A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a suit by the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the powers of the Ogun State chapter of the party to conduct party congresses in the state. In a judgment on Tuesday, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/208/2020, Justice Ahmed Mohammed held that the case amounted to an invitation to his court to sit on appeal over an a question already determined by another judge of the same Federal High Court. Justice Mohammed, who declined jurisdiction over the case, held that the subsisting judgment delivered on June 24, 2016 by…
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Time tested security experts, lawyers and some police officers have kicked against the disbanding of all satellite offices and bases of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, and Special Tactical Squad, STS, announced at the weekend by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Reacting to the directive from the Force headquarters, a former Director, who retired recently from the presidency after many years with the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Mr. Jude Mekwunye shared the same position with a senior lawyer; Mr. Adeleke Debo and others (who spoke anonymously) condemning the move. They contended that there was no need of changing a winning team even as they…
A series of documented allegations were made against the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Following a preliminary review of the allegations leveled against the Ag. Chairman and several other members of his staff, there were grounds for a detailed investigation to be conducted. Hence, an investigative panel was constituted in compliance with the extant laws governing the convening of such a body. As is the proper procedure, when allegations are made against the Chief Executive of an institution, and in this case an institution that ought to be seen as beyond reproach, the Chief Executive has…
Members of Jehovah witnesses in Nigeria and across the world are not deterred by the ongoing pandemic as they prepare for this year’s convention with the theme “Always Rejoice”, but this time around the program would be on streamline platform against the tradition of large gathering. The reason is not far-fetched, it is aim to protecting the lives of the would be attendees against the COVID-19 pandemic, for them ‘Life is too precious to be put at risk’. In a world where achieving a state of sustained joy may seem elusive—even impossible—for many, millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their invited…
The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, has rejected a letter from the State House of Assembly requesting her to set up a probe panel against the state deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, over allegations of gross misconduct. Speaker of the House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, had on July 7 written to the Chief Judge to constitute a seven-man panel to probe the deputy governor. Justice Akeredolu in her response to the letter rejected the request on the grounds that two-thirds majority as required by the 1999 constitution for setting up of such a probe panel was not formed…
Spokespersons of the Lagos House of Assembly, Tunde Buraimoh is dead. Tunde Buraimoh was the lawmaker representing Kosofe constituency II. Tunde Buraimoh was also a former chairman of Kosofe local government. He would have been 60 years in two months.
Jimoh Fathia, Abeokuta A 44-year-old pastor of CAC Ogo Oluwa parish Oluwafemi Oyebola have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for raping his daughter (name withheld). His arrest followed a complaint by the victim who reported at Owode-Egbado divisional headquarters that her father has been forcefully having carnal knowledge of her since 2015 when she was 19 years old. She explained further that the continuous occurrence began shortly after the demise of her mother. A statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi stressed that the victim lamented that she got pregnant for her father three times…
Jimoh Fathia, Abeokuta Public school teachers in Ogun on Tuesday demanded provision of Personal Protective Equipment, PPEs, infrared thermometers, hand sanitizers, among other conditions for reopening of schools in the state. The state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, Mr. Titilope Adebanjo gave the conditions while speaking with newsmen at the union’s secretariat in Abeokuta. Adebanjo insisted that the conditions must be met by the government before schools could reopen in the state. The chairman equally listed disinfection of school premises, provision of running water, alcohol based sanitisers, training of teachers on how to use the thermometers and…
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu appears before a panel investigating activities of the Commission. Report has it that the panel is sitting at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa. It was gaathered that Magu was stopped in traffic while moving out of the Wuse II Annex of the EFCC in Abuja and the invitation was extended to him. Although he was on his way to the Police Force Headquarters, he pleaded with an officer from FCID who met with him to honour the scheduled appointment. But he was told the…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Federal Government has announced a 60 percent debt forgiveness for broadcast stations in Nigeria on Monday. This move is on the heels of COVID-19 pandemic which has seen advert revenues for broadcast stations take a plunge leading to job cuts and furloughs. The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed who communicated this information said the move is however contingent on them paying 40 percent of their existing debt within the next three months. Mr. Mohammed also said existing licence fees have also been discounted by 30 per cent for all Open Terrestrial Radio and Television…