Tag: ECOWAS Court
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ECOWAS court orders Benin Republic to pay Sunday Igboho 20m CFA
Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo has gotten a reprieve as the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), sitting in Abuja ordered the government of the Republique du Benin to pay him a sum of 20 million CFA.
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Niger Coup: International group drags Tinubu to ECOWAS court
A group known as Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA) has filed a suit against Nigeria’s president, Bola Tínubu in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, to seek order stopping him from carrying out planned military action against the Junta in Niger Republic.
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Only 30 per cent of ECOWAS judgements implemented – Court President
Over 106 judgments of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (representing 70 percent) have yet to be implemented by member states, and 11 other judgments against ECOWAS are pending, said Court President Edward Amoakō Asante. Asante made this known during the first regular session of the Parliament of…
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ECOWAS Court culls suit by Yoruba nation agitators
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a suit by four individuals seeking self determination for the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The four are Risqat Badmus, Ademola Faleti, Yemisi Fadahunsi-Ogunlana and Adigun Makanjuola, all members of the Coalition of Yoruba Interest Group (CYIG). In a judgement, a three-member panel of the court held that the…
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Alleged human rights abuse: ECOWAS court dismisses SERAP’s case against FG
Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday welcomed an ECOWAS Court judgment dismissing a case filed by the trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government. Malami, in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, said the judgment has saved Nigeria from…
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African Bar Association Welcomes ECOWAS Court Judgment On Venezuela Diplomat
The African Bar Association has expressed satisfaction with the judgement of the ECOWAS Community Court delivered on March 15, 2021 in which the court ordered the immediate release of and payment of compensation to Mr Alex Saab a Venezuelan Diplomat detained by the Government of Cape Verde In a statement after the quarterly meeting of…
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian Government to pay N53m for unlawful detention of German
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian Government to pay over N53 million to a German national, Mr Martin Gegenheimer, for unlawful arrest and detention. The Court’s Communications Department disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, following the judgment of the court on the matter on Thursday. According to the statement,…
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ECOWAS Court voids disciplinary action against Nigerian judge
The community Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has voided the disciplinary measure recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) against Justice S. E. Aladetoyinbo in 2018 while he was a judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). An official of the court, Elohor Ovadje said, in…
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ECOWAS Court blames FG for Agatu killings, orders full scale investigations
The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African State ( ECOWAS ) has found the Nigerian government guilty of failing in its duty to protect the human rights of members of Agatu Community in Benue State, who were attacked and killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The court, in a judgment in a suit…