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#KOGI 2023: Dino Melaye demands cancellation of elections in five LGAs

Judiciary no longer last hope, I will not contest Kogi election results at Tribunal – Dino Melaye

The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has said that he will not contest the electoral victory of the All Progressives...

Editorial3 years ago

[FULL TEXT] Tinubu’s 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, presented the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget proposal to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja — his first...

How my husband, Tinubu, others fought for Nigeria’s democracy – NAFDAC DG

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How we intend to contain rising prices – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, November 29, presented the 2024 budget appropriation to the National Assembly. During his presentation, he outlined the economic challenges his administration...

Fresh protest breaks out in Kano over Appeal Court judgment

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Fresh protest breaks out in Kano over Appeal Court judgment

Protesters are currently on the streets of Kano over the sacking of Governor Abba Yusuf by the Appeal Court. Two weeks ago, the appeal court panel...

“It is not hard to see that the 1st respondent was acting clever when he sent his Aide De Camp to make a report to the same police that acted in concert with him at the scene of the shooting, after preventing the applicant (Ajaka) from entering Lokoja,” he said. Justice Ekwo added: “It is my opinion that it is in the attempt of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th respondents (the security agencies) to make a case to cover up for the act of the 1st respondent (Bello) and the officers of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th respondents that has caused the obvious inconsistencies in their evidence.” The judge observed that none of the respondents’ affidavit evidence was able to address the incident of June 3, which was the main subject of Ajaka’s case. Justice Ekwo said: “It is my finding that the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respondents violated the rights of the applicant as enshrined in Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). “The case of the applicant succeeds on the merit against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respondents in this case and I so hold. “In awarding damages in this case, I will take into account the trauma of the applicant of being shot at by those whose statutory duty is to protect the citizens, acting under the command of the 1st respondent (Bello) who is statutorily the chief security officer of a state for a cause that is manifestly unlawful but inhuman. “I will also take into consideration the physical and mental anguish of the applicant when he stood in utter helplessness and watched the 1st respondent using his political might through the apparatus of the state for security and law enforcement to shoot and burn down the campaign vehicles of the applicant’s political party. “I will further take into account the near-death experience of the applicant and the mental torture that comes with it, when the vehicle in which he was, was riddled with bullets from the guns that ought to have been used to protect him and other citizens. Advertisement “It must be understood that fundamental rights of all citizens are sacrosanct and unless as authorised by law, any action by which an unlawful breach thereof is successfully proved, will be determined to reflect the depth of condemnation by the court.” The judge struck out the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th respondents from the case in the grounds that he found no evidence linking them to the incident of June 3 or any claim against them. He declared that the unprovoked shooting at Ajaka, his cars and his supporters by armed officers of 2nd to 7th respondents and Bello’s thugs on June 3 was reprehensible and a gross violation of his right to life and dignity of his human person as enshrined under Sections 33 and 34 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Articles 4 and 5 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9 Laws of the Federation, 2004.

News3 years ago

Tension in Kogi as thugs seize Lokoja INEC office to prevent election material inspection

Over 500 persons, most of them thugs, have taken over the main gate and premises of INEC office in Lokoja in order to prevent lawyers and...

Health3 years ago

Japa: Five wards in LUTH shut, beds empty, say Reps

The House of Representatives Committee on Health has revealed that not less than five wards with about 150 beds, have been closed down at the Lagos...

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Customs officer reject over N80 million bribe from suspected smuggler

The Customs Area Controller of Tin Can Island Port Command, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday said officers of the command rejected a bribe of...

At least 40 Civilians killed, 42 injured in Burkina Jihadist attack – UN

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At least 40 Civilians killed, 42 injured in Burkina Jihadist attack – UN

At least 40 civilians were killed in a jihadist attack in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo at the weekend, the UN Human Rights Office...

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Insurgency: Defence Minister, Service Chiefs visit Maiduguri

The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, on Tuesday, paid an operational visit to the Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in Maiduguri. Abubakar was accompanied...

Faith3 years ago

David Oyedepo’s son unveils brand new Church, dumps Winners

Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, the son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has unveiled his own ministry, The Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic...

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Judiciary no longer last hope, I will not contest Kogi election results at Tribunal – Dino Melaye

[FULL TEXT] Tinubu’s 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope

How we intend to contain rising prices – Tinubu

Fresh protest breaks out in Kano over Appeal Court judgment

Tension in Kogi as thugs seize Lokoja INEC office to prevent election material inspection

Japa: Five wards in LUTH shut, beds empty, say Reps

Customs officer reject over N80 million bribe from suspected smuggler

At least 40 Civilians killed, 42 injured in Burkina Jihadist attack – UN

Insurgency: Defence Minister, Service Chiefs visit Maiduguri

David Oyedepo’s son unveils brand new Church, dumps Winners