STATEMENT BY SENATOR (DR.) ORJI UZOR KALU Abuja, May 8, 2020 Today, the Supreme Court of Nigeria gave a judgment in my favor, quashing the conviction which the lower court had entered against me. By today’s judgment, the Apex court of our dear country affirmed my right to fair hearing and equal protection of the law. The past five months …

Supreme Court voids ex-Gov Kalu’s conviction, 12-year jail term The Supreme Court, on Friday, quashed the judgement that convicted and sentenced the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu, to 12 years imprisonment. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-man panel of Justices led by Justice Amina Augie, held that the Federal High Court in Lagos acted …

Kano records death of seventh professor A professor at the Bayero University Kano (BUK), Monsuru Lasun-Emiola, is dead. Mr Lasun-Emiola, a professor of Physical Health Education, died on Wednesday at the university clinic after a brief illness. Mr Lasun-Emiola, an indigene of Oyo State, until his death was a senior lecturer with the Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty …