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Rivers: We’ll have to defend ourselves if the Police cant defend us – Briggs
Rivers-based environmentalist and human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has slammed the Nigeria Police Force for its operations in the state.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, on Monday, Briggs said if nobody would defend Rivers people, they would definitely defend themselves.
According to her, the police cherry-pick court orders to obey even after the election of 23 local government chairmen in the state.
She lambasted the police for withdrawing officers from the local council secretariats despite the warning of Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Sunday evening that some political actors displeased with the outcome of the poll have plans to perpetrate mayhem.
“If nobody will defend us, we are very likely going to be left to have to defend ourselves.
We’ve been crying out since last October since this political madness started.
The witch cried in the night and the child died in the morning and we are looking for the cause of the death? No. We know exactly what is going on.
“We know that the specific local governments that are on fire are the specific local governments that have refused to accept that their tenures have been over three months ago.
The specific local governments are the same local governments that their leaders have called the governor all sorts of names since last year.
“We have a police force that for the past three months have had the 23 local government offices of Rivers State under lock and key after the tenure of the local government chairmen had expired.
“And this morning, all of them were ordered to leave the local government areas knowing well that there was going to be trouble, leaving the newly elected local government chairmen in danger,” she said.
The right activist stated that the people of the state had called on President Bola Tinubu for over a year to intervene but he chose to stay away.
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The Patriots Shift National Political Summit to June
A statement from its Secretariat said that the new date was due to the 26th anniversary of Nigeria’s return to civil rule on May 29.
• Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Leader of the Patriots
The Patriots has shifted its national political summit from May 27–28 to June 11 and 12 in Abuja
A statement from its Secretariat said that the new date was due to the 26th anniversary of Nigeria’s return to civil rule on May 29.
It was learned that among issues proposed for discussions are: provision for judicial adjudication of corruption and betrayal of trust matters, remuneration of members of the National Assembly, remuneration and compensations in the public service, electoral system, political party structures, revenue management format, security architecture, and fiscal arrangement.
Other items on the list are management of resources and revenue, concurrent functional responsibilities, regional border changes and disputes, as well as equal rights among federating regions, basis of state government, status of the federal capital territory (FCT), federal Executive Council, powers and functions of the President, restructuring of states based ethnic homogeneity and other items are contained in the document.
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Federal High Court redeploys judges
Consequently, there is no need for litigants and/or counsel to apply to the Chief Judge for re-assignment of cases that have been pending before the court,
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, yesterday announced the redeployment of some judges.
In a statement by FHC’s Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Christopher, Justice Tsoho directed Justice M. G. Umar from Enugu Judicial Division to take over cases presided over earlier by Justice Inyang Ekwo of Court 5 in Abuja Division.
“The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has effected the redeployment of some judges of the court.
“The general public is hereby notified that all cases pending before Court Number 5 in the Abuja Judicial Division will be attended to by the judge who has been moved to Abuja for that purpose.
“Consequently, there is no need for litigants and/or counsel to apply to the Chief Judge for re-assignment of cases that have been pending before the court,” the statement said.
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Lagos probes 89 labourers from Katsina for Dangote Refinery – Omotosho
We are investigating the matter. I’m sure security agencies are also not unaware of it. It will be nice to let them do their investigation.
The Lagos State Government is investigating the employment of 89 labourers from Katsina State at Dangote Refinery, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
The development comes after a recent viral video showed the young men arriving in Lagos and converging on the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state, sparking security concerns among locals, and on social media.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said an investigation was ongoing.
He maintained that security agencies were aware of the situation and should be allowed to conclude the probe.
“We are investigating the matter. I’m sure security agencies are also not unaware of it. It will be nice to let them do their investigation,” Omostoso said.
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