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

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...

Asante, Ouattara Reelected ECOWAS Court’s President, Vice

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...

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

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...

Magu: No Sacred Cows, Days of Corrupt Officials Are Numbered – Presidency

The Presidency says those who see the ongoing Ibrahim Magu’s investigation as an indication that the fight against corruption is failing have missed the boat, saying, however, that the days of corrupt officials are numbered. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday while reacting to various media reports on Magu’s investigation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Magu, the...

Corruption Allegation: Magu Request For Bail as Panel Questions EFCC Top Officials

The embattling acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has requested bail from custody. The EFCC Boss, who is under investigation by a presidential panel, has spent his fourth day at the Force Criminal Investigation Department. He has been detained by the FCID since Monday when he appeared first before the panel. Magu is being probed by the presidential panel for allegations of misconduct leveled against him by the Attorney-General...

Magu: Group Commends Buhari, Says Removal Timely

An NGO, United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFFP), has described as timely the indefinite suspension of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Shalom Olaseni, Executive Director, UGRFFP, who commended the President for suspending Magu, said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that his removal would give room for thorough investigation into series of allegations leveled against him. Olaseni stated that Buhari’s...

Transcripts Reveal George Floyd Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’ More Than 20 Times

New transcripts of police body camera footage released on Wednesday provided a detailed account of George Floyd’s interaction with Minneapolis police officers and his last moments. In one interaction Floyd tells officer Derek Chauvin that “you’re going to kill me, man,” to which Chauvin replies: “Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes heck of a lot of oxygen to talk.” Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after he kneeled on Floyd’s...

BlackLivesMatter: Black Teenage Dies After Being Choked in US Juvenile Facility

A black teen is seen losing consciousness in a viral video while being choked by staff members of a juvenile delinquency centre. The viral video sparked outrage in the United as protests against racism continue to spread across the United States. The teen, Cornelius Fredericks, 16, died May 1, two days after staff at Lakeside Academy pinned him to the ground. Such action is considered a residential treatment for young adults in Kalamazoo, Michigan, after...

‘Magu Boys’ is the Vicious Cult That Runs EFCC ‐ Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, the former senator representing Kaduna central, has accused Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of running a “cult” in the agency. Following a memo by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), in which Magu was accused of grave misconduct, the anti-graft chairman was arrested and detained on Monday. He appeared before a panel led by Ayo Salami, retired president of the court of appeal, which...

Police Nabs Pastor Who Allegedly Raped Daughter for Five Years

The Ogun state police have nabbed a Pastor of Christ Apostolic Church, Oluwafemi Oyebola, Ogo-Oluwa parish for allegedly raping and impregnating his daughter. The pastor was also accused of getting abortions done on his daughter three times. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state police public relations officer, said the suspect was arrested after his daughter lodged a complaint against him at Owode-Egbado divisional police headquarters. He said the victim alleged that her father had been raping her...

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