Nigerian Government Threatens to Prosecute Citizens with Foreign Properties Who Evade Tax

InvestingLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNigerian Government Threatens to Prosecute Citizens with Foreign Properties Who Evade Tax

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigeria had threatened to prosecute its citizens who were not paying tax on their properties in foreign countries. This was made known in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), Umar Gwandu on Thursday. The statement also stated that any bank or intermediary that helps any Nigerian citizen to shield such property would pay the fine which is equivalent to the cost...

CONTINUE READING
How a 17 Year Old Teenage Wife Kills Her Husband in Bauchi

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleHow a 17 Year Old Teenage Wife Kills Her Husband in Bauchi

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

Salma Hassan, a 17-year-old teenage wife has been paraded before the Bauchi State Police Command for stabbing her husband to death. Salma who hails from Itas Gadau Local Government Area of Bauchi, has on Thursday confessed to having stabbed her husband, Mohammed Mustapha with a knife to death for attempting to have sex with her without her consent. The suspect, Salma Hassan, told journalists after been paraded alongside other suspects by the Bauchi State Police...

CONTINUE READING
Court Remands Man Over Alleged Theft of 50 Gallons of Palm Oil

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Remands Man Over Alleged Theft of 50 Gallons of Palm Oil

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Thursday remanded one Timothy Elugbindin, 44, over alleged robbery of 50 gallons of palm oil at gunpoint. The Prosecutor, Asp. Joseph Adebayo told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 10, 2020, around 5 a.m., at Odemuyiwa Village via Ifetedo. Adebayo said that the defendant conspired with others now at large to commit felony to wit: Armed Robbery. He added that the defendant armed himself...

CONTINUE READING
Court Sentences Bricklayer, Mechanic to 21 Years in Prison for Bag-Snatching

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Sentences Bricklayer, Mechanic to 21 Years in Prison for Bag-Snatching

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a bricklayer, Ibrahim Olaore and a mechanic, Nurudeen Moshood to 21 years in prison for snatching the handbag of a banker in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during Thursday’s virtual proceeding, Justice Yetunde Adesanya held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and found the defendants guilty of a two-count charge of conspiracy and robbery. “Section 297(1) of the Criminal Law of...

CONTINUE READING
Members of Abacha’s Government Knew About the Money Stashed Abroad – Buba Galadima

Law & JusticeMoneyNewsNigeriaMembers of Abacha’s Government Knew About the Money Stashed Abroad – Buba Galadima

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 18, 2020

Buba Galadima, a Nigerian politician, has said that key members of the late General Sani Abacha’s government knew about the money the dictator stashed abroad. Mr. Galadima, a former ally – turned critic — of President Buhari revealed this in an interview with the Nation newspaper. He said the late Gen. Abacha was ‘rightly’ counselled by then Presidents Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi, to keep money abroad in order to survive sanctions by the United...

CONTINUE READING
Rwanda Genocide Suspect Arrested in France

Law & JusticeNewsWorld NewsRwanda Genocide Suspect Arrested in France

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 17, 2020

One of the most wanted suspects of the Rwanda Genocide, Félicien Kabuga, had been arrested near Paris. This was announced by the French Justice Ministry on Saturday. According to the BBC, the gendarmes in Asnières-Sur-Seine had detained Mr. Kabuga, who was reported to have been living under a false identity in the area. The 84-year old Kabuga had been charged for genocide and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. He was...

CONTINUE READING
Iran Sentences French Academic to Six Years in Prison: Lawyer

Law & JusticeNewsPeopleWorld NewsIran Sentences French Academic to Six Years in Prison: Lawyer

PilotnewsMay 16, 2020

Iran has sentenced French-Iranian academic, Fariba Adelkhah, to six years in prison on national security charges, her lawyer said on Saturday. “The court has sentenced her to six years. “We have appealed and if accepted, the sentence will drop to five years,’’ Adelkhah’s lawyer, Saeed Dehghan, told Reuters. Iran dropped spying charges against Adelkhah but she remained in jail on other security-related charges, Dehghan said in March. Iran has rejected France’s call to release Adelkhah,...

CONTINUE READING
Rivers Govt. Demolishes 2 Hotels for Flouting Lockdown Orders

CoronavirusLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaRivers Govt. Demolishes 2 Hotels for Flouting Lockdown Orders

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

The Rivers Government on Sunday demolished two Hotels in the state for flouting lockdown orders and State’s Executive Order No. 6 against the spread of Novel COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known on Sunday in a statement by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to Rivers Governor. He said that Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers monitored the demolition of Prudent Hotel, Alode, Eleme area of the state. Nwakaudu said: “The Rivers State Government also...

CONTINUE READING
Kalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 10, 2020

On Friday, The West African Pilot News exclusively reported the released of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, who had been convicted and sentenced to prison by the Nigerian apex court Kalu, along with others were convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the fraud of ₦7.1bn on December 5, 2019. However, in a unanimous judgement of a seven-man panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, the Supreme Court nullifies the trial, which includes the conviction...

CONTINUE READING
Kalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: Nigerian’s Legal System is Serving the Ruling Class – Falana

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 9, 2020

The human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) had faulted the nullification of the conviction of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, by Nigeria’s Apex court. He made this known on Friday, shortly after Kalu was released by the Supreme Court. He described the nullification as a demonstration of the Nigerian legal system’s capacity in serving the interest of the pampered member of the ruling class. Falana in his reaction said that Section 396(7) of the...

CONTINUE READING

Newer Posts

Older Posts

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com