Tag: Detention
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Detention of patients in hospitals, By Sonnie Ekwowusi
By Sonnie Ekwowusi Last week I found myself in a certain big hospital in Lagos (name withheld) trying to assist a terminally-ill patient who had been detained by the hospital for non-payment of hospital bills. That was not the first time I was encountering such a patient being maltreated by a hospital. Over…
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Alleged Messy Police Recruitment: Katsina activist raises alarm over detention of 24 men after paying N700k each
…begs religious organisations to intervene …says they’re fed once daily …they were made to adopt names, posted to divisions after six months arm training …some of their parents sold landed properties to pay By Emman Ovuakporie A trending video depicting how 24 young men were allegedly detained by the police over illegal recruitment into…
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Robbery: Detained MKO Abiola’s sons sue Lagos CP, demand N100m damages
Sons of the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 Presidential election, late Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola, Kassim and Aliyu Abiola, have filed a N100 million fundamental rights suit against the Lagos state Commissioner of Police over their detention. The suit was filed through their lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN). The Lagos State…
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Mali: UN peacekeepers visit President Keita in detention
Members of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have managed to visit President Ibrahim Keita and other senior government officials who have been detained by the leaders of military mutiny earlier this week, official said. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) disclosed this on Friday in Moscow. Mali was rocked on…
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Lebanese judge orders detention of top officials after Beirut port blast
A Beirut judge has ordered the detention of the director of Lebanese customs and a port director, after the massive blast which ripped through the capital city’s port. This is according to a report by the Lebanese National News agency. Tuesday’s explosion killed 154 people and injured more than 4,000, according to the Health Ministry,…
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Dasuki appears in court after release from detention
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki (rtd), on Thursday, appeared in a Federal High Court, Abuja, for his trial on charges of money laundering and illegal possession of firearms instituted against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Mr Dasuki, who made his first court appearance, after his release from…
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Shehu Sani to remain in detention for 14 days
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly obtained a court order to detain ex-lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, for 14 days to ensure a thorough investigation into his alleged involvement in name-dropping and extortion. The development followed new allegations levelled against the ex-lawmaker by the complainant, Alhaji Sani Dauda. The former lawmaker was arrested on…
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Sowore’s mum begs Buhari:’My mind is disturbed, release my son now’ [Video]
Mother of the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has reached out to President Muhammadu Buhari to release his son, while stressing that he [Sowore] is not a criminal. Sowore’s mother (Esther), in a video interview with Objectv Media, an online TV, said her health has been compromised with the continued detention of her son.…
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Nigerian court orders detention of Emirates plane over $22K debt
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the detention in Lagos of an Airbus aircraft belonging to Emirates Airline over N8.1 million($22,103) judgment debt. The order was sequel to a motion filed by Dr Charles Mekwunye seeking for the enforcement of a Supreme Court judgment in a suit between Promise Mekwunye and the…
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Journalist drags DSS to court over alleged Illegal detention
Mr Chido Onumah, a journalist and rights activist, on Wednesday, sued the Department of State Security Services (DSS), over alleged illegal detention. In a suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1270/2019 filed by his Lawyer, Moses Ideh, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Onumah sought the enforcement of his fundamental human rights to dignity of his person, right to…