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Kenneth Gbagi The police in Delta have declared a former Minister of State of Education, Kenneth Gbagi, wanted for refusing to honour series of invitations extended to him over a case of assault and dehumanisation of his staff. Gbagi had last week accused four of his staff, Precious Achibong, Roselyn Okiemute Diaghwarh, Victor Ephraim and Gloria Oguzie working at Signatious Hotel, Warri, Delta State, of stealing his N5,000 and stripped them naked to photograph and video them before handing them over to the police, who detained them for four days and subsequently charged them to court. Kenneth Gbagi Gbagi, described by protesters as a serial violator of human rights, had earlier said he was ready to honour any police invitation extended to him after querying why should he be arrested. SaharaReporters reliably gathered that after the former minister failed to honour several invitations extended to him by the state police command, he was declared wanted. See Also Corruption...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has made a u-turn on his decision to address the country on October 1 in commemoration of Independence Day from Eagle Square, venue of a planned parade. Buhari will now address Nigerians via a television broadcast at 7:00am before proceeding to the venue at 10:00am for the parade to mark the country’s 60th independence anniversary. The change, SaharaReporters, gathered was not unconnected to nationwide protests planned across the country including in the capital city, Abuja. Femi Adesina, media aide to the President, said, “As part of activities commemorating the 60th independence anniversary of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 7:00am. “All television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria respectively for the address. “The President will th...

Governor Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Government has imposed a curfew to commence from 10pm on Wednesday while also banning all public processions and protests in the state. Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday night. Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun It reads, “There will be a curfew in Ogun State, effective tonight (Wednesday) from 10:00 pm to tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 6:00am. “This curfew will again be effective tomorrow (Thursday) at the same time, 10:00 pm-06:00 am. “Restriction of operations of commercial motorcycle riders, popularly called Okada, from all major roads in the state from 10:00pm tonight (Wednesday) all through to 6.00 am on Friday. “Operations of all commercial buses are also suspended from 10.00pm tonight till Friday morning; “Taxicabs are permitted to operate within the hours outside the daily curfew period. However, the number of passengers remains limited to a maximum o...

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Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has said that he did not suggest that Nigeria will break up. Mustapha in a statement on Tuesday said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was committed to a united Nigeria. Recall that the SGF, who represented Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, during Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary service in Abuja, was quoted as saying, “Fortunately for us, our walls are not yet broken but have cracks that could break if not properly addressed. We need to seek the face of God to address the broken walls.” But Mustapha said he was quoted out of context in some media reports. He said, “I have observed with concern the apparent sensationalisation of the remarks I made at the 60th Independence Anniversary Church Service where I stood in for His Excellency, the Vice President. “For the avoidance of doubt, I want to affirm that His Excellency, the Vice President and I remain very firmly and irrevocably committed to the i...

Electricity The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has finally issued an order suspending the September 1, 2020 hike in electricity tariff for two weeks. The commission’s suspension order of the Multi Year Tariff Order 2020 signed by NERC’s Chairman, Prof James Momoh, was released on its website on Wednesday. Electricity The suspension is in line with the agreement reached with the organised labour on the suspension of strike over the hike in electricity tariff and increase in pump price of petrol on Sunday night. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Labour Calls Off Planned Strike, Nigerian Government Suspends New Electricity Tariff For Two Weeks 0 Comments 2 Days Ago The order by NERC said that from Sept 28 to Oct 11, the DisCos must revert all charges to the tariff existing as of Aug 31. The suspension of the hike in tariff for 14 days in the first instance is to enable wider consultations between the government and labour with a view to reaching a compromise...

July 29 In Nigerian History: Aguiyi-Ironsi And Fajuyi Assassinated In Ibadan Nigeria has seen the rise and fall of many military regimes since she became a sovereign state in 1960 and this, at every turn, has altered the direction of the country. A second coup since independence which happened on July 29, 1966, would see to the brutal death of Nigeria’s Supreme Commander, General J.T.C Aguiyi-Ironsi (the nation’s 1st military head of state) and his friend, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi, who was the sitting and 1st Military Governor of the Western Region. Aguiyi-Ironsi was a guest at the Government House, Ibadan, as he came to hold a meeting with traditional rulers in the Western region. Ironsi arrived Ibadan the previous day and unknowingly, he met his death during the counter-coup which is generally believed to be a retaliation to the January 15th 1966 coup in which prominent Northerners in power were killed. The Northerners were believed to hold a grudge since the fi...

Subsidiary or Secondary Sources Text-Books Test-books are useful sources of Nigerian law because in the course of proceeding m courts, Judges often refer to text-books as authority for their pronouncements. Such textbooks must be written by notable jurist. E.g. Justice Orojo, Prof. Ben Nwabueze and Dr. Akintola Aguda. Law Report Law report as a source of Nigeria law consist of judicial pronouncement on cases. This is essential for the growth of case law. There are publications which contain the law reports, e.g., Nigeria Weekly law Report, Nigeria Monthly Law Report, etc. Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent or case law consists of law found in Judicial decisions. A judicial precedent is the principle of law on which a judicial dedsiofl4s-baS5d. Thus the principle of law on which a court bases its decision in relation to the material facts before courts must follow it in similar teases below it in the hierarchy of courts. from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30izI1O via EDUPEDIA ...

