Court Dissolves 8-Year-Old Marriage as Husband Starves Wife of Sex

Law & JusticeLifestyleCourt Dissolves 8-Year-Old Marriage as Husband Starves Wife of Sex

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

An Upper Area Court in Makurdi on Wednesday dissolved the marriage between Jennifer Ojeka and Joseph, on grounds that he starves his wife of sex. Delivering judgment, the judge, Ms. Rose Iyorshe, held that evidence before the court showed that the marriage had broken down completely. Iyorshe ordered Ojeka to return the bride price paid by Joseph. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ojeka instituted a divorce case against her estranged husband, Joseph...

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Police Arrest 22 Suspects, Recover 9 Arms, Ammunition in Enugu

Law & JusticeNational SecurityNigeriaPolice Arrest 22 Suspects, Recover 9 Arms, Ammunition in Enugu

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested 22 suspects involved in offences ranging from conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, stealing and cultism within the month of May. The command also recovered one berretta pistol, eight locally-made firearms, nine rounds of live ammunition, one live cartridge, one motorcycle, 12 handsets, two axes, one dagger, three knives, one laptop, N6,000 and other miscellaneous items. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said on...

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SPECIAL INTEVIEW: Castration, Life Imprisonment, and Death Sentence Are Fair Deals for Rapists – Karimot Odebode

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeOpinionSPECIAL INTEVIEW: Castration, Life Imprisonment, and Death Sentence Are Fair Deals for Rapists – Karimot Odebode

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 8, 2020

Karimot Odebode is a poet, writer, gender rights activist, and youth leader from Ibadan Nigeria. She is a Youth Champion for ONE Campaign in Nigeria where she spearheaded the fight against poverty and inequalities in her community. Odebode is one of the 45 female African activists from 15 African countries that signed the open letter for the fight against gender inequality which was addressed and presented to G7 world leaders. She is currently the curator...

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Virtual Court Legality: Lagos Drags AGF and the National Assembly to the Supreme Court

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaVirtual Court Legality: Lagos Drags AGF and the National Assembly to the Supreme Court

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 8, 2020

Lagos Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, has sued the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and the National Assembly to the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of court hearings via audio and video platforms. Lagos government in the suit, is requesting the Supreme Court to determine Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Skype or any other audiovisual or video-conference platform by the Lagos State High Court or any...

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Trump Says National Guard will Start Withdrawal from Washington

Law & JusticeUnited StatesTrump Says National Guard will Start Withdrawal from Washington

PilotnewsJune 7, 2020

National Guard troops will start withdrawing from Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday, nearly a week after he deployed federal forces to the capital city. The move comes after several days of sustained peaceful protests in the city against police brutality, a demonstration movement that started in late May with the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minnesota. Protests have spread nationwide and Saturday saw mass demonstrations in major cities...

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Lagos Assembly’s Speaker’s Accusers Shun Probe Panel

Law & JusticeNewsPoliticsLagos Assembly’s Speaker’s Accusers Shun Probe Panel

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 6, 2020

The ad-hoc committee set up by the Lagos State House of Assembly to probe allegations of financial misconduct against the speaker Rt. Honourable Mudashiru Obasa, called-off its meeting, as persons and parties invited to substantiate their claims, did not show up. Persons invited include Mr. Babajide Otitoju of Television Continental; Mr. Bayo Oluwasanmi, Budgit, Concerned Nigerians; Adeola Fayehun of Keeping It Real, according to The Nation. Others are The Independent Diaspora Nigerians Against Corruption and...

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Protests Worldwide Embrace Black Lives Matter Movement

Law & JusticeWorld NewsProtests Worldwide Embrace Black Lives Matter Movement

PilotnewsJune 6, 2020

LONDON — Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday, demonstrating in support of U.S. protests against police brutality. Police in the German city of Hamburg used pepper spray on protesters and were ready to deploy water cannons. Several hundred “hooded and aggressive people” had put officers under pressure in the city centre, police said in a tweet, adding “We have already had to use pepper spray. With all due...

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Certificate Forgery: Court Asked to Disqualify Gov. Obaseki from Contesting

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsCertificate Forgery: Court Asked to Disqualify Gov. Obaseki from Contesting

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 6, 2020

The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to disqualify the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki from contesting in the state governorship election scheduled to hold on September 19, 2020, for allegedly forging his certificate. The report has it that the suit was filed by Edabor Williams, Ugesia Godwin and Amedu Anakhu on May 29, 2020. Also, respondents to the suit were the All Progressive Congress which is the party of the Governor, the...

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Protests Against Police Violence Sweep Across Small-Town America

Law & JusticeNewsUnited StatesProtests Against Police Violence Sweep Across Small-Town America

PilotnewsJune 5, 2020

ANNA, Illinois/NEW YORK  – Before sundown on Thursday around 150 protesters marched down the main street in Anna, Illinois, past Bob’s Tavern, Oasis of Grace Church, Douglas Skating Rink and Casey’s General Store holding homemade signs and chanting “black lives matter.” Nearly a century ago this southern Illinois town of 4,200 residents expelled most of its African-American residents, according to historians. The rally was held in solidarity with others protesting the death of George Floyd...

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Dortmund’s Sancho, Akanji, fined for Getting Haircuts Without Face Masks

Law & JusticeNewsSportsWorld NewsDortmund’s Sancho, Akanji, fined for Getting Haircuts Without Face Masks

PilotnewsJune 5, 2020

Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho and Manuel Akanji were fined an unspecified amount by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday for failing to wear face mask during a visit from a hairdresser this week. The DFL said both players had broken the health guidelines that had governed Bundesliga clubs and players since the league restarted amid the COVID-19 pandemic on May 16. In total, six Dortmund players, including rising star Sancho and Akanji, got their hair cut by the visiting hairdresser, who then asked some...

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