Ndume Withdraws As Maina’s Surety

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNdume Withdraws As Maina’s Surety

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 4, 2020

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has asked his lawyers to begin the process for him to withdraw as the surety of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Ndume had stood surety for Maina who is standing trial at a federal high court in Abuja for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2 billion. Maina, however, jumped bail, went into hiding in September and subsequently left the country. The...

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#EndSARS: Panel Of Inquiry In Bauchi Receives 10 Petitions

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeria#EndSARS: Panel Of Inquiry In Bauchi Receives 10 Petitions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 3, 2020

The Bauchi State Judicial Panel of Inquiry  to investigate human rights abuses by the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian police has received 10 petitions from the public. Justice Habibu Idris Shall, Chairman of the panel  disclosed this Wednesday during the inaugural sitting of the committee held at the Bauchi State High Court. “You would recall that after inauguration by the state governor Bala Mohammed , the panel called for the submission...

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Finally, Police Extradite, Maina- Ex-pension Boss From Niger Republic

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaFinally, Police Extradite, Maina- Ex-pension Boss From Niger Republic

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 3, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Finally, Interpol has succeeded in extraditing the former boss of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed Maina to Nigeria. Maina was said to have escaped to the Republic of Niger as his hiding place but nemesis caught up with him finally on Thursday, December 3, when he was brought back to his country to face justice , Reports say that the extradition of Maina was done by the...

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N2.5bn fraud: Court Discharges, Acquits Dariye’s Finance Commissioner, 3 Others

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaN2.5bn fraud: Court Discharges, Acquits Dariye’s Finance Commissioner, 3 Others

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday dismissed a N2.5bn fraud case preferred against Mr Emmanuel Agati, Plateau Finance Commissioner, under former governor, Sen. Joshua Dariye. Also discharged and acquitted were three other respondents in the 14-year-old case – Messrs Sham Damisa, Nuhu Madaki and Silas Vongbut, former Accountant General, Director of Treasury and Deputy Director, Inspectorate, respectively. Justice Adebukola Banjoko of Court V, Jabi who discharged and acquitted the quartet, said that the case lacked...

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Group Condemns Attack of Peaceful Protesters

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaGroup Condemns Attack of Peaceful Protesters

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 1, 2020

The Crime Correspondent Association of Nigeria (CCAN), has condemned the extra judicial killings carried out by the security forces on defenceless #EndSARS protesters. In a statement, Hassan Zaggi, CCAN Chairman expressed distaste over the massacre of young, energetic and vibrant citizens. “The ugly incidents of gruesome killings and maiming of Nigerians in the Abuja city centre, Dutse Alhaji, a suburb in the FCT, Lagos and other parts of the country is worrisome. “We have even...

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#EndSARS: Police Brutally Killed My 24 years- old Son, ‘’ I Paid Police N5,000 Bail-Fee’’ Victims Tells Adamawa Judicial Panel

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeria#EndSARS: Police Brutally Killed My 24 years- old Son, ‘’ I Paid Police N5,000 Bail-Fee’’ Victims Tells Adamawa Judicial Panel

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent As startling revelations continued to trail, a victim of police brutality, Mr. Nicks Kaino has told Adamawa  State Judicial Commission of Inquiry how police ‘ killed’  his son, Kane, aged 24 years, as another victim Yohanna Vandi accused the police of detaining him in a police cell with six others which caused  him to lose a contract of three hundred thousand naira (N300,000). In his submission, through a counsel,...

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Despite Video Evidence, Lai Muhammed On Oath Denies He Announced 5m Hate Speech Fine

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaDespite Video Evidence, Lai Muhammed On Oath Denies He Announced 5m Hate Speech Fine

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 27, 2020

Despite video evidence, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied he announced an increment in the fine for hate speech from ₦500,000 to ₦5m. Mohammed, who on August 5, 5050, announced the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission to increase the hate speech fine stated on oath that he did not do so. The minister said this in a counter-affidavit in response to an originating motion filed before a Federal High Court...

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Maina: Kuje Prison Restricts Access to Ndume As Senators Visit

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaMaina: Kuje Prison Restricts Access to Ndume As Senators Visit

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 25, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ABUJA — Fresh facts emerged that officials of the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, had  on Tuesday restricted access to Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), who was remanded on Monday over his inability to produce the former chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, whom he stood as surety for. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja had ordered Ndume to be remanded after the...

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GBV: Experts Charges Media to Create Behavioral Change

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleGBV: Experts Charges Media to Create Behavioral Change

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 25, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Disturbed by the ever increasing cases of gender based violence (GBV) stakeholders during a one-day webinar organized by the Spotlight Initiative have charged  media  practitioners to bring the matter  to the front burner and help break silence by creating behavioral change. The webinar with the theme “The role of media in promoting accountability to end violence against women and girls”, was aimed at   creating   media advocacy, involvement, participation and reportage...

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Unmasking the Judicial Panels of Inquiry on Police Brutality: Will There be Justice for Victims?

ColumnsLaw & JusticeNigeriaOpinionUnmasking the Judicial Panels of Inquiry on Police Brutality: Will There be Justice for Victims?

PilotnewsNovember 24, 2020

At this stage, it is my considered opinion that no officer of the police force is likely going to be punished for abusing or brutalizing citizens.  ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The ongoing hearing on police brutality at the various states of the federation is nothing profound or in the least, significant, for the simple reason that it is increasing difficult to exonerate Nigeria from various forms of violations suffered by its citizens. Much so to the extent...

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