Olumide Akpata Emerges NBA President, Pledges Transformational Leadership

Law & JusticeNewsOlumide Akpata Emerges NBA President, Pledges Transformational Leadership

PilotnewsJuly 31, 2020

A former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, (NBA-SBl) Mr. Olumide Akpata, has emerged the 30th President of the NBA. Akpata polled 9,891 votes to defeat two senior advocates – Mr. Dele Adesina and Dr. Babatunde Ajibade. Ajibade polled 4,328 votes and Adesina 3,982 votes. The 2020 Elections into national offices of the NBA opened at 11.00p.m. on Wednesday (July 29) with a total of 29,635 accredited voters, and ended at...

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Federal High Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Sanusi’s Banishment – IGP

Law & JusticeNewsFederal High Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Sanusi’s Banishment – IGP

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 27, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by the former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, challenging his banishment. The IGP in his preliminary objection argued that the FHC lacked the jurisdiction to hear the fundamental rights enforcement suits. On March 9, 2020, the Kano State Government deposed the former Emir, whence the security agents moved him to Abuja. He was then banished to...

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Lawmaker Advocates Life Imprisonment for Rapists

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsLawmaker Advocates Life Imprisonment for Rapists

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

A lawmaker representing Ipokia-Idiroko constituency in the Ogun House of Assembly, Mrs Sikiratu Ajibola, has prescribed life imprisonment for rapists in the country. Ajibola made the suggestion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Sunday. Ajibola, who is also the House committee chairman on Women Affairs and Social Development, expressed sadness over the recent development, especially as it concerned minors in the society. She said that time was ripe to enact a law to punish...

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Rape Allegation: No Evidence Against D’banj – Police

EntertainmentLaw & JusticeRape Allegation: No Evidence Against D’banj – Police

PilotnewsJuly 25, 2020

The Nigeria Police have cleared popular Nigerian singer and songwriter D’banj, of the rape allegations leveled against him by a twitter user Miss Seyitan Babatayo. This was contained in a report signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umar Sanda on behalf of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigations Department, Force Headquarters, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday. It would be recalled that the allegation led to strong social...

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Magu’s Probe is a Plus for Buhari’s Administration – Malami

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsMagu’s Probe is a Plus for Buhari’s Administration – Malami

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 25, 2020

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said the probe of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and other top officials is a plus for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Malami disclosed this on ‘One-on-One’, an NTA Programme on Friday night while he was reacting to questions from the host, Cyril Stober. The AGF adds that the probe of the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim...

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Police Brutality: Abduction and Extortion by Anti Cult Police Squad in Anambra: it is “Hearsay”- Police

InvestigationsLaw & JusticeNewsPolice Brutality: Abduction and Extortion by Anti Cult Police Squad in Anambra: it is “Hearsay”- Police

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 23, 2020

NNEWI — Lately, the anti-cult squad of the Nigeria Police Force Anambra State Command has been in the news over allegations of brutality, abduction and extortion. This is coming only a few weeks after the former Anambra SARS commander; CSP James Nwafor, came under intense public scrutiny on allegations of extrajudicial killings and his role as head of SARS at a time several young men were said to have been by rounded and killed by...

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Panel Rejects Magu’s Letter of Explanation on the Auctioning of Recovered Vehicles

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsPanel Rejects Magu’s Letter of Explanation on the Auctioning of Recovered Vehicles

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 22, 2020

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has written a letter to the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel, explaining the allegation on illegal auctioning of recovered vehicles. Magu explained how some of the recovered vehicles were auctioned ‘Re: Alleged Case of Conspiracy, Enrichment, Abuse of Public Office and Other Infractions.’ In the letter, Magu explained that some of the vehicles recovered by the EFCC were autioned to the Presidential Villa,...

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Police Arrest Suspect in the Murder of Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh

Law & JusticeNewsPolice Arrest Suspect in the Murder of Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 17, 2020

The hunt for the suspect in the brutal killing of Fahim Saleh, the CEO of Gokada, has paid off. The former personal assistant of the 33-year-old tech start-up founder was arrested on Friday morning and is expected to be charged for the killing, the New York Times reported citing some officials. The suspect, Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, began working for Mr Saleh since the age of 16 and would be charged with second degree murder...

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Asante, Ouattara Reelected ECOWAS Court’s President, Vice

Law & JusticeWest AfricaAsante, Ouattara Reelected ECOWAS Court’s President, Vice

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante has been re-elected for a second term of two years by the team of five judges of the Court. A statement issued by the court on Friday, said that during the election that was conducted on Wednesday, the Vice President of the court, Justice Gberi-be Ouattara, was also re-elected for another term of two years. Reacting to his re-election, Asante commended his colleagues...

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Why the Supreme Court Upheld Virtual Court Sitting and Threw Out Lagos, Ekiti Suits

Law & JusticeNewsWhy the Supreme Court Upheld Virtual Court Sitting and Threw Out Lagos, Ekiti Suits

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 14, 2020

A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court has ruled that virtual court sittings are within the practice direction issued by heads of courts, not unconstitutional and could continue for now. The West African Pilot News recalls that the Attorneys General of Lagos and Ekiti States Moyosore Onigbanjo and Olawale Fapohunda respectively had approached the Supreme Court seeking to test and establish the constitutionality of virtual court hearings. However, the Apex Court panel led by Justice...

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