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Lawyers have reacted to the trial of Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye. Mr Melaye was arraigned for the second time on Thursday at a Magistrate’s Court in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. He is accused, among other offences, of aiding the illegal use of firearms … Read more via Premium Times...

A constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will sent be packing during the 2019 election. Ozekhome noted that it was the President’s constitutional right to seek re-election, just as it is “the duty of Nigerians to decide his fate at the polls.” … Read...

Alliance for Nigerian Students against Neo-liberal attacks (ANSA) on Tuesday expressed their displeasure against the inclusion of Chief Mike Ozekhome as a contributor during the 14th Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture held at the Ikeja Airport Hotel, Lagos. This protest which occurred while Professor...

Mike Ozekhome, lawyer, renowned for his defence of corrupt leaders and politicians was today embarrassed by activists in annual Gani Fawehinmi symposium. Activists present at the event blocked entrance to the event to prevent him from entering but Ozekhome was smuggled into the event and to...

Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN has thrown his weight behind the Court of Appeal Judgment in Lagos, which ruled that the EFCC does not have the powers to investigate or prosecute serving judicial officers except where they … via Vanguard News –...

Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has spoken in support of Governor Ayo Fayose's call for President Muhammadu Buhari's resignation. Speaking in an interview with Channels TV, Ozekhome said, "We have seen a situation where what Dora Akunyili famously referred to as the cabal. The cabal has...

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has kicked against the census proposed to hold before the 2019 elections. According to THIS DAY, Ozekhome said “When Dogara is afraid of census before 2019 elections, I sympathise with him. He knows that census is an explosive matter in this...

Human Rights Lawyer, Mike Ozekhome had hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for suspending the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ozekhome said, “The...

The Presidency on Monday described popular Nigerian lawyer, Mike Ozekhome as ''scum'' for saying that the recent recoveries of money by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are propaganda. READ: Mike Ozekhome - Media Reports On Monies Recovered By EFCC Are Propaganda Lauretta...

Popular Nigerian lawyer, Mike Ozekhome said that some of the recent recoveries by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are 'simulated propaganda'. Ozekhome made the remark during an appearance on CHANNELS TV Programme Sunrise Daily. "I am one of those who believe that some of these...

A former aide to Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the Ex-National Security Adviser, NSA on Tuesday dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before an Abuja High Court, demanding a N500m compensation over his illegal detention. Nicholas Ashinze, a serving army colonel had through his...

A Constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has faulted the Justice Oyebisi Omoleye-led Panel of the Court of Appeal that nullified the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, describing it as ‘fundamentally wrong’ and full of errors in Law. Mr. Ozekhome, speaking at a...