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  • ‘Court ruling a dress rehearsal for Saraki’s final knockout’

    The national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has applauded yesterday’s ruling of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed its governorship candidate in Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.

    It also set aside an earlier State High Court ruling.

    A statement yesterday in Abuja, the nation’s capital, by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre-Issa Onilu, reads: “Indeed, this is a huge loss to Bukola Saraki and a dress-rehearsal for the final knockout that awaits him and all that he represents in the general elections.

    “The ruling gives our teeming supporters and the good people of Kwara added momentum to free the state from the grip of self-appointed leaders who have held Kwara backward for years.

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    “Nigerians will recall Saraki’s shameless attempt to hijack and sabotage the APC structure in Kwara State through his political mercenaries parading themselves as the Ishola Balogun-Fulani-led party executives in Kwara State. That plan has failed woefully as a new Kwara beckons.

    “It is heart-warming that Saraki is seeing the limits of impunity as Kwarans prepare for long-awaited freedom, progress and development under a progressive APC dispensation.”

     

  • Driver ‘kills’ brother while celebrating court ruling

    Ezinato community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State is mourning, because a driver allegedly crushed his brother to death while celebrating a judgment in a land dispute.

    The driver, Chinwendu Okeke, allegedly killed his brother, simply identified as Sebastian, while gyrating in his vehicle to celebrate the judgment.

    The Nation gathered that the Court of Appeal judgment, which favoured Ntoko Ezinato village against Umuayom Ezinato village, threw the victorious villagers into jubilation when it was communicated to them.

    While some indigenes of the community were said to have gone into a drinking spree to celebrate, others simply ran around the village in joy.

    Chinwendu was said to be celebrating in his vehicle to show his happiness over the verdict when he accidentally crushed his brother to death.

    A resident, Mrs Agnes Uche, told our correspondent that Chinwendu, who drove recklessly around the village, was cautioned by the deceased over his speed, but he drove pass him.

    “I think he later saw his brother through the rear mirror and  reversed to come and hear what he was saying, but by then, his brother had turned and was moving into the compound, when Chinwendu drove back and accidentally hit him.”

    A brother to the deceased, Thompson Okeke, said Sebastian was rushed to Regina Caeli Hospital, Awka, but was referred to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital where he was confirmed dead.

    He added: “We regret what happened. It was our elder brother who ran over him while he was celebrating the victory our village recently secured in court in a protracted land issue we had with our neighbours, Umuanyom village.”

    Efforts to get the reaction of police spokesman Haruna Mohammed were unsuccessful, as he did not respond to calls. The SMS sent to him was not replied.

  • MultiChoice says court ruling against market economy

    PAY TV operator, MultiChoice Nigeria, has described the court ruling restraining it from implementing its new subscription rates as an affront to free market economy.

    In a statement yesterday, it said it received, on Thursday, an interim court order dated August 20 from the Federal High Court regarding the price adjustment that it implemented on August 1, 2018.

    “We believe that the order is an affront to the free market economy and we have now filed a Notice of Appeal and an application for stay of execution, pending the hearing of the Appeal.  The CPC has been accordingly served with the requisite processes. In the light of the application for a stay of execution, the status quo therefore prevails,” the statement said.

    The Pay TV company said it will always operate within the ambit of the law and will cooperate with the authorities to ensure the best outcome for its customers, as it remains committed to providing the best quality of entertainment and premium content at the best possible prices.

  • Court ruling: Peterside tells RSIEC not to conduct council poll

    The Deputy Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has urged the State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) not to  conduct next month’s council election on June 16.

    Dr Peterside was reacting to yesterday’s  Supreme Court ruling, which asked the appellant (Governor Nyesom Wike) to properly serve the 17th respondent (Department of State Services).

    The suit seeks to determine whether or not elected chairmen under ex-Governor Chibuike Amaechi could be joined.

    The Supreme Court adjourned the matter to December 18.

    According to Peterside, any action by RSIEC while the Supreme Court is yet to rule will be subjudice and of no effect.

    “I am happy that the chairman of RSIEC is a retired judge and should know better. He should advise Governor Nyesom Wike not to force him into regrettable circumstances and actions,” he stated.

    The former lawmaker declared that the Wike-led administration cannot approbate and reprobate at the same time in a matter it clearly has a vested interest.

    “The same Wike that said the High Court has nullified elections of chairmen and councillors elected under former Governor Amaechi is also the same person saying their tenure has expired. How can the tenure of those he claims were not in office expire?

    “Wike is not in a position to determine the tenure or otherwise of those elected by Rivers people. It is left for the court to determine and until that is done, any attempt at organising local government election is a sham.

    “The judiciary remains the hope of those seeking for justice and as such, the governor should not be in a hurry to foist his henchmen on Rivers people in an attempt to score cheap political points,” he declared.

    Peterside, director-general of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), called on APC faithful in the state not to be deterred by the antics of Wike and his collaborators, noting that victory is certain.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Kogi youths in solidarity with court ruling

    YOUTHS from Lokoja, Kogi West, have expressed solidarity with the court ruling, which gave the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) the go ahead with the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye.

    The placard-carrying youths, who stormed the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat, Lokoja yesterday, said they were satisfied with the court ruling, describing it as a victory for democracy.

    Their spokesperson, Ilugunka David, said they were out to express solidarity with the efforts to recall the lawmaker, who they described as a poor representative of the people of Kogi West.

    The recall, he said, would serve as a wake-up call to the political class that power belong to the people.

  • JUTH gets 30-day ultimatum to implement court ruling

    The National Industrial Court (NIC) has given the management of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) a 30-day ultimatum to implement the ruling specifying a separate department for Medical Laboratory Scientists.

    Justice Nkechi Esewe, at the weekend, ordered JUTH’s management to see the medical laboratory scientists as distinct professionals.

    She also ordered government hospitals to create a separate department for medical laboratory scientists and give them free hand to practice.

    This followed failure of JUTH’s top management staff to appear in court while the case lasted.

    Justice Esewe noted that the court could have ordered that JUTH’s management be jailed but it considered its status in the society and how the action will affect the public.

    She, however, warned that the court will be forced to send JUTH’s management to prison if it, at the expiration of the 30 days, fails to implement the court’s pronouncement.

    In the ruling between laboratory scientists and five hospitals, Justice Esewe reiterated that the laboratory scientists be allowed to discharge their duties freely as a distinct department without being directed by a doctor.

    The Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozala; Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, National Othodepedic Hospital, Enugu and Parklin Hospital, Enugu, are listed as respondents.

    Counsel to the hospitals, Oguchukwu Nwogu, said: “In 2013, the court made several orders which borders on the right of the applicants, that they be accorded their respect as a separate profession in the health sector. But some hospitals were non-chalant about the ruling.

    “That prompted us to approach the court to interpret its judgment. The court has affirmed its position once more that the 2013 judgment cuts across the entire health sector and affects all Federal Government-owned hospitals.

    “We will wait to see what the respondents will do. If they do not do what is expected of them, we will know the next step to take.”

  • Group protests court ruling on police pension chief

    Group protests court ruling on police pension chief