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The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committees on Justice, Public Petition and Police to investigate the involvement of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubarkar Malami, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali on their alleged involvement in the police invasion of Magodo estate in Lagos State. The Committees are to ascertain the alleged attempt to destabilize the peace of Lagos State and scuttle the ongoing settlement process and enforce an illegality. They will also appropriate sanctions for any police officer found culpable in the illegal enforcement and break down of law and order. The resolution…

The senate has deleted clause 87 of the electoral act amendment bill which provides for a compulsory direct primary poll for all political parties in the country. The change was made to the legislation after Abdullahi Yahaya, senate leader, sponsored a motion in the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. Compulsory direct primaries for political parties and electronic transmission of election results are among the amendments proposed by the national assembly. While rejecting the bill, President Muhammadu Buhari said adopting compulsory direct primaries “violates the spirit of democracy”. The president’s decision to reject the bill was contained in a letter to…

An Umuahia High Court has ordered the Federal Government and the Nigeria Army to pay N1billion to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for invading his house in September 2017. The federal government and the Army were also ordered to apologize to Kanu for the violation of his Fundamental Rights. Justice Benson Anya made the order today while delivering judgment on the suit filed by Kanu against the federal government, the Army and others. Details later…

A bill seeking to compel landlords in the federal capital territory (FCT) to receive rent on a monthly basis has passed first reading at the senate. Smart Adeyemi, senator representing Kogi west, is the sponsor of the legislation entitled ‘Advanced rent (residential apartments, office spaces, etc.) regulation bill 2022.” Speaking with journalists after the bill passed for first reading at the upper legislative chamber, Adeyemi said many residents of Abuja are finding it very difficult to cope with huge rent payments. “Some landlords always insist their tenants pay for one year or two years rent. That is wrong,” he said.…

Magistrate Asiru Ayeni of an Ile-Ife Magistrate Court, Osun State on Tuesday committed one Peter Igwe, 19, to cleaning and sweeping court premises for 5 days after admitting to smoking Indian hemp. Peter, who was not represented, was docked before the court on two-count bordering on possession and smoking of weed suspected to be Indian hemp. Police prosecutor, ASP Emmanuel Abdullah said the offences contravened sections 249(d) and 430 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002. I don’t want to see Kanu in these clothes again, Justice Nyako provokes He also told the court that the defendant committed the…

In Nigeria, the biggest and most constant headache that confronts the legal adviser of any political party in Nigeria is the non-observance of internal democracy by the party hierarchy. In the Nigerian political landscape, until recently, internal democracy is a mere tag that only existed in the imagination of politicians. In this vein, any electoral position within the structure of a political party is a subject of conferment without any consideration of the electability of the beneficiaries of the conferment. In other words, only those that the political kingmakers consider worthy are conferred with the “honour” of being the party’s…

Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was fined for distracted driving and called Edmonton’s police chief to discuss the ticket, CBC News has learned. Madu was pulled over on March 10, 2021, and fined $300 for being on his cellphone in a school zone, according to the ticket, which CBC News has obtained. Soon after, the minister phoned Dale McFee, the city’s chief of police, and discussed the violation with him. “Minister Madu did contact me via the telephone concerned about a ticket. But just to be very, very clear, he never asked to get out of the ticket,” McFee told…

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has asked justice minister and solicitor general Kaycee Madu to step back from ministerial duties pending the completion of an investigation. Madu was appointed in August 2020. He is stepping aside following reports he was accused of calling Edmonton’s police chief to rescind a ticket fine for using his phone while driving. “In the interim period, I have asked Minister Madu to step back from his ministerial duties,” Kennedy tweeted on Tuesday. “Minister Sonya Savage will act as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General during Minister Madu’s leave of absence.” In March, media reports said the…

The federal government has filed a fresh charge bordering on alleged terrorism against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the IPOB leader, confirmed the development to TheCable on Monday. Kanu, who is standing trial on charges bordering on treasonable felony, is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The IPOB leader, who had been rearraigned in October 2021 on a seven-count charge, will now take his plea in response to a charge on 15 counts, including on terrorism. The amended charge was filed before a federal high court…

The UK government on Monday announced a freeze of the BBC licence fee, arguing a new funding model was needed to ease cost of living pressures and reflect a transformed media landscape.   Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries told parliament the £159 ($217, 190 euros) annual fee, paid by every television set owner in the country, would be fixed for the next two years.   After that it will rise in line with inflation for four years, she said, saying the rising annual cost of the compulsory charge was hurting cash-strapped families.   The long-term future of the corporation should not…