Sowore Had His Crossover Night in Unknown Police Custody for Organizing Protest

Law & JusticeNewsPress * MediaSowore Had His Crossover Night in Unknown Police Custody for Organizing Protest

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 1, 2021

The Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and other activists have spent the wee hours of the New Year in police custody for holding a protest in Abuja. Before his arrest, Sowore has sent out a series of tweets calling on Nigerians to join him on a protest against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He tweeted, “How about a crossover protest/uprising tonight? Anyone willing to participate? Pick up a candle and a placard showing...

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Certificate Forgery and Other Allegations Against Obaseki

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsCertificate Forgery and Other Allegations Against Obaseki

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 31, 2020

All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of its chieftains, Mr. Williams Edobor, has dragged Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to court, alleging that the Governor forged his University of Ibadan degree certificate, which he used in securing his candidacy for the September governorship election in the state. The September election that looks like the Lord’s Chosen election could be turned down by the tribunal if the evidence presented against the People’s Democratic Party’s candidate...

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Court Admits Documents in Alleged Forgery Suit Against Obaseki

Law & JusticeNewsPeoplePoliticsCourt Admits Documents in Alleged Forgery Suit Against Obaseki

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

The Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted more documents in evidence against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, in an ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit against him. The All Progressives Congress (APC), tendered the documents to prove its allegation of certificate forgery against the governor. The two documents included a University of Ibadan degree certificate, belonging to Mr Emmanuel Balogun and a report by a forensic document examiner, ASP Raphael Onwuzuligbo. The documents were admitted...

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Amotekun, Family Disagree Over the Killings of an Oyo Student

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaAmotekun, Family Disagree Over the Killings of an Oyo Student

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2020

The Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Operation Amotekun, has said that its men killed a leader of armed robbers and not a student of the University of Ibadan as being claimed by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The NANS and the family of Akolade Gbadebo, a 400-level student of the Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo, affiliated with the University of Ibadan, had accused Amotekun of killing the Nigerian student. They claimed...

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Court Admits Olisa Metuh to N250m Bail

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Admits Olisa Metuh to N250m Bail

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2020

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has admitted Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to N250 million bail. Justice Nkeonye Maha gave the order, in a ruling, following a motion on notice with charge number: FHC/ABJ/CR/05/2016 dated and filed on Dec. 21 by a team of lawyers led by Dr Oyechi Ikpeazu, counsel to Metuh. Justice Maha ruled that the surety must be responsible citizens and owner of landed property/properties...

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Smugglers: Hoodlums Attack, Injure Customs Officers at FOU Zone “A”

Law & JusticeSmugglers: Hoodlums Attack, Injure Customs Officers at FOU Zone “A”

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

Some Customs officers serving at the Federal Operations Unit Zone “A’’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have been attacked by hoodlums working with smugglers. Deputy Comptroller, Usman Yahaya, made the disclosure in a statement by Mr. Theophilus Duniya,  Public Relations Officer of Federal Operations Unit Zone A of NCS, in Lagos on Tuesday. According to Yahaya, at about 800 hours on Dec. 22, 2020, the officers who were carrying out their statutory duty of...

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Emir Of Anka Calls On Govt TO Allow People Carry Arms For Self-defence

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaEmir Of Anka Calls On Govt TO Allow People Carry Arms For Self-defence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 21, 2020

The Emir of Anka in Zamfara State, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has appealed to the state government to allow people of the state to carry arms and defend themselves against banditry. Attahiru, who paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kaura-Namoda, who was attacked by bandits last week said, Since the bandits refused to surrender, the government should allow everyone to carry weapons for self-defense. The Emir of Anka, who is the Chairman of the...

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NJC Demands Complusory Retirement Of Judges For Falsifying Age

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaNJC Demands Complusory Retirement Of Judges For Falsifying Age

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 21, 2020

The Grand Kadi of Yobe state, Shu’aibu Talba, has been asked to compulsoryly retire by the National Judicial Council (NJC), over alleged age falsification. The council recommended a compulsory retirement  for the him along with Abdulkareem Abdulrasaq, a high court judge in Osun state. This decision was made at the NJC 93rd annual meeting which was conducted virtually on December 16. Talba was recommended for retirement after investigations showed that he falsified his age on...

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Police Promotes 4,134 Traffic Wardens As FRSC Orders Deployment of 36,000 Personnel Nationwide

Law & JusticeNewsPolice Promotes 4,134 Traffic Wardens As FRSC Orders Deployment of 36,000 Personnel Nationwide

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 18, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has approved the promotion of 4,134 traffic warden personnel to their next rank. The recipients include 65 officers who were elevated to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Traffic; 245 officers to Assistant Superintendent of Traffic II; 138 officers to Senior Traffic Warden; 3,683 men to Grade I and three men who were elevated from Grade III to Grade II. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday, by...

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Senate Confirms Nnamani as Member Police Service Commission

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaSenate Confirms Nnamani as Member Police Service Commission

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2020

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Onyemuche Nnamani, as a member of Police Service Commission. This followed the adoption of the report of Senate Committee on Police Affairs, presented by the Chairman Sen. Jika Haliru during plenary. Presenting the report, Haliru said that the nominee passed the screening, adding that, there was no petition against him. Contributing, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi (PDP-Enugu), described Nnamani as `a nationalist’ who would help the commission achieve...

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