The Federal High Court in Abuja has cleared the way for the registration of a new association of lawyers in Nigeria, potentially breaking the Nigerian Bar
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The government arrested Alec Muchadehama and Andrew Makoni, two prominent human rights lawyers who were representing 31 opposition officials, and charged them with obstruction of justice. Police ignored a series of court orders granting the detainees access to their lawyers and ordering their release. The list of those arrested was almost a who-is-who in the