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Mbah’s Certificate: PDP berates NYSC for dabbling into politics, demands apology

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) of dabbling into the politics of Enugu State and rendering itself a willing...

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Attack on NLC President: Aviation unions blacklist all Imo flights nationwide

Following the ongoing strike action declared by the organized labour, unions in the aviation industry on Wednesday directed the withdrawal of all flights to Owerri, Imo...

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Mass grave discovered in Anambra, sealed off for forensic investigation – Bianca Ojukwu

Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, wife of late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, has disclosed the existence of a mass grave in Anambra State. Ojukwu stated this in a...

“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.

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Yahaya Bello wants to force successor on Kogi people – Ajaka

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) of the November 11, 2023 election in the Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, says Governor Yahaya Bello wants...

IGP orders swift rescue of medical students kidnapped in Benue

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ELECTIONS: IGP restricts vehicular movement in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, November 7, disclosed that there will be no vehicular movement as well as movement of canoes, ships,...

Kogi SDP condemns abduction of campaign official, killing of three police officers by security operatives

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Kogi SDP condemns abduction of campaign official, killing of three police officers by security operatives

• Three ‘political thugs’ killed during joint security operation in Anyigba, says Kogi police spokesman Three policemen officially assigned to provide security for the campaign team...

‘Tinubu, Shettima should resign so Akpabio can conduct fresh presidential election’- Datti Baba-Ahmed

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‘Tinubu, Shettima should resign so Akpabio can conduct fresh presidential election’- Datti Baba-Ahmed

The presidential running mate of the Labour Party (LP), Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for the resignation of President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima....

How coupists killed my father as governor and visiting Head of State, Ironsi — Donald, Fajuyi’s eldest son

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How coupists killed my father as governor and visiting Head of State, Ironsi — Donald, Fajuyi’s eldest son

Donald Fajuyi, the eldest child of the late military governor of Western Region, Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, in this interview with ABIODUN NEJO, recalls fond memories of...

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Tinubu: EU, UK, US should place visa ban on Appeal, Supreme Court justices, 30 Nigerian Diaspora groups demand

•To raise $10 million for 30-days mass protest The coalition of 30 different Nigerian diaspora organizations have called on the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK)...

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Mbah’s Certificate: Group asks NYSC DG to resign

…seeks legal reforms to place burden of judgment debt on ‘errant’ CEOs A civil society organisation, the Enugu Good Governance Group (E-3G), has asked the Director-General...

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Mbah’s Certificate: PDP berates NYSC for dabbling into politics, demands apology

Attack on NLC President: Aviation unions blacklist all Imo flights nationwide

Mass grave discovered in Anambra, sealed off for forensic investigation – Bianca Ojukwu

Yahaya Bello wants to force successor on Kogi people – Ajaka

ELECTIONS: IGP restricts vehicular movement in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa

Kogi SDP condemns abduction of campaign official, killing of three police officers by security operatives

‘Tinubu, Shettima should resign so Akpabio can conduct fresh presidential election’- Datti Baba-Ahmed

How coupists killed my father as governor and visiting Head of State, Ironsi — Donald, Fajuyi’s eldest son

Tinubu: EU, UK, US should place visa ban on Appeal, Supreme Court justices, 30 Nigerian Diaspora groups demand

Mbah’s Certificate: Group asks NYSC DG to resign