglas House, the Government House of Imo State, stands as a symbol of the region's political trajectory and accomplishments. Nonetheless, a robust case can be made for a renaming that honours a distinguished individual whose influence and legacy still resonates - Chief Sam Mbakwe.

Why Tinubu Needs To Ensure The Unconditional Release Of Kanu

July 20, 2023 4:47 am

In a world where justice and fairness should be the pillars upon which nations or nation-states like Nigeria build their societies, the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), casts a dark shadow on Nigeria’s commitment to these ideals. It’s a saga that challenges the integrity of the country’s justice system, the value placed on human rights, and the essence of democracy. This situation calls for immediate rectification, and President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has both the power and responsibility to ensure this. By championing the unconditional release of Kanu, Tinubu can not …

Malami Must Be Pressured To Release Nnamdi Kanu

Malami Must Be Pressured To Release Nnamdi Kanu

February 16, 2023 3:08 am

If Nigeria is not a banana Republic, why is Nnamdi Kanu still behind bars despite a clear order for his release? Many months after an Appeal Court judgement provided the leeway for Nigerian authorities to walk the talk as ones desirous of respecting Nigeria’s diversity by releasing Nnamdi Kanu and seeking political solutions to the problems besieging the South East region and parts of the South-South, the Nigerian federal government is still adamant and hell-bent on keeping Kanu incarcerated against all voices of reason. 

It is without any iota of doubt that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra …

Concerned Nigerians Calls On UK To Release Ekweremadu, Wife

Concerned Nigerians Call On UK To Release Ekweremadu, Wife

October 28, 2022 4:06 am

A group of concerned Nigerians have appealed to the Government of the United Kingdom to release former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Nwanneka on bail almost five months after they were arrested. 

 The group, in a letter submitted to the British High Commission, Abuja entitled ‘The Travail of Senator Ike Ekweremadu: Protest Against Continued Detention Without Trial,’ which was obtained by Africa Dialy News, New York described Ekweremadu as a law-abiding citizen, perfect gentleman, and philanthropist, who has used his resources to touch lives of the less privileged.

They said they were grieved in …

Rivers APC To Face 2019 Fate As Court Nullifies Primaries

Rivers: APC To Face 2019 Fate As Court Nullifies Primaries

October 26, 2022 4:01 am

The Rivers State chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was on Tuesday hit by a major blow after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt nullified all the primaries conducted by the party in the state over the unlawful exclusion of some members of the party as delegates to the primaries.

This ruling came after a suit, which was brought before the court by some aggrieved members of the APC in the state who had, during the primaries of the party, lamented exclusion.

During the APC primaries, some members of the party had alleged exclusion and took …

Firearms’ Licence Lawyer Drags Nigerian Govt To Court

Firearms’ Licence: Lawyer Drags Nigerian Govt To Court

October 21, 2022 2:54 am

Malcolm Omirhobo who is a human rights lawyer has sued the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba at a Federal High Court in Abuja over their refusal to grant him licence to possess assault rifles for self-defense.

He predicated his request for assault rifles possession on the claim that the Federal Government has failed to uphold its constitutional obligation to protect life.

The lawyer was requesting the court for interpretation of relevant Sections of the Firearms Act, Criminal Code Act and other relevant laws as to whether it is lawful, legal and constitutional …

Court Discharges, Acquits Nnamdi Kanu Of Terrorism Charges

Court Discharges, Acquits Nnamdi Kanu Of Terrorism Charges

October 13, 2022 2:00 pm

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

The court also discharged and acquitted the embattled leader of the secessionist group.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Kanu had in his appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022 applied to be discharged and acquitted. Kanu was first arraigned on December 23, 2015, and was later granted bail on April 25, 2017.

However, the Court of Appeal on Thursday declared as illegal and unlawful, the abduction Kanu from …

$23m Abacha Loot SERAP Writes Buhari, Demands Details

$23m Abacha Loot: SERAP Writes Buhari, Demands Details

August 29, 2022 4:00 am

As the plans by the United States government repatriate the over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to the federal government demanding a copy of the agreement.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that last Tuesday, Nigeria and the United States had struck an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot.

Meanwhile, less than five days after, the rights group wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) …

Evans Lawyer Seeks Investigation Into Witnesses’ Death

Evans Lawyer Seeks Investigation Into Witnesses’ Death

August 27, 2022 5:22 am

Following the death of three witnesses who died while in police custody during the prosecution of the kidnap mastermind Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, notoriously known as Evans, and his co-defendant Victor Adubua, have been requested to be investigated.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offenses Court in Lagos State was informed about the three witnesses, who were also awaiting prosecution, passed away while in police custody and that no postmortem had been done to determine the reason for their demise.

The defense attorney pointed out that the reason that they died suddenly while in police detention depot being healthy at the …

Trump Judge Orders Release Of Censored Courts Document

Trump: Judge Orders Release Of Censored Courts Document

August 26, 2022 5:49 am

A US judge on Thursday asked authorities to disclose a censored copy of the legal document they used to warrant a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida property.

The court document termed affidavit, which also contains evidence provided by the prosecution, may contain fresh information about the investigation in its public version.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that following the ongoing probe, the Department of Justice objected to the release of an unredacted version.

The FBI raid was a component of an investigation into possible document handling violations.

Investigators claim they recovered classified documents at Mar-a-Lago in Palm …

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