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Law & Justice News NigeriaSunday Igboho: FG to Appeal N20bn Damages Against DSS, Malami

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has said it will appeal the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which has awarded the damages of N20 billion against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Department of State Service (DSS). Justice Ladiran Akintola who delivered the ruling described DSS’ action as “arbitrary aggression and prejudices” against Igboho. Akintola said the N20 billion will serve as exemplary and aggravated damages. But Malami in an interview...

Crime & Security Law & Justice114 Escape Kogi Inmates Recaptured, 126 Still Missing – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 15, 2021

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 114 escapees of its Kabba custodial centre who were among the 240 inmates set free on September 12. The NCoS spokesperson, Francis Enobore, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba, Kogi, was attacked by gunmen. NCoS Controller-General, Haliru Nababa, had since directed the activation of the immediate recapture procedure and detailed investigation to be carried out on the...

Business Law & Justice LifestyleSharia Committee In Damaturu Raids Illegal Brothel

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 15, 2021

DAMATURU, (YOBE STATE) —Officials of Damaturu Local Government Shari’a Committee alongside security operatives have raided illegal brothels, beer, and drug selling joints within the Yobe State capital. The raid was not unconnected with allegations that the areas were known for habouring of suspected criminal elements as well as underage commercial sex workers. Bukar Adamu, Council Executive Chairman, who led the Committee on Tuesday raged Zango and Kandahar areas and confiscated cartons of beers and packs...

Human Rights & Freedom Law & Justice NigeriaSit-at-home Update: Hoodlums Loot Bread, Set Van, Keke Ablaze In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 14, 2021

ENUGU — In commemoration of the day security agents invaded the home of Nnamdi Kanu at Afara, Umuahia in Abia state, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, declared Tuesday, September 14, 2021 a sit-at-home day. In Emene, Enugu East Local Government in Enugu state, hoodlums looted a bread delivery van and attacked the driver distributing Chimex bread around the old Orie Emene market. Eye witness account states, “They dragged the driver out, looted all the...

Crime & Security Environment Law & JusticeGovernor Fintiri Signs Three Bills Into Law

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 14, 2021

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has signed three bills into law after approval by the state House of Assembly. The bills are Adamawa State Environmental Protection Agency (ADSEPA) Law, Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) law and Adamawa State Limitation of Actions Law. Briefing newsmen in Yola, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Afraimu Jingi said the ADSEPA law will protect the environment from degradation. “The law is divided into five parts, with...

Crime & Security Law & JusticeHousewife Stabs Her husband To Death

PilotnewsSeptember 8, 2021

Police in Adamawa have arrested a 19-year-old housewife, Rumasau Muhammad of Wuro Yanka Village, in Shelleng Local Government Area for allegedly stabbing her 35-year-old husband, Muhammad Adamu to death. According to a statement by the Adamawa State Police command spokesman DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect allegedly stabbed the husband for refusing to divorce her as she demanded. The statement read in part: “The Adamawa State Police Command, on 7/9/2021 apprehended a 19-year-old wife for...

Crime & Security Law & Justice NewsEU, UN Commends Fintiri on Passage of VAPP

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

ABUJA — The European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) agencies in Nigeria have lauded Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa for the passage of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill into law in the state. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator, Nigeria in Abuja. According to the EU and UN, with the passage of the VAPP law, women and girls in the state are now...

Law & Justice Nigeria ElectionsConflicting Court Orders Affects INEC Jobs-Prof. Yakubu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

ABUJA — Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu says the conflicting orders emanating from courts of coordinate jurisdiction are making the job of the electoral body difficult. Yakubu who stated this in Abuja on Monday at the third quarterly meeting with political parties said the more INEC strives to improve the credibility and transparency of the electoral process, the more extraneous obstacles are put in its way through litigations. “On the issue...

Business Law & Justice NewsMiyetti Allah Kauta Hore Sought Stoppage For Implementation Of Anti-Grazing Laws

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

The National Secretary of a Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, Engr Saleh Alhassan has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to stop state governors (especially in the South) from implementing the various anti-grazing laws. Alhassan while addressing a press conference said Nigeria should adopt strategies in responding to the challenges of climate change as it affects livestock production. He described the anti-grazing laws as satanic and a ploy to cripple...

Human Rights & Freedom Law & Justice NewsLawyer to Detained Igboho’s Aides Asks Ooni to Influence Their Release

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

Pelumi Olajengbesi, the lawyer to the detained aides of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has asked the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to use his position as respected monarch to ensure the release of the detained associates of the activist who are still in the custody of the Department of State Service, despite a court order granting them bail. In a letter on Monday, the lawyer described the...

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