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target=_blank>Again, Sowore Approaches Court, Seeks Bail On Self-recognition
Detained pro-democracy activist and Convener of #RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, has filed a motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking bail on self-recognition.
In a motion filed on Friday, Femi Falana (SAN), his lawyer, asked the court to grant Sowore bail on the ground of self-recognition or upon any condition the court may reasonably deem to impose in the circumstance of the case.
Falana said that the applicant’s right to fair hearing, dignity of human person, liberty, health and freedom of movement are under threat and being violated.
He stated that by Section 28 (4) of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013, a person detained pursuant to Section 27 (1) can be admitted to bail by the court.
The respected lawyer in the application disclosed that Sowore had on August 7 and 8, 2019 volunteered statement to the Department of State Services and had concluded investigation on the case and announced its findings.
He argued that other Nigerians, who participated in the protests of August 5, 2019 in different states had been released on bail upon arraignment.
He said that his client had been detained since August 3 and had never been charged with any criminal offence.
Recall that Justice Nkeonye Maha had on August 28 declined to hear the motion filed by Sowore challenging his detention by the Nigerian Government.
Efforts by his lawyer to move for oral application for bail were scuttled by the judge, who insisted that she could not review the decision of Justice Taiwo Taiwo that granted an ex-parte order for the DSS to detain him for 45 days.
The motion filed by Falana reads, “The applicant herein is seeking the order of the court admitting the applicant to bail on self-recognition or upon any condition the court may reasonably deem to impose in the circumstance of the case.”
Sowore was arrested in the early hours of August 3 in Lagos by DSS operatives for calling on Nigerians to take to the streets and express their frustration with the poor state of leadership in the country.
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target=_blank>Ondo 2020: I Won’t Say Anything On Akeredolu Yet, Says Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said that he prefers to keep silent for now on the second term ambition of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State.
Tinubu expressed this at the weekend during the traditional wedding ceremony of Akeredolu’s daughter in Owo, a sleepy town in the state.
He said, “I won’t say anything yet (if there will be vacancy or not) about that until the time is ripe for it.”
Though Governor Akeredolu has not publicly declared his intention to seek a second term in office, there are however, indications that he may do so going by feelers in the polity.
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target=_blank>Indian Police Arrest Nigerian For Swindling Jobseeker
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The police in India on Sunday arrested a Nigerian for defrauding a jobseeker.
Officers from Thiruvananthapuram Cybercrime Police Station arrested Kingsley Udeh from Bengaluru.
Udeh carried out the act through a job portal named ‘Carreers’, the New Indian Express reports.”The accused offered the job of a senior electrical engineer in the United States and sought money for arranging the appointment order, work permit and insurance cover.
“Udeh made fake papers to convince the retired engineer and fraudulently obtained Rs 6 lakh from him at different stages.”The petitioner sent money to various bank accounts of the accused but grew suspicious after Udeh sought further funds, which prompted him to lodge a police complaint,” said Cybercrime DySP Jeeji N.
Police tracked down the suspect with the help of his ATM card, email ID and CCTV footage.
Udeh was arraigned before the Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial Magistrate, which ordered his remand in judicial custody.
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E2%80%99t-forget-sowore-jalingo-others-detention-adp-tells-csos target=_blank>Don’t Forget Sowore, Jalingo, Others In Detention, ADP Tells CSOs
The Action Democratic Party has urged the civil society in Nigeria to keep demanding for the release of Omoyele Sowore and other citizens being held in detention.
The party also called on the government to immediately release Sowore, Agba jalingo, Jones Abiri, Steven Kefas and Abubakar Idris (Dadiyata).
ADP in a statement by its Lagos Publicity Secretary, Adelaja Adeoye, said the government must be able to take feedback from the people they are governing.
Adelaja said, “The government should not be afraid of criticisms because most citizens want good governance, in the absence of that, they will continue to agitate and demand for an improved economy, welfare and things that will better their lives.
“It will not be too good that Sowore who was a presidential candidate in the February 2019 election is detained for mobilising a mass action to demand good governance.
“Nigerians, civil society organisations both locally and internationally should continue to prevail on the government, those detained must not be forgotten in prison irrespective of what they had done in the past.”
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target=_blank>Six Nigerians Arrested For Illegally Entering India Through Night Bus
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The police in Meghalaya, India, has arrested six Nigerians in East Jaiñtia Hills on Saturday, bringing the total number of foreign nationals arrested to nine within a span of two days.The Nigerians are Thomson Nwafama, 29, Chijioke Obiacha, 28, Desmond Uzochkwu, 25, Okoliegbe Henry Onyedika, 33, Okeke Justin, 32, and Chukwunyere Christian, 30.East Jaiñtia Hill superintendent of police, Vivekanand Singh, said on Saturday that the six Nigerians travelling by night bus from Silchar to Guwahati, were detected and detained for interrogation, the Telegraph India reports.He said, “They admitted that they had travelled from Africa to Bangladesh on visas issued by competent authorities but had illegally entered India near Agartala on Friday.”From Agartala, they travelled by car to Silchar, and were assisted by residents of both Bangladesh as well as India, he added.A case was registered at Lumshnong police station under the Foreigner’s Act.On Friday, three foreign nationals were detained and arrested in the same district and also booked under the Foreigner’s Act.The modus operandi adopted by the three — one from Ivory Coast and two from Nigeria — to enter India was the same as the one adopted by the six Nigerians.
