Northern Christian Group, Amnesty International Demands Prosecution Of Deborah’s Murderers, As Islamic Cleric, Sokoto Govt Aide Justifies Act

Crime & PunishmentLaw & JusticeNewsNorthern Christian Group, Amnesty International Demands Prosecution Of Deborah’s Murderers, As Islamic Cleric, Sokoto Govt Aide Justifies Act

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 13, 2022

The Northern Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has condemned in strong terms the gruesome murder of a Christian college girl and 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. NOSCEF in a statement by its Chairman, Ejoga Inalegwu, in Kaduna on Friday, called on the government to immediately apprehend and make an example of those who perpetrated the dastardly act. The Association noted that the act was purely...

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INEC Expresses Concern Over Insecurity Ahead of 2023 General Elections

National SecurityNewsNigeria ElectionsINEC Expresses Concern Over Insecurity Ahead of 2023 General Elections

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concerns over the insecurity challenges confronting the country ahead of the general elections in 2023. As the country approaches the poll in nine months’ time, the commission allayed fears that the election might not hold due to security threats. The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the remarks on Friday in Abuja at the second quarterly meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security...

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Pastor Sues Kanye West For Using Sermon In Song Without Consent

Law & JusticeMusicNewsPastor Sues Kanye West For Using Sermon In Song Without Consent

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 9, 2022

A Texas-based pastor has filed a lawsuit against American rapper and record producer, Ye, commonly known as Kanye West, for taking one of his sermons and using it in a rap tune. The cleric, Bishop David Paul Moten said the hip-hop legend used his sermon without his permission in the song Come to Life, housed by the Grammy-nominated album, Donda. As the song Come to Life begins, Moten can be heard saying, “My soul cries out, ‘Hallelujah’, and I...

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Human Rights Lawyer, Olajengbesi, Gives Reasons Why Emefiele Should Resign or Be Sacked

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria ElectionsHuman Rights Lawyer, Olajengbesi, Gives Reasons Why Emefiele Should Resign or Be Sacked

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 9, 2022

An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has demanded the sacking or resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. According to the lawyer, Emefiele has allegedly desecrated his office in the apex bank by showing interest in politics, especially in the 2023 presidential election. Olajengbesi, in a statement on Monday, warned that the CBN governor must quit now as all sensitive materials of the Independent National Electoral Commission are domiciled...

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President Buhari Has Tackled Insecurity Well – VP Osinbajo

National SecurityPoliticsPresident Buhari Has Tackled Insecurity Well – VP Osinbajo

PilotnewsMay 7, 2022

By Emmanuel Chigbata (Staff Reporter) Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has commended the techniques deployed by his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, in tackling insecurity in the country, saying that he has done well. VP Osinbajo said that his boss had held more security council meetings than his predecessors and that the President had procured security gadgets for the armed forces to enable them to fight terrorism and other violent crimes to a standstill....

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UK Bans IPOB, MASSOB, Others, Says Rights Violators Can’t Get Asylum

Foreign PolicyNewsUnited NationsUK Bans IPOB, MASSOB, Others, Says Rights Violators Can’t Get Asylum

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 6, 2022

The United Kingdom (UK) has barred the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra and other Biafran groups from participating in its asylum programme. The British government noted that IPOB had been proscribed as a terrorist group by the Federal Government and that members of the group and its paramilitary wing – the Eastern Security Network – have reportedly committed human rights violations. The UK, therefore, said...

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OPINION: A Stronger U.S.-Tanzania Relationship Would Be Mutually Beneficial

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyOpinionOPINION: A Stronger U.S.-Tanzania Relationship Would Be Mutually Beneficial

PilotnewsMay 5, 2022

President Hassan’s emphasis on economic growth and political liberalization in Tanzania are especially compelling to the United States in the context of a generally troubled East Africa. Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan made the most of her recent trip to the United States, signaling a desire for an improved relationship and deeper bilateral economic ties. Given U.S. interests in a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic East Africa, and the worrying trends in the region, her charm offensive should...

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Former Aide to Ogun Governor, Abidemi Rufai, Pleads Guilty To Fraud In US

Crime & PunishmentLaw & JusticeNewsFormer Aide to Ogun Governor, Abidemi Rufai, Pleads Guilty To Fraud In US

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 5, 2022

Abidemi Rufai, who was a former Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $350,763 fraud in the United States. The Seattle Times reported that the 45 years old Rufai pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the US District Court in Tecoma to charges that he used stolen Social Security numbers and other personal data to file $350,763 in fake claims for pandemic unemployment benefits in 2020....

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Obi Cubana Slams N1b Suit Against PM Express Over ‘Drug Barons’ Story, Says He’s Not A Drug Baron

Law & JusticeNewsPress * MediaObi Cubana Slams N1b Suit Against PM Express Over ‘Drug Barons’ Story, Says He’s Not A Drug Baron

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 29, 2022

ABUJA — The Chairman, Cubana Group of companies, Chief Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has filed an N1 billion lawsuit against publishers of the Lagos-based newspaper, PM Express over a publication of defamatory information against him. The suit which was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was dated and filed on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, by his lawyer, Afam Osigwe (SAN). The suit marked, CV/1367/2022 seeks an order of perpetual...

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Senator Wamakko Facilitates Release Of 50 Inmates

Law & JusticeNewsSenator Wamakko Facilitates Release Of 50 Inmates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2022

Senator Aliyu Magatakardan Wamakko, representing Sokoto North senatorial district, has facilitated the release of 50 inmates from the Sokoto Correctional Center. Wamakko who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence and deputy chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption Committee said the move was a step in his initiative for an annual gesture extended to the beneficiaries during the last 10 days of every Ramadan. In a Press Release by the Special Assistant...

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