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Voting has commenced in most wards in Bonny LGA

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has Officially opened his Campaign Office for his APC National Chairmanship bid as he was joined by Governor Nasir Ahmad of Kaduna State.

A close family source confirmed this to Channels Television in a telephone interview on Sunday.

The source revealed that the reggae musician was rushed to a hospital in Ikoyi after he slumped on Saturday.

He added that Ras Kimono later died in the hospital on Sunday.

Also confirming the death, a factional Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Tony Okoroji told Channels Television that he visited the legendary reggae musician in the hospital.

Okoroji, who said he shook hands with Ras Kimono, lamented, “This is a terrible loss to the music industry”.

Mourning the reggae artiste, President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Mr Pretty Okafor, said he was shocked when he received the news.

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The Supreme Court of Nigeria, in a sitting that lasted barely five minutes yesterday, 24th May, 2018 in Abuja, adjourned the matter brought before it by Rivers State Govenor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, whether elected local government chairmen he sacked from office are entitled to be joined in the matter instituted by the All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging the governor’s action.

The matter was adjourned until December 18, 2018.

The court had resolved that the Department of State Security, DSS, being the 17th Respondent in the matter, be properly served by Wike.

Lawyer to the Inspector General of Police, Barr. Emenike Ebete, who spoke to The Neighbourhood from the Supreme Court, summed the decision of the apex court to mean that until the matter was determined, any further action, including holding of the June 16 local government election, taken by Gov. Wike, would be both sub judice and a nullity. “The appellant did not serve one of the parties. If any of the party has not been served, the matter can not go on.”

The counsel gave an insight into the legal implication.

“The matter is still before the court; still pending. And since the matter is still pending, they ought to respect the processes before the court. It does not lie in their own mouth to begin to calculate when the tenure (of the elected chairmen) elapsed because the Federal High Court had said that it had nullified the election. To them that meant there was no election in the first place.So, if there was no election in the first place, how do you then ascribe tenure to something that had never been? So, it is the court that will determine whether there was an election, and if there was an election, when their tenure will run in the light of the nullification done by the court. Will it begin to run when they were sworn-in or from the day the court said it was a nullity? It is for the court to determine. Not even the Supreme Court, but the Court of Appeal. So, if they sit in their bedroom and begin to calculate (the tenure of the elected chairmen), that amounts to calculating when a man yet to be born would die. So, they can do what they want to do in their lawlessness but we still have the law here. It is for the court to tell us what should be done. Not them.”

One of the affected chairmen, Reginald Ukwuoma, himself a lawyer, explained to The Neighbourhood that Wike had prayed for the exclusion of the DSS, a prayer the court declined in the manner it was presented. Ukwuoma gave further explanation of what transpired in court today.

“The subject matter is the same thing they want to conduct. So, by every legal implication the matter will be sub judice. The matter is pending and if they go ahead to do election contrary to the position of the law, it is a nullity. And today the matter has been adjourned to the eighteenth of December for them to serve the Seventeenth Respodent which is the Director of SSS. And they had wanted to discontinue with (them) since they couldn’t serve them but the court said no they couldn’t discontinue in that form. Teh court told them that they couldn’t just cross their name by a line. That they must do that formally.

“The implication in Law is very, very clear that if a subject matter has not been disposed off you cant’t tamper with it in any form. It is elementary (in Law). But we know we are living in a state of anarchy where lawlessness prevails and the governor of the state is not given to rule of law.”

While the elected but sacked chairmen are praying to be made necessary parties in the matter, Wike thinks otherwise asking that they have no right to be made joinders. Wike lost his argument in both the High and Appeal Courts, the reason he took it to the apex court.

The matter came up as the first on the list of cases this morning as both parties opened their arguments.

It was gathererd that Gov. Wike had envisaged that the Supreme Court would give its ruling on the matter today. The Neighbourhood could not speak with any of his lawyers after the matter was adjourned despite attempts to do so.

Comrade Celestine AkpoBari, one of the affected, elected chairmen, who was present in the court, told The Neighbourhood that they would return on the 18th of December to continue with the matter. “The Supreme Court adjourned the matter to enable the service to the DSS to be effected. We shall return as adjourned.”

