The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee for Edo State Governorship aspirants has disqualified the incumbent governor of the state Godwin Obaseki from contesting the party’s primaries. The committee said there were some discrepancies in the certificates he submitted. Governor Obaseki can appeal the committee’s decision. The governor had on Wednesday said he was asked by the screening committee if an official gazette which he signed doesn’t constitute an anti party activity. The gazette bans large gatherings making it impossible for direct primaries to hold.
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It was a moment of reward for excellence at the Green Chamber on Thursday as lawmakers honoured Anti-Crime Czar, DCP Abba Kyari. He was received at the House of Representatives to a standing ovation by the lawmakers. The House of Representatives honoured the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Abba Kyari and his team for their outstanding determination, patriotism, exemplary effort in tackling crime across the country. The crime fighter was in the Green Chamber on Thursday where he was praised by lawmakers who took time to highlight his achievements.
Two armed robbers, Williams Umoh Udoh and Ubong Lazarus have been sentenced to death by Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on Wednesday. In a separate judgement Williams Udoh also bagged a-21 years prison term for rape at the scene of crime in Lagos. The convicts were earlier arraigned by the Lagos State Government on an amended five-count charge dated 29th June, 2017. They pleaded not guilty for robbing the residents of Shepherd Estate, Ijegun, Lagos on the 2nd of August 2015 while the 1st defendant William Udoh raped one of the victims on her matrimonial bed. The men were arrested…
Fifteen years old Timilehin Taiwo accused of killing her father’s friend Babatunde Ishola has been released from remand on Thursday. The Senior Secondary School 3 student was set free by a Magistrates Court presided over by Magistrate Philip Adebowale Ojo based on legal advice of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, that the case lacked ingredients of murder. Recall that the teenager was picked up over the death of 51 years old man in March 2020 when she was accused of stabbing the man with a knife for attempting to rape her. Delivering the judgement in the case,…
The House of Representatives will on Thursday host the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, as a mark of honour for his exceptional work in the fight against criminality across the country. The House which took the resolution based on a motion of urgent public importance brought by Rep. Ahmad Usman Jaha, from Borno, said the resolve to recognise the young police officer was based on his extraordinary courage and patriotism in tackling high profile crimes. The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila who presided over the plenary session told colleagues that having DCP Kyari in Thursday’s plenary…
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has eased up COVID-19 lockdown in Niger State, now to be observed from 10p.m to 4 a.m daily. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Government House, Minna. He said that with the easing of the movement of restriction there were no longer lockdown days. The Governor said given the prevailing circumstances, all measures earlier put in place are eased up, however, with enhanced enforcement of the compulsory use of facemask in public places and the adherence of physical distancing. He said all internal security checkpoints should be dismantled, while maintaining the…
Journalists covering security beat nationwide has mourned the death of former Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Late CP Abubakar Tsav (Rtd). Biding him farewell, executives and members of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, in a statement co-signed by its President and Secretary, Odita Sunday and Chiemelie Ezeobi said the late CP Abubakar Tsav would be sorely missed by CRAN members and prayed for comfort for the family he left behind. CRAN reminisced that late Tsav was a cop per excellence whose tenure at the Lagos Command yielded tangible successes. He was also a human rights advocate, who…
Nigeria recorded a highest figure of 663 infection of Coronavirus confirmed cases in one day. A figure showed by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, revealed the total numbers of confirmed cases on Tuesday bringing the total figure to 13464. In its updated figures, on 9th June, 2020 at 11:45 p.m, the centre stated that there are 13464 COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country. So far the country has recorded 365 deaths and 4206 discharged. Break down of the 663 new cases showed that 170 new cases were discovered in Lagos, 108 in Ogun, 69 in Bauchi, 49 in Ebonyi,…
In furtherance of COVID-19 prevention enforcement duties, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has unveiled a new Operational Guidelines for the Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies on Monday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The latest action is part of measures to foster a more harmonious relationship between the Police and members of the public, to deepen respect for the rights of citizens, provide a new set of policing tools for tackling emerging crimes such as domestic violence, rape, child molestation and other incidents of Gender-Based Violence, GBV. The Nigeria’s Police highest hierechy noted with concern, increase in reported cases…
One of the aspirants gunning for the Chairmanship of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, Oluwaseyi Olawunmi has another hurdle to cross as a petition has been submitted to disqualify him. According to the petitioners, the aspirant is not fit to contest going by NBA Unified Bye Law 2015 in determining the eligibility of all candidates. The Branch will be having their election on 30th of this month. One of the petitioners, Aikhegbe Bright Odianosen argued that Oluwaseyi Olawunmi is not qualified to run for office as he had earlier held two previous offices under different administrations. Odianosen pointed out…