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

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...

Protests Against Police Violence Sweep Across Small-Town America

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...

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

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...

Court Acquits Ceaner of Defilement, as Alleged Victim Failed to Testify

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday acquitted a 26-year-old cleaner, Charles Etuk of defilement as the alleged 13-year-old victim failed to testify. Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held that there was no direct evidence linking the defendant  to the alleged crime to warrant a conviction. “There is no circumstantial or direct evidence linking the defendant to the crime. The victim did not testify in this case and the evidence of Sgt....

Black Lives Matter Comes to Paris as thousands Join Banned Protest

Thousands of people in Paris on Tuesday evening defied a ban to protest about the 2016 death of a young black man in police custody and alleged racism by security forces. Many of the overwhelmingly young, racially mixed crowd bore slogans linked to the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S., which has seen large protests in recent days after George Floyd, a black man, was killed by police last week. The protest near the main...

Buhari, Tinubu Condemn Uwaila’s Rape as Police Arrest Suspect

The Killing of Miss Vera Uwaila after being raped by an unknown person(s) has sparked outrage and protests in Banin, Lagos, and Abuja. The social media has also been flooded with the hashtag #JusticeForUwa. The Protest has gotten to the number one citizen of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, who took to his verified Twitter to condemn the killing and urged the police to bring the perpetrator(s) to justice. He tweeted, “I would like to offer my...

FIFA Asks Leagues to Use ‘Common Sense’ Over Floyd Protests

World soccer governing body,  FIFA,  has asked competition organisers to use “common sense” with players who display messages of protest over the death of George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed black man,  was killed in police custody in the United States. FIFA regulations barred players from displaying any “political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images” on their kit. Since 2014, this ban had included undershirts — a response to players lifting up their shirts to...

Senate President Advocates Stiffer Penalty for Rape

President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, has advocated for stiffer penalties for rape in Nigeria. Lawan made the call on Tuesday in his concluding remarks on motion over increasing rape cases and brutality against the girl child in the country. According to him, having stiffer penalties in Nigeria’s criminal and penal code will serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of the act. “We stand together, shoulder to shoulder on this, and I think we...

Alleged falsehood: Court Strikes Out Suit, Discharges Dino Melaye

Justice   Olasumbo Goodluck of an FCT High Court, Maitama on Tuesday discharged Sen. Dino Melaye who was accused of providing false information to the police. The  Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) charged Melaye with two counts of giving false information to the police. Delivering a ruling in a no-case -submission filed Melaye, Justice  Goodluck held that on count one, there is no evidence that the defendant gave false information to any person in public service. She...

Court Orders Release of Orji Kalu from Prison

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, granted a motion by a former Governor of Abia,  Orji Uzor Kalu, seeking his release from the Kuje Prison custody. Justice Mohammed Liman before who the applicant’s motion was pending, granted the prayer of applicant, and ordered the release of Kalu, from prison. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kalu was sentenced to 12 years for N7.2billion fraud belonging to Abia. The verdict was handed...

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