http://www.webremixed.info/ Aggregation of tags: legal-and-judicial-affairs Webremixer http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200009.html Phesheya Sibiya, a cameraperson employed by the privately-owned Channel Swazi television station, was harassed and had his camera confiscated by a traditional group performing "sacred" rituals for King Mswati III. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:03:59 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200009.html 2008-11-20T06:03:59Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200007.html Police in Sudan arrested more than 60 journalists during a protest against media censorship, report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and news sources. Riot police armed with canes and shields rounded up the journalists outside parliament on 17 November and took them to a police station. Those detained were subsequently released. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:46:48 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200007.html 2008-11-20T05:46:48Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200004.html The Director of State Protocol Rose Kabuye, who was recently arrested in Germany, was yesterday transferred to France. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:35:53 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811200004.html 2008-11-20T05:35:53Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191039.html The charge preferred against the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Timi Alaibe before the Code of Conduct Bureau in Abuja over alleged failure to declare his assets has been described as a failed attempt to rubbish the integrity of a gentleman of repute. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:21 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191039.html 2008-11-19T22:39:21Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191038.html Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, yesterday asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to stay proceedings in the 51-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191038.html 2008-11-19T22:39:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191021.html Reporters Without Borders condemns the attorney general's threatening remarks to journalists on 17 November. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:06:39 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191021.html 2008-11-19T22:06:39Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191020.html THE Senate yesterday confirmed former head of Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan as Chairman of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:01:51 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191020.html 2008-11-19T22:01:51Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191014.html The National Heritage Council (NHC) and the Department of Correctional Services will be hosting a symposium which aims to integrate the values of Ubuntu into the department's Offender Rehabilitation Programme. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:32:50 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811191014.html 2008-11-19T21:32:50Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190990.html A 26-YEAR-OLD Windhoek resident who is accused of murdering a friend by kicking him to death in a shopping centre parking area in the city early last year heard on Friday last week that his case would be transferred to the Windhoek Regional Court for trial. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:52:36 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190990.html 2008-11-19T20:52:36Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190973.html The Federal High Court in Yola, Adamawa state capital on Monday dismissed the suit filed by Chief Danladi Baido, challenging the declaration of People's Democratic Party (PDP), candidate in the April, 14th 2007 general election, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai as the Governor of Taraba State. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:14:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190973.html 2008-11-19T20:14:29Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190975.html A lingering supremacy tussle between the Chairman and councillors of the Nkanu West Local Government of Enugu state took a dramatic twist yesterday as police arrested and detained seven councillors on charges of illegal possession of firearms and causing breach of the peace. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:14:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190975.html 2008-11-19T20:14:29Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190971.html An Ikeja High Court yesterday admitted a document in evidence against Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Rabo Lawal, brought to it by the Lagos State Solicitor-General, Mr. Lawal Pedro in the on-going trial within trial (TWT) of late General Sani Abacha's henchmen . Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:14:28 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190971.html 2008-11-19T20:14:28Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190969.html THERE are Indications that the Presidency may merge the two anti-corruption agencies, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), to speed up the anti-graft war. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:14:27 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190969.html 2008-11-19T20:14:27Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190966.html Ex-governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has for the second time urged a Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Tijani Abubakar to stay further proceedings on the suit filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:14:26 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190966.html 2008-11-19T20:14:26Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190938.html Detainees kept in police custody in Equatorial Guinea are victims of systematic torture, and prisoners suffer inhuman conditions, an independent United Nations human rights expert said in a press statement today, blaming a break down in the country's judicial system. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:35:59 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190938.html 2008-11-19T19:35:59Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190934.html Interpol has met with ministers and law enforcement agencies from around the world to discuss more effective methods to secure the arrest of the world's most wanted criminals. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:34:42 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190934.html 2008-11-19T19:34:42Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190933.html Governments across the world grapple with the question of how best to deal with sex work: should it be decriminalised, or should existing legislation be enforced to better control the industry? Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:31:31 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190933.html 2008-11-19T19:31:31Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190873.html THE High Court yesterday issued an eviction order against the 'children of the liberation struggle' who for the last two months have camped outside the premises of the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs in Windhoek. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:06:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190873.html 2008-11-19T18:06:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190837.html The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mrs Farida Waziri, yesterday pleaded with an Abuja high court to dismiss the legal actions instituted by Chief Gani Fawehinmi challenging her appointment on the account that only her predecessor, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has the locus standi to challenge his replacement before the court. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:07:56 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190837.html 2008-11-19T17:07:56Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190829.html A TOTAL 3,463 Law graduates from various universities including the Editor of Sunday Vanguard, Mr Kunle Oyatomi, were yesterday called to the Nigerian bar after scaling through the tough 2008 bar examination. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:07:50 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190829.html 2008-11-19T17:07:50Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190810.html Despite words of caution from two of their ranking colleagues that what led to the scuffled last weekend in Ogun state between Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello and some security operatives attached to Ogun state governor, Gbenga Daniels, was a political issue which could only be resolved politically, the Senate yesterday directed two of its committees to investigate and report back to it the cause of the incident. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:19:55 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190810.html 2008-11-19T16:19:55Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190807.html A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives under the platform of Transparency Group, has called for an independent investigation into the allegations of fraud levelled against the leadership by a Lagos lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, in the purchase of 380 vehicles for committee oversight functions, even as it denied plots to destabilise the leadership of the House. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:19:48 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190807.html 2008-11-19T16:19:48Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190752.html The court case of a final-year University of Stellenbosch law student alleged to have attacked two young men has been postponed for further investigation. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:04:45 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190752.html 2008-11-19T15:04:45Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190734.html There have been no incidents reported during the initial hours of voting in Mozambique's third local elections in any of the 43 municipalities, according to the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (CNE), Joao Leopoldo da Costa. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:51:59 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190734.html 2008-11-19T14:51:59Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190727.html Hearing in a constitutional lawsuit instituted by Lagos State seeking to invalidate Value Added Tax Act 2004 could not go on yesterday following the inability of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to raise a panel of seven justices to entertain the case. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:47:24 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190727.html 2008-11-19T14:47:24Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190725.html THE Senate yesterday mandated an investigation into last weekend's church spat between Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State and Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello as a step towards finding permanent solution to rivalries between Senators and governors. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:47:22 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190725.html 2008-11-19T14:47:22Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190711.html Six soldiers, among them a Major, were yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment by a General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Officer's Mess, One Division, Kaduna, for illegally dealing in arms. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:16 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190711.html 2008-11-19T14:35:16Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190707.html The Federal Government has earmarked N14 billion for payment of arrears to retired Police officers across the country,Chairman, Police Service Commission, Dr Parry Osayande he said. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:09 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190707.html 2008-11-19T14:35:09Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190705.html Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has presented N106, 654, 410, 387 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for 2009. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190705.html 2008-11-19T14:35:06Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190700.html A week after demanding that the 2009 budget should be benchmarked against $50 per barrel of crude oil, the governors of the 36 states yesterday agreed with the Federal Government's proposal of $45 per barrel. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:34:56 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190700.html 2008-11-19T14:34:56Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190670.html THE Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) said yesterday the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA's) appeal against Judge Chris Nicholson's judgment would go ahead on November 28, despite former president Thabo Mbeki's and the government's application to intervene in the case . Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:14:05 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190670.html 2008-11-19T14:14:05Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190578.html INTERPOL is looking to popular internet social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and YouTube to help catch 15000 fugitives - from war criminals to sex offenders and fraudsters. