{
  "id": 19284137,
  "title": "ADC Demands Release of Lifu’s Judgement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/adc-demands-release-of-lifus-judgement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T04:21:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/10/adc-demands-release-of-lifus-judgement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate release of Justice Peter Lifu's judgment. The ADC is disappointed that copies of the judgment are not being provided to their lawyers despite being declared ready by Justice Lifu. Phrank Shaibu, the ADC Presidential Campaign Director of Strategic Communication, criticized the court for an \"indefensible denial of access\" to the ruling. Shaibu stated that the court's assertion that the judgment is ready and the applicants have paid for its certified copy raises questions about why the document remains inaccessible. He emphasized that the court cannot announce a judgment as ready and then withhold the official record from the parties involved. The ADC demands the Federal High Court to release the judgment immediately and provide an explanation for the delays in processing the paid applications.",
  "summary": "Chuks Okocha in Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has demanded the immediate release of Justice Peter Lifu’s judgment. The ADC said Justice Lifu had declared in open court that",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "ADC demands immediate release of Justice Lifu’s judgement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/adc-demands-immediate-release-of-justice-lifus-judgement",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:50:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Lifu: When sentiments becloud our sense of judgement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/lifu-when-sentiments-becloud-our-sense-of-judgement",
        "published": "2026-11-10T00:16:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}