Court awards N150, 000 fine against Omoyele Sowore’s co-defendant Olawale Bakare
February 4, 2021
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, awarded N150,000 fine against Olawale Bakare, the 2nd defendant in the treasonable felony suit leveled against him and the Convener, #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu awarded the cost on account of his failure to appear in court in the ongoing trial without genuine reason, an action the court deemed as affecting the pace of hearing the matter.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sowore (1st defendant) and Bakare (2nd defendant) are facing a treasonable felony filed against them by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).
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NAN reports that Justice
Watila on Dec. 4, 2020 in a judgment, held that provision of legal services are essential services. Delivering the judgment in suit No. FHC/AB/FHR/57/20 between
Olumide Babalola and the Attorney General of the Federation, the court held that having stated this, I have no choice but to firmly hold that Article 1(7) of the COVID-19 Regulation is plain and unambiguous as to what are and what not essential services is. Legal service with the context of the Regulation is essential service. NAN reports that the news of the passing, affected many court sitting, including the trial of a former Minister in the President
Federal High Court, AbujaActivities at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, was on Monday, paralysed over the death of Justice Ibrahim Watila of the Abeokuta Division in Ogun.
The news about Watila’s death filtered out at the Abuja Division of the FHC early in the morning as court workers, lawyers and litigants came in for the day’s business. x
Most of the judges did not sit due to the unfortunate event to honour their departed colleague.
NAN reports that Justice Watila on Dec. 4, 2020 in a judgment, held that provision of legal services are essential services.
Delivering the judgment in suit No. FHC/AB/FHR/57/20 between Olumide Babalola and the Attorney General of the Federation, the court held that having stated this, I have no choice but to firmly hold that Article 1(7) of the COVID-19 Regulation is plain and unambiguous as to what are and what, not essential services is. Legal service with the context of the Regulation is essential ser