300 Awaiting Trial, Inmates Get Legal Advice from Lagos Agencies

Law & JusticeNews300 Awaiting Trial, Inmates Get Legal Advice from Lagos Agencies

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 27, 2020

The Lagos State Directorate for Citizens Rights together with the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) and the Community Service Unit has concluded visits to three correctional centres in Lagos as part of executing its mandate of ensuring that inmates awaiting trial get legal representation. The team visited the Badagry, Kirikiri and Ikoyi Correctional Centres and counseled 300 male and female inmates. Speaking at the correctional centre in Badagry on Thursday, Oluwatoyin Odusanya, the Director...

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Obasanjo Warns Serious Insecurity Makes Restructuring Imperative

National SecurityNigeriaObasanjo Warns Serious Insecurity Makes Restructuring Imperative

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 27, 2020

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the problem of insecurity in the country is enough to make restructuring imperative. The former President says insecurity is one common enemy to Nigerians, regardless of tribe, language, religion, location, gender, age or social position. He added that without reforming the federating units, Nigerian would remain insecure, unstable, unprogressive, stagnated and, at worst, disintegrate. Obasanjo said this on Friday at this year’s edition of the Sobo Sowemimo Annual...

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Court Dissolves 5-year-old Marriage Because Husband Feeds Children Alcohol

Law & JusticeNewsCourt Dissolves 5-year-old Marriage Because Husband Feeds Children Alcohol

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

A Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a five-year-old marriage between Mufuliat Soremekun and Abas, her husband, on grounds that he feeds his children with alcoholic beverages. In her petition, Soremekun, a fashion designer had told the court that she gave up on the marriage because her husband had made up his mind to turn their two children to alcoholics. The President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, who led two other Arbitrators; Alhaji...

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In Nigeria, an Islamic State-linked Group Steps Up Attacks

National SecurityNewsNigeriaIn Nigeria, an Islamic State-linked Group Steps Up Attacks

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — An Islamic State-linked group appears to be regaining strength in northeastern Nigeria and is now warning it will target civilians who help the military or even humanitarian organizations. The Islamic State in West Africa Province, which broke away from Boko Haram in 2016, had appeared weakened earlier this year by internal feuding, said Nnamdi Obasi, the senior adviser for Nigeria at the International Crisis Group. But earlier this month it killed more...

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FG Accepts Ghana’s Apology Over Embassy Demolition

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaFG Accepts Ghana’s Apology Over Embassy Demolition

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Nigeria has expressed satisfaction over the moves by the Government of Ghana to address the demolition of the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Accra. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday,  that the government had taken note of the efforts of President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey to calm the situation. He however expressed concerns that reports...

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UPDATE: FG Evacuates 167 Nigerians From South Africa – Onyeama

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaUPDATE: FG Evacuates 167 Nigerians From South Africa – Onyeama

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

The Federal Government has evacuated 167 Nigerians from South Africa and are now enroute to Nigeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama said. Onyeama in a series of tweets on his handle @GeoffreyOnyeama, said that the Nigerians had already departed the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. “The evacuees who are returning onboard AirPeace, are to first arrive the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport before proceeding to Lagos. “Evacuation Update: @flyairpeace conveying 167 Nigerians just...

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Ghana Pledges to Restore Nigeria’s Diplomatic Property to Original State

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaGhana Pledges to Restore Nigeria’s Diplomatic Property to Original State

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

The Ghanaian government on Thursday reiterated its commitment to restoring to its original state, the residential building of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana that was demolished a few days ago following an attack. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that armed men had attacked the mission on Friday night and demolished the official residence of the High Commission of Nigeria, which was under construction. Mrs Shirley Ayokor Botchewey, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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Ghana’s Assault of the Nigeria Embassy requires Diplomatic retribution not a “Big-Brother” approach

ColumnsForeign PolicyNigeriaOpinionGhana’s Assault of the Nigeria Embassy requires Diplomatic retribution not a “Big-Brother” approach

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Nigeria has again taken the big brother posturing that is of no significance whatsoever to the country’s reputation and international relevance especially within the African region. ──Ebuka Onyekwelu Nigeria’s territorial integrity has been violated by Ghana in a most crude and unmistaken manner. That demolition of Nigeria’s property within Nigeria’s High Commission in Ghana is a big slap to Nigeria and it is important that it is seen for what it is; a deliberate attempt...

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Group Seeks Legislation to Forbid Forceful Takeover of Widows’ Inheritance

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaGroup Seeks Legislation to Forbid Forceful Takeover of Widows’ Inheritance

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

An advocacy group on Wednesday pleaded with the National Assembly to enact legislation, forbidding forceful takeover of the inheritance of widows in the country. Mrs. Atinuke Owolabi, founder of the Touch of Love and Lifting Hands Foundation, made the appeal at a rally in Ijaiye, near Ikeja, to mark the 2020 International Widows’ Day. She lamented that widows, numbering about 258 million worldwide, had been at the receiving end of practices that had resulted in...

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We’ll Not Engage in Street Fight With Ghana Over Demolition – Presidency

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaWe’ll Not Engage in Street Fight With Ghana Over Demolition – Presidency

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Presidency says Nigeria will not retaliate or do something similar to what unknown Ghanaians did to a part of her embassy in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a section of the staff quarters of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana was last week demolished by unknown Ghanaian government officials. The House of Representatives had on Tuesday described the demolition of the part of Nigeria’s Embassy building in Ghana as a...

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