Customary Law The third principal. source of Nigerian law, is the customary Law. Customary law consist of customs accepted by members of a community m Customary law may be divided into two terms of their nature. Ethnic or Non-Muslim Customary law: This is indigenous to Nigeria. Each system of customary law applies to a particular ethnic group. The ethnic customary law are unwritten. The diversity of customary laws is a great obstacle to its uniformity. Islamic Law Islamic law is based on Muslim faith and apply to members of the faith. The Muslim laws are written and rigid. The main source of Muslim law is the HOLY KORAN. Characteristics of Customary Law 1) One of the characteristics of a customary law is that it is accepted as an obligation by the community. It is “a mirror of accepted usage”. 2) It is flexible, i.e. it rules changes from time to time. They reflect the changes in the societal aspiration. 3) It is unwritten, i.e. not coded 4) It is not uniform, i.e. it changes...

Nigerian Legislation This is another source of Nigerian Law and perhaps the most important source of Nigerian law in recent times. It is made up of statutes passed by the legislative organ of the Nigerian government. Nigerian legislation consists of statutes and subsidiary legislation. Statutes are laws enacted by the legislature, i.e. the legislative arm of government while subsidiary legislation are laws enacted in exercise of powers given by a statute. Subsidiary legislation comprises of rules, orders, and regulations, By-laws and other instruments made under the authority of statutes. These are made by Ministers or Chief Justice. Nigerian statutes consist of the followings: 1) Ordinances; Laws passed by the Central Legislating before October 1954 are regarded as Federal laws. 2) Laws; These are ordinances that M within the jurisdiction of states or regions before October 1954. 3) Act: These are laws enacted or made by the Federal legislature before January 1966. 4) Decree: Th...

Equity The ordinary meaning of the word “equity” is natural justice which connotes equality and fairness. However, equity in the context of sources of Nigerian law, means the doctrines developed by the court of Chancery with a view to mitigate the rigidity of the common law and supplement the remedies of the Common law. Historically, equity is essentially developed by the court of Chancery as a result of the rigidity of the common law. Whenever the rules of common law work hardship or injustice. The Lord Chancellor then grants relief without following any established principles. This intervention was however made on grounds of conscience. Then a dispute arose between the chancellor and the common law judges who frowned upon the interference of equity. The disputes were referred to King James the 1st and he resolved it in favour of equity. Since then whenever there was a conflict between the rules of equity and common law, the rules of equity will prevail. This is because equity recog...

Abdullahi Binuyo The Office of the Inspector-General of Police has dragged the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Abdullahi Binuyo, to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over alleged fraud involving $120,000. The case marked CR/975/2020 contains four charges of conspiracy, fraud, cheating and forgery. Abdullahi Binuyo Rimamsomte Ezekiel, a lawyer in the Legal Prosecution Section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department at the Force Headquarters, alleged that Binuyo in January 2017 in Abuja defrauded one Tunde Ajala and his company, BMA Nigeria Limited. It was also alleged that he forged and signed as Hakeem Thanni for Ahad International FZC company in an investment agreement with BMA Nigeria Limited and Tunde Ajala. The Oyetola aide was also alleged to have cheated Babatunde Ajala and his company BMA Nig. Ltd of $120,000.00. The offences were said to be punishable under various provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and o...

Ishaka Abdullahi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Education Secretary of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Ishaka Abdullahi, before Justice Malami Umar Dogondaji of the state high court for fraud. Abdullahi was arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N429,000. According to a statement by Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, Abdullahi is facing trial for alleged fraud in the school feeding programme. Ishaka Abdullahi EFCC Uwajaren said the commission’s investigations revealed that one Hassi Abdullahi, who was appointed one of the cooks in the programme and had a Union Bank account number 0077129142, died on March 18, 2019, yet funds were still being channelled to her account from the HGSFP account, totalling N429, 000 which was fraudulently withdrawn. The statement reads, “Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Ishaka Abdullahi on or about the 1...

As prices of staple food hit the roof across the country, Nigerians are complaining that they can no longer afford balanced diets and regular meals for their families.  Findings by SaharaReporters in Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, showed that the prices of staple food have increased by more than 90 per cent. The prices of beans, rice, yam, garri, onions, tomatoes, pepper, fish, vegetable oil, palm oil, flour, and others have gone up beyond what many Nigerians say that they can afford. Those who spoke to SaharaReporters pointed out that they had been struggling to feed since the coronavirus pandemic.  In Ondo State, for instance, a ‘mudu’ of local rice is sold at N850 while that of foreign is between N1000 and N1,200 with a bag going for N30,000 at the popular Oja Adedeji market in Akure. At the Shasha market of the town, a rubber of white beans, which used to be sold at N18,000, is now N22, 000. A schoolteacher, Bisi Ige, who is a mother of si...