Tag: Federal High Court judgment

“Court judgment against SERAP is attack on free expression, civic space” – Amnesty Int’l

Aminu Imam
Amnesty Int’l on SERAP

Amnesty International has expressed concern over the recent judgment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, in the case involving the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), and officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). Recall that Justice Yusuf Halilu, of the FCT High Court, yesterday ordered SERAP to pay ₦100 million in damages to the DSS officials for alleged defamation. The court also directed the organisation to issue public apologies, pay ₦1 million in litigation costs, and a 10 percent annual post-judgment interest on the damages…

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₦400bn probe: El-Rufa’i gets fresh trial in rights suit

Aminu Imam
El Rufa’i gets fresh trial

The Court of Appeal in Kaduna has nullified the Federal High Court judgment in a fundamental rights suit filed by former state governor Nasir el-Rufa’i, ordering a fresh hearing before another judge. In a unanimous ruling on March 17, the three-member panel held that the lower court violated el-Rufa’i’s right to fair hearing, citing lack of proper service of hearing notice. The court ruled that the entire proceedings were a nullity. The case stemmed from a Kaduna State House of Assembly probe that indicted el-Rufa’i over an alleged ₦400 billion…

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