Court of Appeal sacks Sen Abbo, representing Adamawa-North

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday sacked the Senator representing Adamawa-North Senatorial District, Elisha Ishaku Abbo, from the National Assembly. The appellate court has consequently declared Amos Yohanna, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected Senator for the zone. Reacting, Abbo, in his official Facebook page has appealed to his supporters and constituents to remain calm. Elisha Abbo’s ordeal started after the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly...

Anambra Community Launched War Against Drug Abuse

Nteje Community in Oyi Local Government Area has launched War Against Drug Abuse, WADA as they inaugurated a committee that will champion Zero tolerance to drug trafficking in the community. The President General of the community, Dr Nnamdi Iloduba said that the target is to rescue the community from the activities of drug peddlers. Dr Iloduba said that the society is losing good number of youths to drugs abuse as many have abandoned schooling and...

Atiku applies to use Tinubu’s CSU records as evidence in Supreme Court

Atiku Abubakar has applied to file fresh evidence in his ongoing legal tussle with President Bola Tinubu that has been escalated to the Supreme Court. Atiku, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election, has remained steadfast in challenging Tinubu’s election despite the verdict of the presidential election petition tribunal on September 6. He exported the matter to the United States, requesting that Tinubu’s alma mater the Chicago State University release...

Nigerian Army kills Boko Haram’s second-in-command Ari Gana

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 144 battalion have killed Ari Gana, a top Boko Haram commander in Borno, a northeastern state in Nigeria. Gana, the second-in-command to the Boko Haram leader Ari Ngulde, was killed alongside five of his bodyguards. The terrorist commander and his men met their Waterloo on Monday (Sept. 25) after running into an ambush by the gallant troops in Takaskala, a community in the Gwoza local government area of Borno, according...

APC, Nnaji V.  Governor Peter Mbah: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Uche Nnaji, against Governor Peter Mbah. Delivering the judgment on Friday, the 5-member panel of judges upheld that the APC and Nnaji legal team filed invalid brief of argument and failed to convince the court with cogent reason why the appellants’ incompetent brief should be allowed. Justice Tijani Abubakar held that since the appellants’ brief was found to be invalid,...

Nigerian military boasts of killing 151 terrorists, arresting 456 others in one week

Nigerian Army says it is winning the war against the insurgency that has crippled the widely-acclaimed Giant of Africa for nearly a decade. The Defence Headquarters, at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said the military has eliminated 151 terrorists, nabbed 456 others and rescued 76 kidnapped victims in different operations across the country in the last week. Troops also recovered 501 weapons, 3,577 livestock, 3,269 assorted kinds of ammunition and 674 other equipment...

Administrations of Criminal Justice Law, Stakeholders Task On Human Rights

Administrations of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) and stakeholders have been tasked with due process for the respect of human rights in the state and county at large. Grace Mamza, Adamawa Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) made the call at the capacity building workshop on the Adamawa ACJL organized by the Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre with support from MacArthur Foundation in Yola on Thursday. “The criminal justice system has brought about...

Army Court Martial 14 Officers, 9 Soldiers

For alleged breaching different provisions of the Armed Forces Act, the Nigeria Army has court martial 14 officers and nine soldiers. The Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison (AHQ Gar), Maj.-Gen Koko Isoni, while inaugurating a General Court Martial on Thursday assured the accused persons that justice would be done to all parties concerned by members of the court. The court martial was convened at the Scorpion Officer’ Mess, Asokoro Abuja, pursuant to the powers conferred on...

NCCSALW commends NAF for support in curtailing illegal arms proliferation

National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its efforts and commitment towards checkmating the influx and proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country. This was made known by the National Coordinator of NCCSALW, Major General Abba Dikko (Rtd), who was recently at NAF Headquarters on a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan...

Rtd. Justice Odili clarifies comment on outcome of PEPT judgment

…Says comment was charge to Nigerians, not party, individual Hon. Justice Mary Odili (rtd) Justice of the Supreme Court has given reason for her comment regarding the outcome Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgment, pointing out that her speech was directed to all Nigerians and not to any political party or individual. Recall that Justice Odili was criticised in some quarters for the advice she gave at the colloquium to mark Chief Joe K. Gadzama’s...

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