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Month: December 2019

Court rejects Orji Uzor Kalu’s post conviction bail application, affirms sentence
December 23, 2019
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| Judiciary, Slider, Sportlight

Ex-Abia governor, Orji Uzor Kalu. By Editor-in Chief. The frantic efforts made on December 17, 2019 to hurriedly pull himself out of prison custody after being convicted on a 39-count charge and sentenced for 12 years for stealing N7.65 billion belonging to Abia State Government, Orji Uzor Kalu, the ex-governor of the state, was disappointed today, Monday December 23, 2019, when a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos sitting before Justice Mohammed Liman rejected his bail plea and asked him…

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Bello Adoke’s detention is unnecessary, says Ozekhome
December 20, 2019
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Former Federal Attorney General, (FAG), Adoke, SAN. By Mike Ozekhome, SAN. As the former minister of Justice and Federal Attorney General (FAG), Mohammed Adoke, SAN, begins a 14-day detention today at the facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja, as ordered by an Abuja High Court, over his alleged involvement with the Malabu oil scam of over $1.1 billion, his lawyer, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Chief Mike Ozekhome,…

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Recommending cooperative federalism to Nigeria 
December 20, 2019
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OPINION. By Olisa Agbakoba, SAN. Nigeria is a country of so many ethnic nationalities and so has been striving to evolve a workable framework that harmonises the often conflicting interests of these nationalities. As a result of our large population and territory, the most effective political system is federalism because it enables us to have diverse ways of organising ourselves. Many people say the 1963 Republican Constitution was the best ever because it allowed the different regions to express…

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No press freedom in Nigeria or anywhere in the world, by Swinton’s postulation
December 15, 2019
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION. “The man who pays the piper dictates the tune”, is a common saying in local and international parlance. Read what the former Chief of Staff to The New York Times, John Swinton said about press freedom and then judge for yourselves if there is anything called press freedom for journalists and other related practitioners. John Swinton, former Chief of Staff of the The New York Times, when asked to give a toast to the “free press”…

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Ebonyi projects N178.136b budget for 2020 fiscal year
December 15, 2019
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Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State. Charles Onyekwere, AbakalikiGovernor David Umahi of Ebonyi state over the weekend presented a budget estimate of N178.136bn to the State House of Assembly for 2020 fiscal year. The budget which is christened”Budget of Growth, Consolidation and Transformation”, according to the governor, promised that the state government has made provisions in the budget for the payment of the new minimum wage next year.“Our commitment towards minimum wage for our Civil servants is unwavering. We shall…

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Buhari and consolidation of democratic dictatorship
December 12, 2019
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Arthur Nwankwo. OPINION. By Arthur Nwankwo Emperor Nero’s emergence as Roman Emperor in AD 54 was greeted with wild jubilation and expectation especially among the plebeians, aristocrats and subalterns. Interestingly, he came on the scene at a point the Roman Empire was burdened by gross internal decay and corruption. Regrettably, rather than address the obvious challenges confronting the Roman Empire, Nero pandered to the absurd by trying to hunt down and silence every perceived opposition against his administration. His…

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Inaugurate NDDC board to avert crisis, Niger Delta youths tell Buhari
December 12, 2019
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Maj. Gen. Buhari (rtd.), Nigeria’s President. By our Correspondent. Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) and the National Coalition of Niger Delta ex-agitators, Ijaw Youth Council amongst others have urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to be deterred by criticisms of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) saying it was the handiwork of enemies of the region orchestrated by youths outside the region. The groups that thronged out in Abuja on Monday to counter the protests in support…

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Adopt Falae/Obasanjo model, VON DG tells APC, PDP in 2023
December 9, 2019
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VON DG, Okechukwu.  By Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki The director general of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged the two dominant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to adopt the “Falae/Obasanjo model’’ by fielding Igbo presidential candidates for the two parties in 2023 general elections. Okechukwu made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Enugu on Sunday on raging issues threatening the country’s democracy which may mar the 2023 presidential election. He assured that…

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How to shield police from abuse- security expert
December 8, 2019
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IGP Adamu. By our Correspondent. A security expert and founder of GPIL Security Solution Ltd, Peter Okewu on Thursday advocated the amendment of the Police Act to boost the police’s independence. He said this will stimulate greater efficiency and protect the police from political abuse. Okewu told journalists that one of the reasons why the police appear incompetent is because of interference by politicians. According to him, when the police get to the scene of an incident and begin…

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Back to the gutters: DSS invasion of the sacred precints of a law court
December 7, 2019
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Chief Ozekhome, (SAN). OPINION By Mike Ozekhome Today, 6th November, 2019, the DSS, the nation’s secret Service in the mould of FBI or CIA, danced naked in the streets, when it invaded a court of Law in an attempt  to arrest Omoyele Sowore, accused of treasonable felony over his “Revolution Now” mantra. Recall that the DSS had finally bowed to a 24 hour ultimatum issued by Justice  Ijeoma Ojukwu, to release Sowore and pay him N100,000 damages. It was…

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