Archives July 2021

Justice Kolawole Omotosho of a federal high court in Port Harcourt on Thursday 5th June 2020, delivered judgement against the University of Port Harcourt for violating the rights of a Port Harcourt based journalist, Mr. Mark Lenu as enshrined in the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, in a pro bono fundamental rights action brought before the court.

Speaking with Port City News correspondents, counsel to the plaintiff, Mr. Kingdom Chukwuezie Esq. of Dace Attorneys, thanked the court for delivering the judgement in favour of his client, while adding that the court has established the right of all citizens to request information from public institutions.

See full report HERE

A Federal High court sitting in Port Harcourt has found the University of Port Harcourt liable for the failure to mobilize one thousand two hundred and twenty-seven graduates for the NYSC program and failure to award them degree certificates in their respective discipline.

Clamaints’ counsel, Mr. Kingdom Chukwuezie, the Managing Partner of Dace Attorneys, thanked the court for its fair judgement given in favour of the students who were unlawfully and unjustly ill-treated.

Read full report from the Port City News HERE

See also the video interview on the case as reported by BBC News Pidgin HERE