Both sides had their legal counsels present with OCJ Okocha, SAN, Emmanuel Aguma,SAN, Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, leading the litany of lawyers on Wike’s side. On the side of the chairmen, ST Hon, SAN, Barr. Emenike Ebete and other lawyers, were in court.




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The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, has resigned.

Mr Gidado informed Governor Muhammed Abubakar of his decision in a letter dated May 16. A copy of the letter was seen by Channels Television on Monday.

In the letter, Mr Gidado explained that his decision was based on his commitment to serve for only a single term as deputy governor of the state.

“Ordinarily, I should have remained up to the end of the tenure, but, with the currently dampened spirit and waning zeal as it relates to my official engagements, my continued stay will not be fair and truthful to you as my brother and leader,” he wrote.

The deputy governor also believes that staying on in office will be unfair to the system and his conscience.

Furthermore, he reminded the governor that during their meeting on April 19th he had informed him that he was thinking about stepping aside.

Mr Gidado thanked Governor Abubakar and the people of the state for the opportunity to serve as deputy governor of the state.

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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Rivers State Commander of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), to sue Governor Wike and the Rivers State Government for libellous publications against him.

A May 17 letter, signed by the IGP’s Principal Staff Officer (PSO), Usman Umar, authorised the commander to sue the state.

The letter, passed through the Commissioner of Police, Zaki Ahmed, reads “I refer to your letter No. CB:3960/RVS/VOL.1/3, dated May 16, 2018 with its attachment on the aforementioned subject (request for authorisation to seek legal/civil remedy against continuous publication of false, malicious and libellous publications against ACP Akin Fakorede by the Rivers State Governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, and agents of the Rivers State government) and respectfully convey the approval of the IGP that you direct the officer (Fakorede) to go to court, please.”

The authorisation to sue Wike and Rivers came after IGP exonerated the commander in Rivers of allegations levelled against him.

Fakorede, a lawyer, in his request for authorisation, with reference number: CB:3960/RVS/F-SARS/VOL.2/8, addressed to IGP, passed through the commissioner and dated May 15, said he wanted permission to institute legal action, seeking an injunction against the continuous publication of the false advertisements against him.

The F-SARS said: “In the last one month, the Rivers State government has taken up paid advertisements on the front and inside pages of major national daillies in the country, alleging falsely that some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), specifically one Mary Tunkoyo and Dr. C. Odekpe were assaulted by my person and I am presently engaging in the plotting, training, recruiting and arming of a special squad in Kaduna, Abuja and Port Harcourt, for the purpose of rigging the 2019 elections.

“These allegations are not only false, but are very malicious, more so considering the fact that the so-called INEC report has been investigated extensively by the IGP’s Special Investigation Panel and I was completely and totally exonerated from blame, as the evidence of all the parties attest to our (F-SARS operatives’) good work of protecting INEC staff under attack.

“It is my humble appeal that I be granted the authorisation of the IGP to seek an injunction against the malicious publications, which are causing irreparable damage to the image of the Nigeria Police Force, my reputation and the good name of my family.”

Wike claimed Fakorede was indicted for the 2015 elections and rerun, and allegedly colluded with the All Progressives Congress (APC).


The IGP’s December 7 letter of exoneration, signed by the Deputy Force Secretary 2, DCP M. C. Mukaddas, addressed to the then Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Fakorede, Akingbade Victor, read: “You will recall that you were queried for act of serious misconduct, vide letter: AP: 41985/FS/FHQ/ABJ/13 of March 9, 2017. The IGP has carefully considered your representation to the query and found that you are not blameable.”

“He (IGP) has decided that you be exonerated and you are hereby so exonerated, with effect from December 5, 2017. You are to acknowledge receipt of this letter through the appropriate channel, please.”

Wike, however, claimed page 66 of the report of INEC into the Rivers rerun indicted the F-SARS commander in Rivers, alleging that Fakorede was accused of hostage taking, hijack of electoral materials and physical attacks on INEC’s officials.

Wike called on Rivers people and lovers of democracy to stand up and say no to any officer who would steal their votes and still assault the people.




http://thenationonlineng.net/ig-orders-f-sars-chief-to-sue-rivers-govt/

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If that was 'doctored' as you want to make us believe, what about this one, was it 'hospitalized' too



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