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FFK Mocks Buhari Over His Declaration To Defeat Boko Haram

January 25, 2020 1:31 pm

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Saturday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari for assuring Nigerians that he would defeat Boko Haram.

Fani-Kayode said Buhari can’t defeat Boko Haram because insurgents brought him into power.

His remark was coming at a time Buhari said though it might take a bit longer, the nation will surely put the issues associated with the troubles in the Northeast in order and move ahead.

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Buhari had said if Nigeria could fight a 30-month civil war and be reorganized again, then insurgents will be defeated.…

NBA Calls For Declaration Of State Of Emergency In Edo

November 1, 2019 1:35 pm

Following the near-deplorable security situation in Edo State, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, thursday called for the declaration of state of emergency on the state of security in the state.

The call was contained in a joint statement signed by the association Chairman, Mr. Collins Ogiebaen, and Secretary, Mr. Pius Oiwoh, which was made available to journalists.

The association said the call became necessary due to the rising wave of insecurity across the state.

The statement added that no fewer than eight lawyers and judges have been abducted across the state within the last nine months, with the …

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Pope signs Jerusalem declaration on Morocco trip

March 30, 2019 9:43 pm

Pope Francis on Saturday joined Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in saying Jerusalem should be a “symbol of peaceful coexistence” for Christians, Jews and Muslims, on the first day of a visit to the North African country.

The spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics was invited by King Mohammed VI for the sake of “inter-religious dialogue”, according to Moroccan authorities.

In a joint statement, the two leaders said Jerusalem was “common patrimony of humanity and especially the followers of the three monotheistic religions.”

“The specific multi-religious character, the spiritual dimension and the particular cultural identity of Jerusalem… must be …

FG closes case of non-asset declaration against Onnoghen

March 21, 2019 12:03 pm

The federal government has closed its case of non-asset declaration charges against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen.

Onnoghen is being prosecuted by the federal government on a six-count charge over alleged failure to disclose some of his assets in his Asset Declaration forms submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

However, the prosecution counsel, Aliyu Umar (SAN), announced that the prosecution is closing its case shortly after the defendant finished the cross examination of the third prosecution witness, Ifeoma Okeagbue, an official of Standard Chartered Bank.

The prosecution, in its application for the trial,

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US lawsuit against Trump’s emergency declaration begins

February 19, 2019 2:32 pm

The court battle against President Trump’s national emergency declaration has started. Sixteen states filed a lawsuit against the declaration in federal court in the Northern District of California.