The trial of the alleged Taraba State kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, otherwise known as Wadume, resumed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. The fifth prosecution witness, Bala James, an Assistant Superintendent of Police who earlier testified on July 15, 2020, was cross-examined by some of the defence lawyers at the Tuesday’s proceedings. PUNCH The judge, Justice Binta Nyako, thereafter adjourned the case till October 22 for the prosecution to present its sixth witness. Wadume and six others are being prosecuted on 13 counts of kidnapping, escape from custody, gunrunning, detention of kidnap victim Usman…
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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently receiving Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and Deputy Governor-elect, Lucky Ayedatiwa. Governor Akeredolu and his Deputy were led by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, and the Chairman of the APC Campaign Committee for the Ondo State governorship election, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. Chairman of Nigeria’s Governors Forum, NGF, and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, and Governor of Jigawa, Abubakar Badaru are part of the delegation. They are…
As more Nigerians identity with the agitations for a reformed police force, lawyers in Lagos also joined in the protest calling for a total end to operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The lawyers in their numbers on Tuesday took to the streets of Lagos seeking justice for those that have been killed by SARS. Displaying placards with different inscriptions, the lawyers are also calling for the immediate release of all arrested protesters as well as appropriate compensation for families of the deceased. The lawyers gathered at the Ikeja bus stop from where they marched to the state police…
Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer, Professor John Pepper Clark is dead. The poet is the younger brother of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. In a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark, for the family and Mr. Ilaye Clark, for the children and made available to Vanguard Tuesday, Professor John Pepper Clark died in the early hours of today. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce that Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark, has finally dropped his pen…
The Nigerian Senate confirmed the appointment of eight Justices of the Supreme Court at Tuesday’s plenary after a satisfactory report by its Committee. The Justices who were confirmed are: Hon. Justice M. Lawal Garba – Northwest Hon. Justice Helen M. Ogunwunmiju – Southwest Hon. Justice Abdu Aboki – Northwest Hon. Justice L. M. M. Saulawa Hon. Justice Adamu Jarre – Northeast Hon. Justice Samuel C. Oseji – South-South Hon. Justice Tijjani Abubakar – Northeast Hon. Justice Emmanuel A. Agim – South-South Contributing to the debate after the report was presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and…
Rivers state residents, Tuesday defied the order of Governor Nyesome Wike, prohibiting them from embarking on #ENDSARS campaign in the state. Many Nigerian youths were seen on the streets of Port-Harcourt, campaigning against police brutality and dehumanization of masses. Since Sunday, youths have been on the streets, protesting, demanding an end to police brutality, extortion, assault, intimidation and dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Bowing to their pressure, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, disbanded the activities and operations of the Police unit, SARS. However, not satisfied with the disbandment, Nigerians continued with the…
Femi.Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has called for the removal of President Muhammadu Buhari through a similar protest that led to the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. The former minister, who is also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, noted that the End-SARS protests represent a watershed in the history of demonstrations in Nigeria. He pointed out that this was the first time in the last 60 years Nigerians had recognised the fact that they can effect change and bring government to its knees by taking to the streets in peaceful protest. Fani-Kayode commended the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has released new guidelines for the safe reopening of schools to ensure that the impact of COVID-19 virus, especially among pupils, students and school staff, is mitigated. The guidelines, which can be found on the agency’s website, contains detailed information on what to do and who to inform in the event of an outbreak. It also recommends regular risk assessments and sharing of the medical status of every pupil. These guidelines include strong recommendations around regular risk assessments; sharing updates of the medical status of every student; a clear communication plan…
Deji Adeyanju, convener of Concerned Nigerians, and singer, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, have condemned the ban on peaceful protest by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Recall that Wike in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications in the State, on Monday banned the EndSARS protest which is to take place, today, Tuesday October 13, 2020. According to him, the decision to ban the proposed protest follows the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad by the Inspector General of Police. But reacting, Adeyanju said public officers cannot determine citizen’s right. He tweeted, “Nobody can ban protest in any…
…DISCOs to refund overcharged households – Presidency The Federal Government has agreed to provide a tariff relief of N10.20 per kilowatt of electricity for Nigerians for the next three months and also massively distribute free meters to electricity consumers. This was one of the resolutions of the technical committee set up by government to negoation a way out of the logjam in the increment of electricity tariff which led to organised labour’s plan to embark on strike that was later suspended. The committee comprised representatives of the government and the two labour centres, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and…