Large consignments of illicit drugs especially cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and ephedrine billed for Europe through various disingenuous modes of concealment have been intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Supreme Court declares Lawan APC candidate for Yobe North
The Supreme Court has declared the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Yobe North Senatorial District.
Again, court sends EFCC boss, Bawa, to prison
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been committed to prison for allegedly disobeying court order.
The court also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in Kuje prison for the next 14 days until he purges himself of the contempt.
Justice R.O. Ayoola of the Kogi State High Court, in his judgement on Monday, granted the application for committal to prison of the EFCC chairman for disobeying a court ruling delivered on November 30, 2022, wherein the EFCC chairman was directed to produce the applicant in the case, Ali Bello.
Ali Bello had dragged Bawa to court for arresting and detaining him illegally, with the court ruling in his favour, only for the EFCC to arraign him for alleged money laundering three days after the ruling.
The EFCC’s applications for setting aside and stay of execution of the ruling were refused for want of merit.
The Court had, in Form 49, Order IX, Rule 13, marked, “HCL/697M/2022” and titled, “Notice to Show Cause Why Order of Committal Should not be Made,” asked the EFCC Chairman to appear before it on January 18, 2022 to explain why he should not be jailed for flouting the order given on December 12, 2022 in a case filed by Ali Bello against the EFCC and Bawa, as the 1st and 2nd respondents, respectively.
The court ordered that the EFCC and Bawa be served the motion of notice together with Form 49 by substituted means.
The court had declared the arrest and detention of the applicant in the face of a subsisting court order made by a court of competent jurisdiction and without a warrant of arrest “or being informed of the offence for which he was arrested” as unlawful, unconstitutional, and in contravention of the personal liberty and dignity of human person guaranteed under Chapter IV of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
The court had also ordered the respondents to tender an apology to the applicant in a national newspaper and awarded N10 million compensation for him.
Naira Swap: SDP condemns hardship on Nigerians but will not boycott election
Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Monday said the party is committed to being on the ballot in the forthcoming presidential and governorship elections.
Monday 6 February 2023
Queen Lilian Adebayo Urges Christians To Vote In SDP For A Better Nigeria
Wife of the SDP presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, Queen Lilian Adebayo has urged Christian women to vote right by voting the SDP candidate because he is one that speaks for citizens and not himself.
SDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, PRINCE ADEWOLE PROMISES TO RAISE NIGERIA’S REVENUE IF ELECTED
Prince Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has promised to raise Nigeria’s revenue if elected as president
The SDP presidential candidate said this while responding to a question on Nigeria’s monetary policy, during a parley organised by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) for him, on Thursday February 2, 2023.
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