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:26:40 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190578.html 2008-11-19T13:26:40Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190500.html Today's scheduled presentation of the 2009 budget by President Umaru Musa Yar'adua to a joint session of the National Assembly has been postponed indefinitely. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:04:05 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190500.html 2008-11-19T12:04:05Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190495.html ALagos High Court yesterday ruled that a contentious document which allegedly contained a sta-tement by former head mobile police at Aso Rock Villa Abuja, Mr. Rabo Lawal, was germane to the case of attempted murder brought against him. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:03:57 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190495.html 2008-11-19T12:03:57Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190448.html The Senate has directed its Committees on Ethics and Privileges and National Security and Intelligence to investigate alleged assault on Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (PDP, Ogun Central) by an officer of the State Security Service (SSS). Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:30 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190448.html 2008-11-19T11:41:30Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190447.html Prof. Dora Akunyili: She is Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administra-tion and Control (NAFDAC). Born on July 14, 1954, Akunyili holds a 1985 Ph.D. from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she was Senior Lecturer before her appointment to NAFDAC. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190447.html 2008-11-19T11:41:29Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190446.html The Senate unanimously passed into law the long awaited Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission bill (HYPADEC) yesterday. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190446.html 2008-11-19T11:41:25Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190443.html A civil rights activist has condemned the clampdown on Leadership Newspapers and the arrest of its team of editors by security agents of the Federal Government, saying it is an infringement on the right for free press. Malam Shehu Sani, who is the Chairman, Socialist Front, noted that democracy in Nigeria cannot strive without a free press, adding that government's harassment of the media and clampdown on media houses negates the position of the administration and its stance on rule of law. Sani who said this in Kaduna yesterday added, "One of the strongest elements of a free and democratic society is a free press. A government that lays claim to democratic norms must be able to observe, protect and encourage a free press because it is a free press that energizes, mobilises and gives moral authority to democracy. The attack on the Leadership Newspapers by security agents is therefore condemnable and unacceptable. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190443.html 2008-11-19T11:41:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190441.html Zamfara State government has spent N68 million on two public address vans to boost information dissemination in the state. The Governor, Alhaji Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi made this known while commissioning the vans in Government House Gusau. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:17 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190441.html 2008-11-19T11:41:17Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190439.html Thursday, November 13, Leadership carried an unusual full page advert by the Force CID of the Nigeria Police declaring Senator Usman Albishir wanted. The following day Daily Trust followed suit. Subsequently the Sun carried the same advert more than once. The police said it wanted Albishir for "Criminal defamation of character, conspiracy, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace in Yobe State." Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:14 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190439.html 2008-11-19T11:41:14Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190433.html A London court Monday ruled that evidence gathered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and agents of the London Metropolitan Police on former governor Ibori are not admissible. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:01 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190433.html 2008-11-19T11:41:01Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190386.html Youth wings of the ruling political parties in neighbouring countries appear to have literally taken over the running of those parties. In fact, they are running the governments since their parties are in power. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:22:17 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190386.html 2008-11-19T11:22:17Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190384.html The government suffered another blow in the alcohol war after the Lobatse High Court ruled yesterday that the new liquor regulations should be suspended pending a case lodged by nightclubs. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:22:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190384.html 2008-11-19T11:22:15Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190228.html As reactions continue to trail the presidential elections in the United States of America, Nigeria has been urged to begin to educate citizens on the need to adopt the electronic voting method. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:20:02 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190228.html 2008-11-19T10:20:02Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190132.html There was a forlorn hope that Nigeria's political elite would learn a positive lesson from the Član with which Senator John McCain, the defeated Republican presidential candidate, gracefully conceded defeat on the fourth of November. Alas, despite the posturing about being elated with Barrack Obama's election as the 44th President of the United States of America, it is obvious that Nigeria's political elite have learnt nothing from that watershed election. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:28:04 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190132.html 2008-11-19T09:28:04Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190111.html Cadbury Nigeria Plc and two of its executive directors are to be probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over misstatements in the company's 2004-2005 annual report. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:37:56 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190111.html 2008-11-19T08:37:56Z