Tag: ozekhome
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“Why we discontinued suit at Supreme Court challenging emergence of Tinubu as president-elect”- PDP
The Supreme Court suit between the 6 states and AG Federation, filed following the manual collation of results contrary to the explicit provisions of the Electoral Act, the INEC Guidelines and Regulations and the manual for INEC officials, has been discontinued. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) gathered that the suit was discontinued because it has been overtaken by…
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NAIRA NOTES: President Buhari cannot overrule the Supreme Court
Buhari in his broadcast on Thursday, February 16, 2023, unilaterally varied the apex court’s extant order of maintenance of status quo, by directing the CBN Governor to the effect that “the old N200 banknotes be released back into circulatioN, to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes for 60…
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NJC: Has a Daniel come to judgment?
The NJC under the current leadership of the Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, appears to be a retooled, re-invigorated, renewed and re-engineered NJC. It obviously seeks for justice – pure and undiluted justice. It shows humility and circumspection in handling matters. It bows to the superior reasoning in judgments…
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Nigerian law firms and foreign names: Matters arising
Juliet, soliloquizing in one of the most romantic scenes (“The Balcony Scene”) in Shakespeare’s epic, “Romeo and Juliet” (Act 2 Scene 2), said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. Juliet was telling Romeo that a name is just a name; with no meaning…
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How Court of Appeal affirmed Senator Bassey Otu as APC governorship candidate
The Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal has delivered judgment in appeal No. CA/C/337/22, filed by Senator John Owan Enoh against the APC, INEC and Senator Bassey Otu. The court affirmed Senator Prince Bassey E. Otu as the authentic APC Governorship candidate for the upcoming 2023 General elections. In a unanimous decision on the…
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Ozekhome slams FG over new 7 counts amended charge against Nnamdi Kanu
Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has condemned the new 7 counts amended charge allegedly filed by the Federal Government (FG) against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to reports, the amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, was entered before the Federal High Court in Abuja, and contained all earlier…
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Court quashes all allegations on corruption, bribery and money laundering against AITEO boss
A Federal High Court in Abuja has quashed all allegations bothering on corruption, bribery and money laundering, brought against AITEO boss and international Billionaire businessman, Benedict Peters by the British and Nigerian agencies, arising from his ownership of a number of properties. In a 94 page landmark judgment, the court awarded N200 million damages in…
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Hiring of mercenaries: You don’t have such powers – Ozekhome tells El-Rufai
Constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has lampooned Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai over his threat to use mercenaries to combat terrorists, saying he has no such constitutional powers. Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), described el-Rufai’s threat as a no-brainer as only the Federal Government, in this case, the President, has the constitutional power…
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Why DSS released Chiwetalu Agu – Ozekhome
Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has revealed why the Department of State Services, DSS, released Nollywood veteran, Chiwetalu Agu. Ozekhome said Agu was released after they searched his phones and found nothing incriminating. ThNewsGuru recalls that Agu was first arrested by the Nigerian Army last Thursday for wearing Biafra regalia in Onitsha, Anambra State.…
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Trial of alleged killer of Super TV CEO: Family smells foul play, hires fiery lawyer, Ozekhome to ensure fair judgement
…insists owner of apartment where Usifo died was treated with kid gloves by police …accuses police of unprofessionalism … decries Chidinma alleged VIP treatment By Emman Ovuakporie The family of Late Mr Michael Usifo Ataga who was brutally murdered on the 15th of June, 2021, apparently smelling a foul play on the role the…