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Drama as angry youths humiliate Ozekhome at Gani Fawehinmi lecture
…accuses him of defending corrupt people There was pandemonium on Monday at the 14th Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture when angry protesters mobbed Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and stopped him from mounting the podium to speak. The incident happened at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, venue of the lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),…
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Buhari’s October 1 speech showed his hatred for Igbos – Ozekhome
Activist lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on Octpber 1 clearly displayed his hatred for people of the South-East. He said Buhari showed a fixated hatred for Igbos when he berated leaders of the region for allowing those feeling marginalised to agitate for the breakup of the country. Describing the speech…
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Dino Melaye will appeal court ruling on recall process – Ozekhome
Mike Ozekhome, the lawyer to the embattled senator, Dino Melaye, has vowed to file an appeal on Tuesday against the judgement by the federal high court ordering continuation of the process for the federal lawmaker’s recall. The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, presided by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, had ordered the continuation of the…
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You can’t freeze Fayose’s account, A/Court tells EFCC
Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has secured another judicial victory against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his accounts domiciled at the Zenith Bank which was frozen last year. The Court of Appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday threw out an application for injunction restraining the anti-graft agency from freezing the accounts…
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You had no right to invade The SUN, Ozekhome tells EFCC
Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission lacked the legal power to raid The SUN newspapers on Monday. Ozekhome said since The SUN had appealed against a court ruling granting the EFCC permission to seize the property, it was wrong of the commission to storm the place. The…