Political Escapade By Nigerian Supreme Court

If our Mighty Supreme Court did not come out via her official public image maker to publicly defend herself and admonish those that criticised her Naira Redesign Ex-parte Order, a lawyer like my good self who took an oath to defend our noble profession and law institutions, would not have bothered to join issues with her. But this is Law of Evidence 101. By coming out publicly to defend her ill-conceived Ex-parte Order, she has...

‘Make money available to the poor mases’, Supreme Court Judge tells FG

Justice John Okoro of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed the federal government to ensure the availability of currency to Nigerians. Justice Okoro gave the injunction at the hearing of the case brought against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the deadline for old naira notes by the governments of Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna states. He told the lawyer to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi (SAN), “Tell your client to let people...

New Commissioner Of Police Assume Duty In Adamawa

Less than two weeks after the presidential election in Nigeria, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba posted CP Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi to Adamawa State Command as the new Commissioner of Police. The new Commissioner of Police who has assumed duty took over from CP Sikiru Akande until his deployment to Adamawa State is the Commissioner of Police in charge of Anti Human trafficking in Abuja. The new development was contained in a Press Statement signed...

Old naira notes: court bars CBN, Buhari from extending deadline

…As political party chairmen secure order barring a move to shift cash policy An Abuja Federal  High Court has restrained  President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, and twenty-seven listed commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending, or interfering with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10th or issue any directive contrary to the February 10 date. In a Motion by five out of the eighteen...

Naira Redesign: three Northern States drag FG to S/Court

Considering the hardship posed to citizens in Nigeria regarding the naira redesign, three States in the Northern part of the country, Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara, have instituted a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court, seeking a restraining order to stop the full implementation of the policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria  (CBN). According to the report the suit was filed on behalf of the plaintiffs by their lawyer, Abdul Hakeem Mustapha...

Five Cameroonian Kidnappers Arrested In Yola

Five Cameroonian kidnappers who infiltrated into Nigeria illegally have been arrested by the operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), Adamawa State Command while attempting to kidnap one Emmanuel Ebel a resident of Jambutu, Yola North local government area of Adamawa state. Adamawa State-Nigeria has some local government areas that border the Cameroon Republic which include Madagali and Michika local government areas in the North, and Toungo local government area in Northeastern part. According to...

Military Eliminates Over 84 Terrorists, Rescued 122 Abducted Victims In the North

The military has in the last two weeks eliminated more than 84 terrorists and rescued 122 abducted victims in North East and North Western parts of Nigeria. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on ongoing military operations in the country, on Thursday in Abuja. In the North East zone, Danmadami said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised a total of 42 Boko...

FG Foil 66 Attempts To Hack FEC Virtual Meetings-Minister

Hackers from Europe have made 66 attempts to compromise the virtual meetings of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) were foiled. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the 19th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023, saying all the cases were reported to the appropriate authorities for the record and actions. Pantami noted that no fewer than 108 virtual federal cabinet meetings had...

Police Arrest 208 Suspects With Various Crimes In Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 208 suspects in connection with various crimes, including kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling, and other violent crimes between 1st-26th January 2023. The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, S. K. Akande who disclosed this Thursday at a News briefing at the Police Headquarters, Yola said out of the number, 108 suspects were charged to court. “From January to date, the command operatives carried out tactical and intelligence-driven patrols,...

Unidentified Aircraft Kills Many Local Vigilantes in Niger State

Yet to be identified aircraft has killed an unidentified numbers of local vigilante group in Galadima Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Council of Niger state. It was gathered that among those seriously injured in the incident include their Commander. It was further learnt that during the attack several villagers were kidnapped and large number of cattle rustled in the process, stressing that bombardment seems like a mistaking identity. Sources revealed that the incident occurred...

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