Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has said the raid on Justice Mary Odili’s home, allegedly perpetrated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, could be politically motivated. Ozekhome, who visited Odili after the incident, also revealed that the judge did not resist the raid. He said, “She didn’t resist any search. I believe that […]
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Delegates at the ongoing national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party are about to vote for candidates of the National Working Committee membership. Those from Abia State were called to come forward and cast their ballots at 5.04pm. The states are to vote in alphabetical order. As of Friday night, 19 of the 21 positions […]
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The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Emmanuel Osodeke, has revealed how the union, during its last negotiations, rejected Federal Government’s plan to increase school fees of all university students to N1m. He said government’s plan was to open an education bank and give each student a loan of N1m annually at […]
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Says the action has criminal undertones “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has since reached out to the relevant authorities for an intensified wider investigation on the matter for necessary actions leading to the prosecution of anyone involved in the matter in view of the fact that the […]
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN says he is not in any way connected with the invasion of the residence of a Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili. Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to Malami, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. […]
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Following reports that Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday stormed the Maitama home of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, in Abuja and the denial by EFCC that its operatives were not part of it, Police authorities at Force headquarters have kept silent on the matter. Operatives who were reportedly accompanied […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has distanced itself from the invasion of the home of Mary Odili, a Justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court in Abuja. The State Security Service (SSS) also denied involvement in the raid in a text message sent to our reporter late Friday. Media reports surfaced on Friday evening […]
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Senior advocates, SANs, from the South-East have condemned the raid on the residence of a justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, by some security operatives. In a statement on Saturday, the legal practitioners described the attack, said to have been carried out on Friday, as an attempt to intimidate the judiciary. The statement […]
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A student of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Kaitlin Gee-Akwada, emerged as the one-day Vice Chancellor in her school as she attained a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.0. The elated student took to her LinkedIn page to share pictures of the event on Wednesday. According to Gee-Akwada, her achievement was an answered prayer and a […]
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Beginning from November 8, foreign air travelers to the United States will be required, with only limited exceptions, to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status before boarding a plane to the US. This new global travel system replaces the existing country-by-country restrictions, putting in place a consistent approach worldwide, the US […]
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