Tag: Panel
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Rivers: A’Court sets up special panel, begins hearing Thursday
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has constituted a special three-member panel to handle political cases from Rivers State, with sittings scheduled to begin on Thursday, November 14. This move follows the escalating legal tussles stemming from a rift between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, the current Minister of the Federal Capital…
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EPL: It’s a correct decision – Premier League Panel okays Gordon’s goal against Arsenal
The Premier League’s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel on Thursday gave its verdicts on the controversial goal scored by Newcastle against Arsenal at St James Park.
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There shall be no witch-hunt in probing alleged looting in Abia – Panel
There shall be no witch-hunt in the discharge of the assignment of the Panel of Inquiry for the Recovery of Government Property and Funds in Abia. The assurance was given by its chairperson, retired Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe, on Tuesday in Umuahia.
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House of Reps summons Donald Trump over attack on US Capitol
The House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol in the United States has voted on unanimously to sue former President Donald Trump to a US Court. The Panel has insisted that Trump must honour the court’s invitation and would be held responsible for the attack on the capitol by…
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#EndSARS panel orders for Abba Kyari in human rights violations case
An Independent Investigation Panel on Friday ordered the Chairman, National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa to produce suspended DCP Abba Kyari on March 22.
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Alleged sale of Kwara assets: Saraki kicks as panel recommends trial of ex-govs
A former Kwara State governor and immediate past President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has dismissed the report of a committee set up by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to investigate sales of Kwara State’s assets, which recommended the prosecution of Saraki and former governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, as well as other former government officials. The committee’s…
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Woman accused of witchcraft petitions NHRC panel, gets N300,000 reward
The son of a poor woman who was accused of witchcraft has testified in Adamawa State about how his mother was subjected to “cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment” by her accusers. The son told a panel of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sitting in Yola that the accusation which started as a neighbourhood gossip…
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#ENDSARS: Panel summons ex-Zamfara governor Yerima over alleged torture, detention
The Independent Investigative Panel probing rights abuses by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police tactical units, in Abuja, on Wednesday, summoned a former Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Sani Yerima. The retired Justice Suleiman Galadima-led panel ordered the ex-governor to appear before it on January 12 with regard to a complaint that allegedly…
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BREAKING: Panel declines LCC’s demand to ‘take back’ Lekki tollgate
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry examining the alleged shootings of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on October 20, 2020 at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos has rejected the request by the operators of the tollgate, Lekki Concession Company, to “take back possession” of the tollgate. The Chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, in…
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End SARS: We don’t need recycled old leaders who cannot relate to our pains – Tacha
End SARS: We don’t need recycled old leaders who cannot relate to our pains – Tacha Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, housemate, Anita Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha” has said that the Presidential Panel set up to oversee the demands of the End SARS demonstrators should have young vibrant Nigerian youths in it. Following…