Gunmen reportedly attacked the Ado-Ekiti residence of Yoruba Nation coordinator, Professor Banji Akintoye. The umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, made this known in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Maxwell Adeleye, attaching images from the scene of the attack. The organisation noted that the incident happened on Saturday in the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG The Supreme Court last night broke its silence on the alleged unlawful invasion of Justice Mary Odili’s residence in Abuja by unknown security operatives, describing it as an “impunity taking too far.” The apex court warned that the judiciary should not be misconstrued by any individual or institution of government as the weeping […] Read more
By Ayo DADA THE STATEMENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION ON THE RAID OF JUSTICE MARY ODILI’S RESIDENCE BY SECURITY OPERATIVES The Nigerian Bar Association (“NBA”) received with grave concern the news of the unlawful siege on the Abuja residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili, last […] Read more
By Ayo DADA The Supreme Court justice is the wife of Dr. Peter Odili, the former governor of Rivers state. Justice Odili’s family residence at lmo Rivers Street in Maitama was besieged by fully armed plain-clothed security men for undisclosed reasons at about 5pm of Friday, October 29. The whereabouts of the Supreme Court Justice, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Four months after Buhari was sworn in as president, he promised that “Let me reiterate this administration’s commitment to due process, merit and total observance of the rule of law as central pillars of a prosperous and democratic society.” Also during an address delivered at the Commonwealth meeting in May, 2016, Mr. Buhari […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG • Says Nomadic Culture Must Be Discouraged Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has warned that the various criminal activities of kidnapping, bombing and assault on the people in some parts of the country which are being referred to as banditry must be appropriately addressed as terrorism. Governor Akeredolu noted that infiltration […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG The “Nigeria Power Report 2021/22” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Nigeria Power Report 2021/22 shows that the challenges facing the power sector are likely to continue in the medium-term. The lack of gas supply, insufficient T&D infrastructure, and sector illiquidity will contribute to an environment where new IPPs are unlikely to emerge in the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG A group of lawyers from the South-East have applied to join a suit filed by members of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) asking a Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the National Assembly to hasten the exit of the South-East geopolitical zone from Nigeria before the conclusion of the ongoing constitutional […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, said many northers regard Major Gen. (retd.) Muhammadu Buhari’s regime as a waste of opportunity for their region. Na’Abba said this during an interview on Daily Trust TV, stating that most people in the north are opposed to zoning because they feel they did not benefit […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Sunday warned that declaring bandits as terrorists will mark the end of Nigeria as a sovereign and united entity. Mr Gumi, a retired army military officer and mufti, admitted that the devastation inflicted by rampaging bandits in Nigeria’s northwest amounts to terrorism, but President Muhammadu Buhari’s labelling […] Read more
