The case was withdrawn by Mr. Charles Enya, chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who filed a lawsuit seeking a constitutional amendment to allow President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors to pursue a third term in office. He said the withdrawal was to allow for further consultations. Enya in a suit no FHC / AI / CS/90/19 […]
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On Thursday, a Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Orji Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of 39 counts of N7.2 billion fraud and money laundering. Throughout his time as governor, Kalu was charged along with Jones Udeogo, the state commissioner for finance. The […]
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A former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, was convicted by the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday on charges of embezzling N7.12bn while managing South-Eastern state affairs. The decision adds a new twist to the 12-year-long trial. detail soon…
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Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport and former governor of the state of Rivers, said that he would refuse any pension offering if offered by the state government. He said this on Twitter after being declared unconstitutional by a Federal High Court in Lagos to keep receiving emoluments from their states former governors holding public offices. […]
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Federal High Court Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, Abuja, ordered the Department of state Service to release Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, human rights activists, within the next 24 hours. The judge also ordered the DSS to pay Sowore the amount of N100,000 for refusing to release him on bail in violation of two court orders. The […]
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A legal luminary and senior statesman, Afe Babalola, has challenged Nigeria to return to its constitution of 1960/93 and restructure along the path of true federalism. At the 12th Faculty Week of Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences College, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NAN reports, Babalola was a guest speaker. Babalola said restructuring would assist the nation […]
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Bishop David Oyedepo, founder and general overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel, described the controversial bill of hate speech as a’ crazy idea.’ The cleric, who believed the bill’s purpose was to silence Nigerians, proclaimed that no one could silence a man of God because he was called by God. Speaking in […]
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On Tuesday, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission said it had arrested Samuel Opeyemi Adeojo, a former councilor in Kwara State’s Ekiti Local Government Area. Adeojo was fingered as the leader of a car theft syndicate noted for stealing cars from car dealers by pretending to be legitimate buyers, according to the EFCC. The EFCC […]
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Federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General Abubakar Malami The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to end impunity and facilitate recourse to victim justice, as well as to ensure punishment for perpetrators. Abubakar Malami, Federation Attorney General and Minister of Justice, said this on Monday in a statement in the Ministry of Justice by […]
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Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson said on Monday that on November 16, 2019, there was no governorship election in Bayelsa. The governor claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducting the election was an insult to Bayelsans. He noted that what happened on that date (November 16) in the name of an election was […]