Tag: Illegal
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Just in: Anambra dumps suit seeking to declare EFCC illegal
The Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, pulled out from the suit that is seeking to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, illegal. The state, through its Attorney General, Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje, told the Supreme Court that it was no longer willing to be a part of the legal action that…
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Lagos Govt. clamps down on illegal estates in Epe axis
The Lagos State Government has clamped down on illegal estate developments around the Epe corridor of the state. Dr Oluyinka Olumide, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Lagos state, said this in a
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Enugu government bans illegal mining
The Enugu State Government has banned with immediate effect all illegal mining activities taking place in some communities of the state.
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‘You erred gravely in law and logic’, senior lawyer blasts Buhari’s minister over comment depicting #EndSARS panels illegal
The Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development (SPIDEL) Monday Ubani has replied the Minister of State for
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China declares cryptocurrency transactions illegal
China’s central bank on Friday said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal, sounding the death knell for digital currencies in China after a crackdown on the volatile trade.
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Buhari’s appointment of new acting IGP illegal, unconstitutional – Ozekhome
Popular human rights activist and lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on Wednesday described the appointment of the new acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba as illegal and unconstitutional. Ozekhome contended Baba’s appointment negated provisions of Federal Character as enshrined in the 1999 constitution, as amended. He stated this in a statement titled “Buhari’s…
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FG’s 774,000 special jobs illegal – PDP Reps
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives on Monday described the 774,000 jobs to be created by the Federal Government in the 774 Local Government Areas across the country as an illegal scheme. It also said the scheme known as Special Public Works Programme (SWP) did not only…
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Olujimi declares inauguration of Fayose’s Loyalists as Ekiti PDP Ward Excos Illegal
A section of the Ekiti State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party loyal to Senator Biodun Olujimi has faulted the inauguration of the ward executives of the party in the state without following due process. Olujimi said the state leadership of the party has taken definite position on the controversy surrounding the conduct of the…
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BREAKING: FG declares South West Govs newly launched ‘Amotekun’ illegal
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared as illegal the paramilitary outfit ‘Amotekun’ launched last week by the South West governors. The Attorney General of the Federation made the feeling of the government known in a statement made available to Vanguard on Tuesday. In the statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations…
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Restriction of movement during elections illegal – Adegboruwa
Activist-lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has said there is no legal basis to restrict movement during elections. He said cited a Federal High Court judgment, which nullified the restriction of movement during environmental sanitation, saying the verdict’s principles ought to apply during elections. Adegboruwa recalled the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu had announced that there…