Okonkwo Faults Supreme Court on Emergency Powers Ruling

  Legal practitioner and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has criticised the Supreme Court’s recent judgment affirming the President’s authority to declare a state of emergency and temporarily suspend elected officials, warning it could undermine Nigeria’s democracy.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Okonkwo argued that while the court correctly…

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Borno Police Defuse Explosive Device Under Telecoms Mast in Maiduguri

  Operatives of the Borno State Police Command successfully neutralised an unexploded ordnance (UXO) planted beneath a telecommunications mast in Maiduguri on Monday, averting a potential disaster in the state capital. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, the device equipped with two protruding wires was discovered around 11:06…

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TheĀ AbubakarĀ Malami Persecution: When Vendetta WearsĀ the MaskĀ of Anti-Corruption

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s relentless pursuit, arrest and detentionĀ of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has all the hallmarks of a state-sponsored vendetta masquerading as an anti-corruption crusade. For over two years now, the EFCC under Ola Olukoyede has subjectedĀ AbubakarĀ Malami to what can only be described as a fishing expedition…

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