Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’

Law & JusticeNewsUnited StatesRuth Bader Ginsburg is Remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 at age 87, has been described in countless tributes as a cultural icon and a giant despite her small size. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice,” said...

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Lagos to Transform Judiciary Infrastructure – Sanwo-olu

Law & JusticeNewsLagos to Transform Judiciary Infrastructure – Sanwo-olu

PilotnewsSeptember 19, 2020

The Lagos State Government on Saturday promised to transform the infrastructure of the judiciary sector of the state. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the promise during an inspection of Lagos High Court, Ikeja and Lagos High Court, Igbosere. Sanwo-Olu said that the state government was committed to reforming the judicial sector and would change the face of courtrooms across the state. He said that adjudication would no longer take place in an unconducive...

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Adamawa State Coalition Against Rape Celebrates One Anniversary, Laments Over Increase of Rape Cases

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsAdamawa State Coalition Against Rape Celebrates One Anniversary, Laments Over Increase of Rape Cases

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 18, 2020

Disturbed with the rising cases of rape across Nigeria, in 2019 over twenty pressure groups to include Media, Civil Society Organizations came together in Adamawa state and formed a coalition known as “Adamawa State Coalition Against Rape” (ACAR) with the sole aim to fight the monster rolling its ugly head in the society. In September last year, the Coalition held a protest march to draw the attention of authorities concern on the need to take...

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Imo State Governor Signs Law to Detain Anybody at Will in Imo

Law & JusticeNewsImo State Governor Signs Law to Detain Anybody at Will in Imo

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 18, 2020

The Governor of Imo State Sen. Hope Uzodinma has signed the Imo State Administration of Criminal Justice ACJL 2020, with some sections of the law authorizing him to detain citizens at his “pleasure”. The Bill was sponsored by the Minority Leader of Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Barr. Frank Ugboma, has come under intense public scrutiny after sections 484 and 485 were exposed. Specifically, section 484 of the Administration of Criminal Justice law reads,...

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Kogi Writes US, Says Visa Ban is Unjust, and Unacceptable

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaUnited StatesKogi Writes US, Says Visa Ban is Unjust, and Unacceptable

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 18, 2020

The Kogi State Government has written the United States against the recent visa ban imposed on some politicians alleged to have rigged the November 2019 election in the State. The US Government on Monday announced a visa restriction on some persons for allegedly rigging the November 2019 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa state. It also announced for the run-up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo governorship polls. However, in a letter...

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Kogi State Protests Visa Ban, Writes US

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaKogi State Protests Visa Ban, Writes US

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 18, 2020

Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has kicked against the US visa ban imposed on some politicians who allegedly sponsored the last governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa state. The governor referred to the ban as unwarranted interference in the state’s political and social process. The American government had imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians for undermining electoral processes in the elections. According to spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, Morgan Ortagus,  the decision also...

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FG Promises to Ensure Just Treatments for Nigerian Traders in Ghana

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaFG Promises to Ensure Just Treatments for Nigerian Traders in Ghana

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 17, 2020

The Federal Government has assured Nigerian traders affected by the Ghanaian crisis will be justly treated, notwithstanding the seeming delay in resolving their concerns regarding some stiff business regulations imposed on them. The vice president, Yemi Osinbajo gave the assurance on Tuesday evening during a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community in the West African country. “I will certainly convey the depth of your grievances to the President. I am sure that he will...

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Extend Visa Ban to Electoral, Judicial Officials – Saraki Tells US

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaUnited StatesExtend Visa Ban to Electoral, Judicial Officials – Saraki Tells US

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 16, 2020

The former President of Nigeria Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has urged the United States (U.S) to extend the visa ban it slammed on some Nigerian politicians to include electoral officers, security officials, and judicial officers, who are guilty of undermining the country’s democratic process by their actions during and after elections. The former Senate President also called for strong enforcement of the law, which provide strong punishment of politicians, law enforcement agents, ordinary citizens and...

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Adeosun Saved Me When I Was First Ambushed in North-East – Buratai

MilitaryNewsNigeriaAdeosun Saved Me When I Was First Ambushed in North-East – Buratai

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 15, 2020

The Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday, said his deputy, Lt. Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, who is the present Chief of Training and Operations, saved his life when he was first ambushed in the North-East. Buratai said this in Kuta, Osun State while speaking at the inauguration of a bridge named after him, constructed by the Nigeria Army Engineering Construct Regiment, Ede. Commenting on the military operations in the north-East, Buratai...

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U.S. Imposes Visa Ban on Some Nigerians Over Edo, Ondo Guber Polls

Foreign PolicyNewsUnited StatesU.S. Imposes Visa Ban on Some Nigerians Over Edo, Ondo Guber Polls

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians involved in the run up to the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The move also targets individuals it accused of working to undermine the November 2019 governorship polls in Kogi and Bayelsa. Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ortagus said those affected were working to “undermine the Nigerian democratic process or for organising...

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