Amnesty International Accused FG of Unlawful Detention, Others
Amnesty International (AI) has asked the federal government to immediately release “thousands of people” who have been subjected to enforced disappearance in various parts of the country. The human rights watchdog said a lot of Nigerians are being held in secret detention facilities across the country without being tried before any court of law. It said this in a statement issued by Isa Sanusi, its spokesman, to mark the International Day of the disappeared. AI accused the federal government of employing enforced disappearance as a “longstanding tactic to silence critics and instill fear in civilian populations” in different parts of
Group, Friends, Extol DSP Sheyi Peters On His Birthday
Good loving Nigerians, friends and associates, including the Ondo State Chapter of the Council of Concerned Youth of Nigeria (COCYON), have taken to social media to wish the Police Unit commander, Benin metro, DSP Sheyi Peters, a happy birthday. In a statement issued and signed by Ayilola Oluwagbenga, the state president of COCYON in Ondo State, the group paid tribute to Sheyi on his birthday. Ayilola wrote: "On behalf of our youths in Ondo State under the aegis of Council of Concerned Youth of Nigeria (COCYON), we hereby felicitate with our son from Ondo State, DSP Sheyi Peters on occasion
Tribunal: Fayemi Panicking For Hiring 35 Lawyers To Defend Victory –Group
The newly formed sociopolitical group in Ekiti State, Bring Back Our Mandate,(BBOM) has reacted to the news of APC latest response to the petition filed by Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the victory of Dr Kayode Fayemi in the just concluded July 14, 2018, governorship election at the Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal. The group , through a statement made available to Starnews by its convener, Mr Gbenga Ogedengbe, described the hiring of 35 lawyers by Fayemi and his party, APC, to defend election victory as a sign of panick. "A situation where APC and
Theresa May Meets Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu, Others In Lagos
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has arrived at FMDQ Security Exchange building, Victoria Island, Lagos, for a meeting with the Nigerian business community. The prime minister, accompanied by members of her trade delegation, arrived the venue at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday. He was also welcomed to Lagos by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State. Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola and Tony Elumelu, among others, had earlier assembled at the venue. The meeting, expected to last for 40 minutes, would provide an opportunity for forging more bilateral relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Ms May had earlier on Wednesday afternoon arrived
Tribunal: Fayemi hires 35 Lawyers To Defend Victory Over Eleka’s Petition
The Governor-Elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has filed his defence to the petition by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and outgoing Deputy Governor of Ekiti State in the July governorship election in Ekiti State, Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka. In the 2,558-page defence with over 3,000 documents attached as exhibits, Fayemi averred that he won the gubernatorial election of July 14, 2018 and urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition of Prof. Eleka for lacking in merit. The team of lawyers armed with 3,500 exhibits and 1,009 witnesses were led to the tribunal by three Senior
NUJ To Embark On National Protest Over Impunity Against Journalists
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared Thursday, 30th August as a national day of protest against what it called “impunity against the Nigerian journalist.” The National Secretary, Shuaibu Leman, had through a memo, directed all the state and FCT Councils of the union to mobilise their members for the protest. Leman directed the various NUJ councils to stage protests within their respective press centres. He said that the protest could also be organised in select media houses, urging the state councils to ensure full media coverage of the event. The NUJ scribe, while urging councils to inform the
Heavy Security At Omotosho Power Plant Against Expected Protesters
--No amount of militaristic deployment of heavy Security operatives to Omotosho can stop our peaceful protest -BBOL -The group said they have changed date of protest to increase number of protesters from 1,000 to 2,000 - We shall visit the power plant at a new date without notice, the group hinted Reports from Omotosho community, the host community of Omotosho power plant, indicated that there were heavy Security operatives in the community, especially within and around the power plant areas in readiness to stop members of the Bring Back Our Light Group in Ondo South who have officially chosen today,
BEDC Has Failed Our People, FG Must Not Renew Its Licence -Ondo Council of Obas
The Ondo state Council of Obas has passed a vote of no confidence on the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for poor service delivery and failure to distribute pre-paid metres to residents of the state. The traditional rulers said years of inefficiency and erratic power supply by BEDC to the people of Ondo north and Ondo central senatorial districts and total blackout in Ondo south district had negatively affected social, cultural and economic activities in the state. The monarchs made their position known through a statement issued at the end of their monthly meeting held in Akure and signed by
GT Bank MD, Arrested For Assault
--He was arrested for throwing calculator at one of the bank employees in Liberia The Daily Observer has reported that officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) are holding Ayodeji Bejide, managing director (MD) of Guaranty Trust Bank (GT Bank) Liberia, in custody on the charge of physical assault against an employee of the bank. Due to the severity of the wounds he inflicted on Edward Freeman, the assaulted employee who was on active duty, police will subsequently forward Bejide to court for prosecution. On Tuesday, August 28, a video shared on Facebook shows Mr. Freeman bleeding from his lips in
Nigerians Lampoon Femi Adesina For Saying Forgery Is Not Corruption
Nigerians on social media have lampoon presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, for claiming that the alleged forgery of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun is not a corruption matter. DAILY POST had reported that the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Itse Sagay had said that Adeosun should not be sacked because she's brilliant. But Femi Adesina, a presidential spokesman, spoke with Channels TV and countered Sagay’s comment by saying it was his personal opinion and not the stance of the President. He was quoted as saying, “It will not be
