Court Discharge Four #EndSARS Protesters

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Discharge Four #EndSARS Protesters

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 26, 2021

Four out of six protesters who were arrested in November for protesting outside the National Assembly were discharged on Monday by a court in Abuja. Last year, Nigeria was swept by weeks of widespread protests sparked by anger over brutality from the police’s loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The six defendants were arrested on November 8, 2020, and charged with unlawful assembly. The defence lawyer, Henry Akwaji requested the case be dismissed because the prosecution...

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Media Chiefs, Spotlight Initiative Brainstorm On Accountability In Fighting GBV

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaMedia Chiefs, Spotlight Initiative Brainstorm On Accountability In Fighting GBV

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 26, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ______ Nigeria’s Media Executives will today Tuesday discuss issues at a Round-table organized by the joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative through UNICEF Nigeria to brainstorm on issues aimed at increasing accountability for funding and implementation of the “Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) program”. The Spotlight Initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between the European Union and the United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls...

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My Wife is Secretly Planning to Marry Another Man – Man Alleges in Court

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaMy Wife is Secretly Planning to Marry Another Man – Man Alleges in Court

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

ABUJA —  A civil servant, Moses Ojo, on Monday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja,  to grant him divorce, on grounds that his wife, Martha, was secretly planning to marry another man. Ojo, in his petition, alleged:” she keeps travelling without my consent. Her lover sent her a text message on preparations for their wedding. ”Martha is also threatening to kill me and inherit my property,” he alleged. The petitioner also told the court...

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EU Foreign Ministers Consider Reaction in Wake of Navalny Arrest

Law & JusticePoliticsWorld NewsEU Foreign Ministers Consider Reaction in Wake of Navalny Arrest

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

Brussels, Jan. 25, 2021 (NAN) EU foreign ministers are to consider how to react following the jailing of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and mass detentions at demonstrations across the country. Three Baltic States are calling for sharper EU sanctions on Moscow, but most member states seem minded to wait a little longer before resorting to more restrictive measures ahead of Monday’s talks. Anti-corruption campaigner Navalny returned to Russia on Jan. 18, after months in...

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Deeper Life School: Provide Evidence And Get N100m, Reno Fires Back At Deborah

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleDeeper Life School: Provide Evidence And Get N100m, Reno Fires Back At Deborah

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 22, 2021

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has refuted the claim that he threatened Deborah Okezie, mother of Deeper Life Schoolboy allegedly assaulted in school. In a video made public through his Instagram page, Reno disclosed his willingness to pay Okezie N100m provided she could back up her claim with proof. WAP had earlier reported how Okezie had accused, Reno Omokri and some Deeper Life church members of threatening her for going public with allegations that her...

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Deeper Life School: Mother Of Molested Pupil Ask Reno Omokri, Church Members To Stop Threats

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleDeeper Life School: Mother Of Molested Pupil Ask Reno Omokri, Church Members To Stop Threats

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 21, 2021

Deborah Okezie, mother of the 11-year-old boy who was molested in school has called out Reno Omokri, a former media aide to the then President Goodluck Jonathan for making threats against her. The mother made this indication on Thursday in a video posted on her Facebook page. Recall that she had earlier alleged that her son, Don Davis was harassed and sexually molested by his pairs, assaulted by the staff while in Deeper life High,...

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Court Dissolves 5-year-old Marriage For Peace to Reign

Law & JusticeNewsPeopleCourt Dissolves 5-year-old Marriage For Peace to Reign

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

A customary court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved a five-year-old marriage between a businessman, Abiola Azeez and his wife, Ayobami in the interest of peace. The President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, also advised Azeez to file a separate suit in order to claim his property, allegedly taken away by Ayobami. Azeez, a resident of Muslim-Odinjo area of Ibadan, had approached the court to dissolve the marriage over uncomplimentary behaviour by his...

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Trial of Ex-SGF Lawal, 5 Others for Alleged N544m Fraud Begins

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaTrial of Ex-SGF Lawal, 5 Others for Alleged N544m Fraud Begins

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

The trial of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and five others began on Wednesday in an FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)   called its first witness. The prosecution witness, a relationship manager in the Sales Department, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Mohammed Babansule, tendered the statement of account of one of the companies, Josmon Technologies Ltd., the sixth defendant. Some other documents...

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Ondo State Government Bans Street Trading In The State Capital

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsOndo State Government Bans Street Trading In The State Capital

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 9, 2021

The Ondo State Government has placed a total ban on trading along the vehicular traffic lanes, pedestrian paths and walkways on major market corridors in Akure, the state capital. State Commissioner for Information and Orientation on Friday Mr. Donald Ojogo in a statement said the development followed the setting up of the Committee on Waste Management and in its bid to instill sanity, especially in Akure. The statement said “the ban also includes artisans such...

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NDLEA Confirms Arrest of 11 Drug Peddlers , at Adamawa

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNDLEA Confirms Arrest of 11 Drug Peddlers , at Adamawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 8, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,  Regional Correspondent _____ The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Adamawa has confirmed the arrest of 11 suspected drug peddlers at the Secretariat of the All Progressive Congress (APC) along Galadima Aminu Way, Yola, Adamawa State. Mohammed Idris, NDLEA’s Commander in Adamawa, Friday,  confirmed that the arrest followed tip-off, adding that substances suspected to be illicit drugs were equally discovered when the officials of the NDLEA searched the premises of the...

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