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target=_blank>Ogun Suspends Tree Felling In Forest Reserves
The Ogun State Government has suspended all activities in its forests reserves, it was revealed on Sunday.
In a statement by Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, it was disclosed that the suspension takes immediate effect.
According to Talabi, the suspension covered logging, timber exploitation, evacuation of logs and forest concession as well as activities in all government open forest areas.
He said that the step was taken to check “over exploitation and illegal tree felling” in government forest reserves across Ogun.
He disclosed that a committee would be set up to look into all issues affecting the state forest reserves to advise government on a comprehensive policy and process.
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target=_blank>Banky W Attacks Buhari’s Government For Arresting Sowore
Musician, Bankole Wellington better known as Banky W, has condemned the Nigerian Government for its gross human rights violation against citizens.
He also accused Nigerians of being too complacent in moments when they should act.
Banky W made his position known in a music video posted on his Instagram page with hashtag #BetterChallenge.
He said, “You see the story is the same old one, you want change but you won’t vote? Then complaining is a not the thing.
“Who go represent you? When they enter office, they will get what they paid for. Na double wahala for everybody.”
The video went on to show CCTV footage of Sowore’s arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services in Lagos on August 3.
He added, “They arrest protestor and protect dishonourable senators. Who be the meat, who be the hunter? Too many days for the thief, one day for the owner.””They arrest the Protestor, and protect dishonourable Senators”.. time to dust off the mic. Here’s my #Betterchallenge – pls watch and share if you feel compelled ðŸ™ðŸ½â¤ pic.twitter.com/IbJDChjHta— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) September 14, 2019
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E2%80%99s-security-nba-tells-buhari target=_blank>Rejig Nigeria’s Security, NBA Tells Buhari
The Nigerian Bar Association, Asaba, Delta State branch, has lamented the kidnap of one of its members, Chike Onyemenam (SAN), who was abducted on Saturday evening.
In a statement, the organisation condemned the wanton kidnap and inability of the Nigeria Police Force to guarantee the safety of citizens.
The lawyers tasked the security agencies to immediately swing into action to ensure Onyemenam’s safe and early rescue or release from the hands of his abductors.
The NBA said, “We call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to rejig and restructure the nation’s security architecture and infrastructure to ensure its effectiveness in addressing the activities of criminals in our society.
“This ugly trend of incessant abduction of persons, especially legal practitioners, must stop and these heartless criminals brought to justice.
“And if they cannot be brought to justice, justice should be brought to them.
“We cannot continue this way or allow this ugly state of affairs to continue unabated.”
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target=_blank>Man Experiences Weak Penis After Handshake With Stranger In Enugu
A man in Enugu, Sunday Ebubechukwu, has suddenly lost the complete functions of his penis after having a handshake with a physically challenged person identified only as Anayo.
In a statement by the spokesperson for the police in Enugu, Ebere Amaraizu, it was disclosed that after Ebubechukwu noticed weakness in his penis on September 13 and raised the alarm, a mob pounced on Anayo in anger and delivered deadly blows before he was rescued by the police.
Amaraizu said, “The command, through operatives of Ogui Division, is unravelling the mystery surrounding an alleged complaint of feeling of weakness of a male genital organ shortly after his handshake with another man in Enugu.
“Sunday Ebubechukwu on that fateful day raised the alarm which attracted sympathisers to the scene at Obiagu who then descended on Anayo.”
Amaraizu added that investigation was ongoing on the incident to unravel the mystery surrounding the event.
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Xenophobia: South Africa’s President Sends Special Delegation To Nigeria, Seven Other Countries
President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has sent special envoys to deliver messages of solidarity to several Heads of State and Governments across Africa, according to a report by Channels Television.
The team comprising a former minister in the presidency, Mr Jeff Radebe, Ambassador Kingsley Mmabolo and Dr Khulu Mbatha, will visit Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
The special envoys will deliver a message from President Ramaphosa regarding the incidents of violence, which resulted in attacks on foreign nationals and destruction of property in the former apartheid nation.
They are also expected to reassure fellow African countries that South Africa was committed to the ideals of pan-African unity and to the rule of law.
Beyond that, they will also brief governments in the identified countries about steps taken by the South African Government to end xenophobic attacks and punish perpetrators.
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