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Sowore, Four others Arraigned in Abuja For Alleged Public Disturbance

4Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Sowore, Four others Arraigned in Abuja For Alleged Public Disturbance

The publisher of online platform, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has been arraigned with four others before a Magistrate’s Court in Wuse zone 2, Abuja by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Sowore,Juwon Sanyaolu, Damilare Adenola, Peter and Kimrere were by the the Special Weapons Tactical Team of NPF in Abuja over their alleged participation in a protest march on the eve of the New Year celebration. They were arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly and public disturbance. The prosecution, however, alleged that the defendants were arrested on New Year eve with placards calling for a violent revolution against President Muhammadu Buhari. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. Details shortly…

Certificate Forgery: Court Admits More Exhibits Against Obaseki

30Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Nigeria

Certificate Forgery: Court Admits More Exhibits Against Obaseki

The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday tendered two more documents in support of its allegation of certificate forgery leveled against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. One of the documents was the original copy of a first-degree certificate awarded to Emmanuel Balogun and by the University of Ibadan on July 6, 1979. Obaseki had said he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics from the same university in the same year. The other document admitted as exhibit by the court was a report of a forensic document examiner, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr Raphael Onwuzuligbo. The documents were tendered by the plaintiffs’ witnesses who were led by the plaintiffs’ counsel, Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN). Justice Ahmed Mohammed admit...

Oshiomhole can’t Overturn People’s Will Through Judiciary Says Shaibu

28Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Oshiomhole can’t Overturn People’s Will Through Judiciary Says Shaibu

Philip Shaibu, Deputy Governor of Edo State has asked a former Governor of the State, Adams Oshiomhole, not to attempt overturning the mandate of the people by contesting the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the September 2020 governorship poll at the court. The deputy governor disclosed this during an empowerment programme for Afemai Youths in Ogbona and Jattu respectively at the weekend, noting his utmost confidence in the judiciary and President Muhammadu Buhari to protect the country’s democracy and the mandate of the Edo people. Shaibu alleged that Oshiomhole played a key role in the Supreme Court victory of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and claimed he was set to replicate same in Edo State to pervert the popular victory of Obaseki. “The Nigeria Judiciary is known to...

Gov Lalong Assents to N147bn 2021 Budget

25Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Judiciary, Justice, Law Enforcement, Legislature, News, Nigeria, Security

Gov Lalong Assents to N147bn 2021 Budget

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has signed the N147bn appropriation bill and the state anti-kidnapping bill into law. The House of Assembly in the state had raised the 2021 appropriation bill to over N147bn from the initial N133bn presented to it by Governor Lalong. The Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Macham Makut said, the adjustment in the figure was done by the lawmakers to accommodate more interests before passing the bill which has now been signed into law by the governor, Punch reports. Makut said the governor while assenting to the 2021 bill consisting of N90.19 billion as recurrent and N57.34 billion as capital expenditures pointed out that the budget will focus on areas that will stimulate economic growth and recovery, particularly as the year beg...

24Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Religion

Justice Ahmed Lemu Dies at 91

A prominent Islamic scholar and retired justice, Ahmed Lemu, has died on Thursday. The retired justice died aged 91 in Minna, Niger State. His death was announced by his son, Nurudeen, on behalf of the family, Punch reports. He said, “It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later.” Lemu is one of the only two Nigerians who won the King Faisal Prize. During his lifetime, Lemu played a key role in nation building. He chaired the presidential panel on post-election violence in Nigeria in 2011. He was also a member of the Nigerian Council of Religions, the Presidential Council for Youth Development, and various oth...

Former Pension Reform Taskforce Head, Maina, Collapses in Court

10Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Former Pension Reform Taskforce Head, Maina, Collapses in Court

Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Team, collapsed in the dock during the resumed hearing in his N2bn money laundering trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. The sitting was scheduled for the hearing of Maina’s no-case submission, following the close of the prosecution’s case with nine witnessed earlier on Wednesday. A loud sound of Maina’s fall drew attention when his counsel, Anayo Adibe was briefing the judge, Justice Okong Abang, that his team had yet to receive the records of proceedings requested from the court’s registry. Prison officials hastily rushed to attend to him. The presiding judge, Justice Abang said the court would rise for about five minutes.

Court Declines Maina’s Adjournment Request

8Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Court Declines Maina’s Adjournment Request

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request by Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, for an adjournment to prepare for his defence. The preceding judge, Justice Okon Abang held that the request was intended to waste the judicial time of the court. Justice Abang had on December 4, 2020, adjourned the N2bn money laundering case till Tuesday (today) based on a request by Maina’s new lawyer, Mr Adaji Abel, who solicited for more time to enable him to prepare for the case. The judge also ordered Maina to be remanded in prison after the defendant was extradited to Nigeria following his alleged jumping of bail. Mr. Farouk Abdullah, Economic Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s prosecuting counsel, was about to invite the ninth ...

Anambra Chief Judge Grants Bail to Seven Prisoners, Discharges One

8Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Anambra Chief Judge Grants Bail to Seven Prisoners, Discharges One

The Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu has granted bail to seven and discharged one inmate of the Nnewi Correctional Centre. The bail grant is in continuation of the jail delivery tour across Anambra State embarked on by the Chief Judge to decongest holding centres in the state. Judicial pardon or granting of bail to inmates has become an annual judicial schedule in Anambra State. In granting the bails, particular interest is given to the aged inmates from sixty years and above, those who are severely sick, juvenile inmates, women, and those who have been in the prison for a long time, especially without trial. The released inmates were fifty-year-old Chukwuzuberu Onunkwo from Amichi in Nnewi South Local Government Area, who has been in for seven years, t...

IGP Disowns Suit Challenging Judicial Panels, Orders Investigation

3Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Security

IGP Disowns Suit Challenging Judicial Panels, Orders Investigation

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has launched an investigation to unravel the circumstances behind a suit allegedly filled at a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the various panels probing allegations of rights abuses against police officials. Reports had emerged of a suit seeking to among others, an order restraining the Attorney-General of the 36 states and the panels of inquiry they constituted, from continuing with investigations of the activities of the disbanded Special Ant-Robbery Squad (SARS). Judicial panels of inquiry have been sitting in most states in the country probing allegations of police misconduct following nationwide #EndSARS protests by youths. Reacting to the development, the IGP in a statement issued by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Rel...

Cross River North Bye-Election: Court Declares Jarigbe PDP’s Authentic Candidate

3Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Cross River North Bye-Election: Court Declares Jarigbe PDP’s Authentic Candidate

Hon Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has been declared the legitimately elected candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the rescheduled Cross River North Senatorial bye-election set to take place tomorrow. A High Court of the Federation Capital Territory (FCT) rendered the judgement declaring Jarigbe the duly elected candidate to fly the flag of the party. In a judgement delivered by Justice Binta Mohammed, the court held that contrary to the claim of the claimant, John Alaga, the defendant (Jarigbe) did not supply any false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in his INEC Form CF001 by purporting to have sat for / and or obtained educational qualification making him eligible to contest for the Cross River North Senatorial Bye-election. John Alaga h...