…Case adjourned to April 22 The ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja on Friday entertained arguments in the case brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government. SERAP is seeking justice and accountability for the authorities’ alleged failure to prevent, account for and investigate killings, raping, maiming of Nigerians and other residents, […]
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the federal government to pay the salaries and allowances of 244 soldiers dismissed in 2016. A statement issued by the court on Friday, said that the order was given in a judgment issued by a panel of three justices of the court on Thursday. The court had earlier […]
Justice Edward Asante, President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has underscored need for establishment of legal system to assist Ivoirians approach court for protection of their human right. Information Officer of the Court, Elohor Ovadje, in a statement said the president made the call at the opening ceremony of special court forum for Lawyers […]
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay N10 million compensation for the violation of right to work to Pte. Barnabas Eli. The judgment is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. It said that Eli was dismissed from […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Mr. Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers requesting him to use his good offices to “prevail on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to end persistent disobedience of court rulings and orders and uphold the Constitution 1999 (as amended) and […]
Nollywood actress and rape survivor, Dorothy Njemanze has said that the ECOWAS Court ruled in her favour and three other rape victims are awarded N6 million each against the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) of the FCT in October. Njemanze disclosed this in Abuja during amovie screening titled “Silent Tears, an event organised by women’s […]