Tag: ozekhome
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Hushpuppi saga: ‘Abba Kyari is safe under Nigeria law’
The Executive Director, Corruption Observatory, Richard Ovie, on Tuesday said the Nigeria law will give protection to the embattled Deputy Commissioner for Police, Abba Kyari, who is under investigation in respect to his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States. His comments follow the issuing of an arrest warrant by a…
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Go beyond Twitter ban, dissolve Nigeria, Ozekhome tells FG
Human rights lawyer and social commentator, Mike Ozekhome SAN, has asked the Federal Government to go beyond the suspension of micro-blogging site, Twitter, and “dissolve the Nigerian people which it has become so allergic to and no longer wants to see or hear about”. The senior advocate also averred that the government is trying to…
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Asaba Accord: Why Northerners feel threatened by Southern Governors’ decisions – Ozekhome
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has disclosed that northern elite kicked against Southern governors’ Asaba accord because the North was afraid that the South had woken up and “may finally attain their independence”. The senior lawyer was reacting to the opposition mounted by the Governor of Kogi State, Mr.…
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Late vendor’s family sues Gbajabiamila, demands N500m
Ifeanyichukwu Okereke’s family, the vendor who was shot dead by a security aide to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has demanded N500 million for compensation. Okereke’s family in a letter to the speaker dated November 23, 2020, demanded the compensation. The letter was signed by the lawyer of the family, Chief…
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Sagay, Ozekhome, Falana react over immunity for NASS presiding officers
Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Chairman Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) on Tuesday said immunity for legislature’s principal officers would weaken the anti-graft war. He believes public officers with nothing to hide should not demand immunity from prosecution. He said: “I think that is unacceptable because it is going to weaken our war against corruption.…
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El-Zakzaky: Falana, Ozekhome condemn proscription on Shiites, demand immediate withdrawal
Leading rights activists Chief Mike Ozekhome and Femi Falana, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria, on Saturday described the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) as illegal and immoral. While Ozekhome said the proscription was “discriminatory”, Falana, who represents IMN leader Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, urged the Federal Government to withdraw the order. Ozekhome said: “The…
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Ozekhome writes INEC, says A’Court didn’t clear Zamfara APC to field candidates
Lawyer to the Senator Kabiru Marafa faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) confirmed on Friday that the judgment by the Court of Appeal in Abuja given on Thursday set aside the January 27, 2019 judgment by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice Ojukwu had,…
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How we'll secure Fayose's release from EFCC custody – Ozekhome
Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said efforts had begun to secure release of former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody. Ozekhome said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Fayose, whose tenure as governor ended…
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Senator Dino Melaye ill – Ozekhome tells court
The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, was not in court on Thursday to answer charges against him bothering on gun running. Melaye’s counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), blamed his client’s absence on health ground. Ozekhome, who was represented by one Yemi Mohammed, presented a medical report. However, two other persons charged alongside Melaye –…
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Fayose heads to S/Court to upturn EFCC’s freezing of his account
Gov. Fayose of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose is headed to the Supreme Court, seeking to upturn the judgment of the Appeal Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, permitting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze his personal accounts. He has also filed a stay of execution of the judgement of the appeal court…