The State Security Service (SSS) has invaded the Federal High Court in a controversial bid to rearrest the Omoyele Sowore, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The SSS officers stormed the Abuja Division of the court on Friday morning, with attempts being made to break into the facility. Already aware of the development, Mr Sowore is held in the court with his …
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An Edo State High Court has extended the order directing that Anselm Ojezua be recognized as chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The extension was granted by Justice O Oviawe, on Thursday, December 5, ordering that the status quo as at 10th of November, 2019 with regards to the chairmanship of the APC be maintained. She …
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Rights Activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore has regained freedom more than three months after he was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Sowore was arrested and charged to court by the Nigerian government for planning a nationwide tagged #RevolutionNow. He was released on Thursday evening after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his release for the …
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Justice Muhammed Idris on Thursday sentenced a former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for stealing public funds while in office. Mr Kalu, a serving senator, was jailed alongside Udeh Udeogu, his Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during Mr Kalu’s tenure. Mr Udeogu was sentenced to 10 years in prison. …
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The Senate has passed the 2020 appropriation bill. The passage was a sequel to the presentation of a report by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Barau Jibrin. The budget was increased from N10.33 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 8 to N10.6 trillion (10,594,362,364,830). In the report presented by Mr Jibrin, N560.47 billion is for …
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On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced a serving senator and former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in Correctiomal facility after convicting him of N7.65 billion fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris pronounced Mr Kalu guilty of the charge in a trial that lasted for 12 years. Mr Kalu was tried alongside his company, Slok Nigeria Limited, …
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Sequel to the report presented by the Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2020 budget. The Senate had earlier on Thursday also passed the budget. The House had on Wednesday received the final report of the budget from the Appropriation Committee. The aggregate of the newly passed budget was upped to ₦10.6 trillion, …
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Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, awarded N100,000 against the State Security Service (SSS) for flouting the court order made on November 6 ordering the release of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-accused, Olawale Bakare. Mrs Ojukwu said the SSS cannot constitute itself as a parallel court of law. The court also …
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A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, sentenced a serving senator and ex-governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris who delivered the sentence had earlier declared him guilty of the charge in the case that had been on for 12 years. Mr Kalu was tried alongside …
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the reviewed National Security Strategy 2019 with a commitment to enhancing the social security of Nigerians as a means of improving their physical security. Speaking at the event shortly before the commencement of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, the president said the numerous security challenges confronting the nation made it necessary to …
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