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Back to homepageICC Confirms Nigeria for Key Cricket Engagements in 2021
Joel Ajayi The International Cricket Council, the umbrella body for the sport has confirmed Nigeria in two of the body’s major activities in 2021 including Nigeria hosting one of them. In a communication sent out over the weekend, Nigeria was
Read MoreWhy Justice Bello Is Eminently Qualified For ICC
ZAINAB DUKE-ABIOLA Most learned eyebrows were raised when we read the unwarranted attacks and innuendos in some newspapers targeted at one of Nigeria’s finest legal luminaries, His Lordship Justice Ishaq Usman Bello. The “allegations” against the learned judge include his
Read MoreAmnesty lnt’l to ICC: Investigate War Crimes, Violation Of Human Rights In Nigeria
By Cyril Ogar Amnesty International says there are critical evidences for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a formal investigation against Nigeria over serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law
Read MoreICC Denies Rating Buhari On Integrity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied claim that it invited President Muhammadu Buhari as its keynote speaker during its 20th anniversary because he had the highest rating on integrity. A lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin in an interview on a national television in
Read MoreDino Melaye To Sue FG To ICC Over Maltreatment
Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West, on Saturday disclosed that he will be heading to the International Criminal Court of Justice, ICC, to get justice in his matter. The embattled lawmaker revealed that he will be filing his case at the ICC.
Read MoreICC T20 World Cup Qualifier: Ukwenya Assures Great Outing For Nigeria
By Joel Ajayi, Abuja President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), Professor Adam Yahaya Ukwenya, has assured Nigerians of a good outing at the forthcoming T-20 World Cup and African Cup Tickets from 14th to 30thApril, 2018 at the Tafawa Balewa
Read MoreRussia pulls out from International Criminal Court
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which prosecutes war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. Russia in 2000 signed the Rome treaty that established the Hague-based court but never
Read MoreWar crimes court to open initial probe into Gabon unrest
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday she was opening an initial probe into the deadly unrest in Gabon triggered by disputed elections. The news came only days after President Ali Bongo, re-elected by a wafer-thin margin
Read MoreAfrica and the International Criminal Court — Cutting through the Noise
In popular accounts, Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) are pitted against each other. The ICC is derided as being “biased” against Africa, ignorant of the attitudes and desires of Africans, and even neo-colonial. We, the Africa Group
Read MoreSERAP drags governors to ICC over non payment of workers’ salaries
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of collective punishment and crimes against humanity against tens of thousands of Nigerian workers as a result of non-payment of their salaries
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