SARS Killing Video: Keyamo Calls for the Release of Videographer

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has called for the released of the videographer who was behind the Delta viral Special Anti-Robbery Squad video and was arrested by the police. In the video, it was alleged that one person was killed by SARS operatives in Ughelli, in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The video has generated tension within and outside the Delta State, it had...

Court Grants EFCC The Order to Freeze Lagos Speaker, Obasa, Bank Accounts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has gotten the order to freeze three bank accounts belonging to the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. In a matter filed by the EFCC at the Federal High Court in Lagos, with suit number, FHC/CS/1069/2020, sought an ex-parte order to freeze three bank accounts belonging to Mr. Obasa. The bank included Standard Chartered Bank and pending the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the...

Senate Orders the Arrest and Prosecution of SARS Operatives Involve in Killings of Innocent Nigerians

The Senate, on Wednesday, ordered the arrest and prosecution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly refers to as SARS’ operatives who were involved in the recent killings of innocent Nigerians across the country. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan stated this while ruling on the legislative resolution on the motion by Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Tinubu had drawn the attention of his colleagues to the recent extra-judicial killings and human rights abuses by the SARS Operatives...

Senate Reduces Buhari’s Entourage to Present Budget

The Senate on Wednesday said that only those involved in budget preparation would be allowed to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari to the Nation Assembly on Thursday. Buhari is expected to present the 2021 national budget estimates to the joint session of the federal parliament. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, told his colleagues at plenary that the joint session would take place in the House of Representatives chamber. Lawan said, “This time around because of the...

U.S Calls for Credibility in Ondo Guber Poll

The US Embassy in Nigeria has called on the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, security operatives and other stakeholders to ensure credibility in the upcoming Ondo guber poll. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the US embassy urged major stakeholders to ensure that that poll reflect the true desire of the people for the state. The embassy also pledged to work with Nigeria to achieve the shared goals of peace and prosperity for both...

Buhari Urges Nigerians to be Patient with Laws They Dislike

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged Nigerians to be patient with any law of the land that they are not convenient with. He asked that aggrieved Nigerians should “engage the process in line with democratic practices.” The President made this position known at this opening of the two-day joint executive-legislative leadership retreat, which was themed, ‘Promoting effective executive-legislative partnership, finding a middle ground’, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari added that the process of...

Northern Elders Forum Calls for Restructuring, Says Nigeria Has failed

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has advised Nigerians not to relent in their call for restructuring from the present government. The Forum agreed that that the Nigerian state has failed, especially in the area of security, adding that there was the need to look at the structure of the country in providing security for the people. The spokesperson of the forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, while speaking on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily, said the country...

Buhari Lacks Constitutional Power to Restructure Nigeria – Yakasai

An elder statesman, Alhaji tanko Yakasai, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari, lacked the constitutional power to restructure Nigeria. On Monday, he advised those clamoring for restructuring to channel their energies by ensuring that their representatives in the state and National Assemblies perform that statutory functions, by providing necessary legislative structure needed to restructure the country. Yakasai who spoke with journalist in Abuja said, “The President does not have the powers to restructure Nigeria. “He...

Osinbajo Expresses Displeasure Over SARS Menace, Condemns Killings, Arrest and Extortion

There was outrage in Nigeria on Sunday over the extra-judicial killings, harassment, and extortion of innocent Nigerians by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, one of the units of the Nigerian Police Force. One of the prominent Nigerian politicians who have condemned the unconstitutional behavior of the Police unit is the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Others who have joined in condemning the SARS Operatives were Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege and the Minister of State...

Salami Ends Magu’s Probe, Refuses to Invite Buhari’s CoS, Minister as Malami Rejected Invitation

The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Panel that was probing the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has rejected the request of the EFCC Boss to invite the president’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari; the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas. Others who were expected to appear before the panel included a former Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde; the...

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