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Today, the Supreme Court of Nigeria gave a judgement in my favor, quashing the conviction which the lower court had entered against me. By today’s judgment, the Apex court of our dear country affirmed my right to fair hearing and equal protection of the law. The past five months have been quite a profound period for me. As challenging as ...
Investigation
May, 2020
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8 May
BREAKING: Supreme Court nullifies Ex-Governor Orji Uzor Kalu’s conviction
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the conviction and imprisonment of former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Kalu is currently imprisoned in Kuje Prison, Abuja. Reprieve however came his way this Friday morning, May 8, 2020, when the apex court, sitting in the nation’s capital, upturned the verdict. The Supreme Court, on Friday, quashed the judgement that ...
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8 May
China’s trying new thing again, as new spacecraft returns to Earth
China’s new prototype spacecraft “successfully landed” on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon. The spacecraft, which was launched Tuesday, arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after a hitch in an earlier part of the key test. It said the cabin ...
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8 May
Rivers AG overrides Wike to enforces lockdown order, convicts 170 offenders
Office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State yesterday convicted 170 violators of the state’s lockdown order. The offenders, who breached the restriction order in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas, were arraigned before the Port Harcourt Mobile Courts sitting at General Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia. The government accused them of violating the state’s Executive Order ...
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8 May
Judge who annulled June 12 presidential poll die
Dahiru Saleh, the judge who annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, is dead. Saleh was buried at the palace of the emir of Azare around 4:30pm on Thursday. Until his death, he held the title of “Mutawalle” of Katagum emirate in Bauchi. He was the chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court. June 12, 1993 election ...
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8 May
Sacked Kano commissioner who celebrated Kyari’s death, tests positive for COVID-19
Former Kano State Commissioner for Works, Muazu Magaji has tested positive for coronavirus. Mr Magaji was sacked for celebrating the death of Abba Kyari, late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who died of COVID-19. Magaji who announced this on his Facebook page said he has been moved into one of the states facilities.
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8 May
Julius Berger reach out with food palliatives to Abuja communities
As part of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc’s continued efforts to support Federal, State and the Federal Capital Territory Governments in the fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has expanded its food donation initiative to assist the vulnerable among the indigenes and residents of Abuja. The project which is themed “Food for our Communities Campaign” and which was started ...
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8 May
U.K reveals another $319m Abacha loot/ assets in UK, France !
United States Embassy in Nigeria has confirmed the existence of another $319 million (about N124.4 billion) looted by former Head of State, the late Gen. Sani Abacha. According to the U.S., the funds are in the United Kingdom (UK) and France. The revelation came three days after the Federal Government received $311 million repatriated “Abacha loot” from the US and ...
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8 May
Kemi Olunloyo may be right, another source says, Nnamdi Kanu is dead, buried !
In a reaction Thursday night by the National Coordinator, Ambrose Omorodion, PAF declared that “Nnamdi Kanu is dead and buried; IPOB knows his grave”. The Peace Accord Forum (PAF) rubbished comments credited to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The body of Northern and Southern organisations noted: “The delusional mind of Nnamdi Kanu’s impostor or whoever ...
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8 May
Yobe State Civil Service Director dies of Corona!
Director in the Yobe State Civil Service (name withheld) has died in one of the state’s Isolation centres in Damaturu. The Director was said to have died last night while awaiting result of his COVID-19 test. Family members have confirmed the incident and the State COVID-19 Committee is expected to brief the press on the development.
