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Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s fundamental rights suit against DSS

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In an unending battle between Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the prosrcibed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the Department of States Services (DSS) a Federal High Court, Abuja, predised over by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, on Friday, dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Kanu. The judge dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and substance.Kanu, through his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, had, in a fundamental rights enforcement suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1585/2021, sued the Director-General (DG) of DSS and the office as 1st and 2nd respondents respectively.He also joined the Attorney-General…

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Passport seizure: You lied on El-Zakzaky, wife’s health status, personal physician replies Malami

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Dr Abubakar Yahaya, one of the personal physicians of Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Malama Zeenah, described the comment made by the Attorney General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on their health status as untrue and falsehood. Dr Yahaya stated this, on Monday, in a statement made available in Abuja and titled: “Seizing Sheikh Zakzaky’s Passport, AGF, Admit Guilt.” He said Malami’s media publication on the 22nd of November, 2021, in which he asserted that the health…

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Medical doctor drags NMA before court over imposing levies on non-members

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Dr Olusola Adeyelu has asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to determine whether Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has the powers to impose its financial resolution on any practitioner who resigned his membership from the union.Adeyelu, in an originating summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1094/2020 filed before Justice Donatus Okorowo, had sued Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and NMA as 1st and 2nd defendants respectively.However, the matter scheduled for Wednesday could not hold due to Justice Okorowo’s inability to preside over the case.The court then fixed Nov. 10 for hearing in the suit.The…

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