A human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has pleaded with Nigerians and those in authority, not to accord Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the same shameless media trial as he (Magu) did with most public officers accused of corruption. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria also said that the former EFCC boss be presumed innocent until he has been subjected to the due process of law, through a free and fair public trial. “The fact that he did it to others did not and does not mean it was right. Two…
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Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has reacted to a viral video of two women maltreated in Lebanon by their employer. In the video, the ladies cried for help lamenting that their employers were planning to sell them off. “Please we need your help, we are in Lebanon. We are suffering here, there is no food to eat. “We don’t want to work again but return. Our boss said if we are not working, he would sell us. Please help us,” they said. The video got the attention of the NIDCOM boss who directed the case…
The Chairman of Yobe State COVID-19 committee, who is also the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Barde Gubana has warned the Director of Personnel Management of the local government that anyone who is not wearing a face mask should be removed from office. Gubana gave the warning during the inauguration of the Chairmen of local government Environmental and Sanitation Committee at the Wawa Hall, Government House, Damaturu. He said some local government Dpms are not complying with the Federal Government directives on the war against COVID-19, adding that this nonchalant attitude should not be tolerated by his committee. “It has been…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has created a Digital Economy Department. The Commission said that the new department will be principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the national digital economy agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari government. The NCC Governing Board approved the creation of the department which is strategically and structurally placed under the Office of the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, at its last meeting. Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC of the Commission, disclosed that the decision was in line with the NCC’s strategy to create a dedicated team, with…
The House of Representatives has announced that it will be embarking on an annual summer holiday despite COVID-19 holidays. Following the outbreak of the pandemic, the National Assembly has reduced plenary session to once in a week and also had a 5 weeks shut down of legislative activities. In June, the National Assembly again embarked on a two-week break to celebrate its one-year anniversary. The Spokesperson of the House, Ben Kalu in a press statement announced that the House will embark on its annual holiday from the 23rd of June. While Mr. Kalu did not state the duration of the…
The House of Representatives has described as “fake news” and “gross misinformation”, the reports that over 50 lawmakers tested positive for coronavirus. There were publications on Tuesday that over 50 lawmakers allegedly tested positive for COVID-19. But the Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, in a statement Wednesday morning, said there was no time about 50 members of the National Assembly tested positive for COVID-19, urging the public to disregard the news. “Members of the National Assembly could fall prey to COVID-19, just like any other person. It is, therefore, unconscionable to attempt to weaponize this against…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has kicked against the continued closure of churches in parts of Nigeria despite the relaxation of the lockdown. Samson Ayokunle, CAN president, said via a statement on Tuesday the continued closure of places of worship is “no longer acceptable and reasonably justified”. In relaxing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, the federal government had lifted the ban on worship centres, but some states including Lagos and Ogun have kept the churches shut. In the statement issued by Adebayo Oladeji, his spokesman, Ayokunle wondered why these states have continued to lock down churches while…
The trial of Mr Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, and six others has stalled following the absence of the trial Judge, Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako. At the last sitting of the court on Tuesday, Justice Murtala-Nyako rejected the bail application of the defendants on the ground that the court has granted an accelerated trial. Justice Murtala-Nyako, therefore, gave an order for the defendants to be moved from the custody of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Police to the Kuje Correctional Center in Abuja. The Judge also ordered that the defendants must be availed access to a medical facilities…
The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request for the confirmation of 11 nominees as Judges of the Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The request was contained in a letter read on the floor during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The letter read: “In accordance to Section 256(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the under-listed names of eleven (11) nominees as Judges of the High Court of the FCT, Abuja”. The nominees are: Abubakar Husseini Musa…
The Senate has passed a bill against sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The bill was sponsored by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege prohibits the offense of sexual harassment of students in tertiary institutions. It also criminalizes the act of neglect or failure of administrative heads of tertiary educational institutions to address complaints of sexual harassment within a specified period. Similarly, the bill creates a strict liability offense by removing mutual consent as a defense in the prosecution of sexual harassment cases in tertiary educational institutions and maintain the fiduciary relationship that exists between educators and students. According to the bill,…