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IPOB Hires Another Senior Advocate Of Nigeria To Fight Proscription By FG
The legal team of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra has clarified that a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Imo State, Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume (SAN), would join the team challenging the proscription of IPOB in court. According to the leader of the legal team, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Mike Ozekhome remains the only Senior Advocate of Nigeria in the defence...
Go After Bandits, Terrorists For Abusing Image Of Islam, Shehu Sani Challenges Hisbah
The Shari’a Police in Kano and other northern states, otherwise called Hisbah, have been called upon to rise against insecurity by ideologically confronting kidnappers, bandits and terrorists in the region who are abusing the image of Islam and Muslims by their acts. The call was made by the popular human rights activist and politician, Shehu Sani in Kano on Monday...
NYSC DG Vows To Prosecute Graduates Who Shun Mobilisation
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said it is working with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to ensure that graduates who refuse to present themselves for the Scheme’s mobilisation after the completion of their studies are tried immediately. NYSC Director-General, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday during the signing of a Memorandum...
Buhari Nigeria’s Biggest Asset, Says CoS Gambari
The Chief of Staff, Cos to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has said that his boss is the biggest asset Nigeria has today, especially that the president is a man of his word. Gambari, a former minister of external affairs and longest serving Nigerian ambassador to the United Nations (UN), said this yesterday in Abuja at the public launch...
Court Rejects Umahi’s Stay Of Execution Application
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out applications by Governor Dave Umahi, his deputy Kelechi Igwe and the 16 lawmakers seeking a stay of execution of their sack. Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday struck out the applications after the applicants withdrew the applications. “Upon being informed that records of appeal have been transmitted, and application to withdraw of stay...
Court Sacks 20 Cross River Assembly Members For Defecting To APC
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to...
Umahi Says He’s Not Worried About Sack Because He Enjoys Immunity, Insists Votes Garnered During Election Belong To Candidate
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has maintained that he has entertained fewer worries since the counter pronouncement by a Federal High Court in Abuja, ordering that he and his deputy, Eric Igwe, vacate their seats as governor and deputy respectively. He argued that asides from the immutable fact that he enjoys immunity as an elected governor, votes secured...
Nigerian Shot Stopper Disappointed To Miss World Cup Playoffs, Confident Super Eagles Will Beat Ghana
Maduka Okoye has expressed his disappointment after pulling out of Nigeria’s squad to face the Black Stars of Ghana in a 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs, reports says The Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper was forced to withdraw from the qualifiers after testing positive to coronavirus. Okoye was replaced in the squad by Enyimba goalie John Noble. “I was tested positive a day before...
Conflicting Judgements On Umahi’s Sack Confusing Us, Says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it cannot yet take a stance on the controversy surrounding the court order which sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Chief Kelechi Igwe. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education in Abuja on Thursday. An Abuja...
Justice Inyang Ekwo Issues FG Last Warning, Threatens To Strike Out N2.9bn Corruption Case Against Okorocha
A federal high court in Abuja has threatened to strike out charges of misappropriation of N2.9 billion against a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the threat after the federal government for the second time failed to serve the 17-count criminal charge against Okorocha and six others over the offences. The prosecuting counsel, Cosmos Ugwu, had...
