The ex-rebel commander who fought against former President Charles Taylor’s army in the 1990s also faces new allegations of crimes against humanity in Switzerland.
“This is perilous. It renders the judicial system susceptible to corruption and monetisation of access to justice, making justice in favour of the highest bidder, God forbid.”
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has expressed regret at the estimated 250,000 out-of-school children in the state, saying the figure was worrisome and alarming.
Justice Muhammed Danladi ruled that the Adamawa North senator cannot represent his district on the platform of the APC since he was no longer a member of the party.
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, released 100 inmates of the Agodi Correctional Centre Ibadan on Monday and Tuesday.
The security men are said to have vandalised two Range Rover vehicles parked in their workshop and stole some parts valued N710,000.
Counsel to the plaintiff told the court that the police arrested and detained his client between December 14 and December 28, 2022, without charging him to court.
The victims, consisting of two adult males and 10 pregnant women, including teenagers, were allegedly brainwashed forcefully kept in the factories by the operators.
Residents of Awka, the Anambra capital, have decried what they call the “arbitrary pricing” of petrol by marketers in the state.
Before his arrest on January 8, the activist had on December 19, 2022, condemned the SSS in a media briefing for its attempt to arrest CBN governor Godwin Emefiele.
