Judges In Yobe Warns Against Engaging In Corrupt Practices

DAMATURU, (YOBE) — The Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Gumna Kashim Kaigama has warned Magistrates and Sharia Court Alkalis against engaging in corrupt practices and other misconducts while discharging their official duties. Justice Kaigama gave the warning at the swearing-in of the newly appointed Chief Registrar of the High Court of Justice, 14 Magistrates, and 22 Sharia Court Alkalis held at the headquarters of the High Court in Damaturu, the state capital. “I need...

Obasanjo Speaks On His Encounter With Boko Haram In 2011, Says Out Of School Children Are Potential Boko Haram

ABUJA — Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday revealed what Boko Haram insurgents told him when he met with them in Maiduguri in 2011. Obasanjo had visited the family house of late Mohammed Yusuf, the founder of Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, Borno State. The visit, however, ended on a bloody note with the murder of Babakura Fugu, the man who received him, and attempted to establish a link between the insurgents and the...

Federal High Court Jailed Former Minister Of Water Resources, 2 Others

JOS — A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital has jailed a former Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, former Deputy Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state, Raymond Dabo, and Evangelist Leo Sunday Jitung to three months imprisonment each. The three had been standing trial for the past four years on charges bordering on conspiracy and money laundering. However, the sentence has an option of a...

Woman, 44, Docked for Allegedly Defrauding Business Partner `Garri’ Worth N1.9m

BADAGRY — A 44-year-old woman, Banke Amosu, was on Monday docked before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly defrauding her business partner of 132 bags of cassava flakes popularly called `garri’ valued N1,889,000. Amosu, whose address was not disclosed in court, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. The prosecutor, ASP. Clément Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant committed the offences between Jan. 27 and Feb. 6, at Osun-Adura...

SPECIAL REPORT: How Child Rape Victims Are Silenced, Denied Justice

The nefariousness of sexual violence is a piece of common knowledge yet the act is still thriving across the country. Under this umbrella term is a wide range of horrifying acts including child rape. The crime is perpetrated against children by persons who are often allowed to go unpunished. Due to a prolonged legal process, Mohammed’s chances of getting justice grew thin. The 11-year-old JSS student had returned home, faeces running down his butt after...

NDLEA Asks Court for Permission to Detain Abba Kyari Beyond 48 Hours

ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja for its permission to detain the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and four others beyond the stipulated 48 hours in its custody. The report has it that the anti-drug agency has already begun a forensic analysis of the cocaine seized by Kyari. A top source in the NDLEA who speaks on the condition of anonymity because...

Eedris Abdulkareem Questions Abba Kyari’s Arrest

LAGOS — Veteran Nigerian artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem has questioned the authenticity of the arrest of the former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari over alleged drug dealing with an international cartel. This is coming hours after the Nigeria Police Force arrested the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police and handed him over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation after the agency declared him wanted for drug pushing and...

Federal Government Condemned Canada for Blocking Truckers Over COVID-19

ABUJA — The federal government has condemned Canada for blocking truckers who were protesting over COVID-19 mandates and other restrictions in the country as rioters. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, noted that the action of the Canadian government amounted to double standards. “Protesters who barricaded roads had been branded as threats to public safety and subjected to a number of clampdowns by the Canadian government and private Organisations. “The Ontario government had frozen...

NASS Wants FAAN to Deploy Modern Technology to Improve Airport Security

IKEJA — The National Assembly has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to work more in the area of improving airport security using the latest modern technology at the country’s airports. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Sen. Smart Adeyemi, made this known during an oversight visit to FAAN facilities in Lagos on Saturday by the National Assembly joint committees on Aviation. The chairman said the deployment of the security equipment was based...

PSC Postpones Decision on Abba Kyari, Insists On New Panel to Conduct New Investigations

ABUJA — The Police Service Commission has changed its decision in the case involving the suspension of former Commander of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, over his alleged connection with the suspected fraudster, Abbas Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppi. The PSC is also insisting that a new panel be set up to conduct a fresh investigation into the matter. A statement issued by the...

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