Setback As Court Denies Right Activists, Farotimi’s Bail In an intriguing turn of events, the magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital has denied human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail. Farotimi was arraigned in court for allegedly defamation of the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola. In his ruling, at the resumed sitting on Tuesday, the presiding magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, adjourned the application of bail to December 20 after the counsel to the police, Samson Osobu, proved that the bail application submitted by the defendant was incompetent and irregular. It will be recalled that…
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Just In: Court Rejects Yahaya Bello Bail Application The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday lost his move to get the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court to grant him bail. Justice Maryann struck out Bello’s bail application on the ground that it was filed as of the time the former governor was yet to be taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The application was filed on November 22 while the former governor was taken into custody by the anti-graft agency on November 26 and arraigned on November 27. On November…
National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, has backed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s developmental strides within just one month in office. Chief Orbih who was the father of the day at the first anniversary of an online TV, said the Governor has only been in office for about one month now and is delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Edo State through practical governance. His declaration came on a day the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal began its sitting in Benin City, to hear the petition brought by the PDP against the…
Remain True To Yourselves, Oladunjoye Urges Activists The Senior Consultant on Media to the Ogun state Governor, Comrade (Ambassador) Tunde Oladunjoye (CATO), The Senior Consultant on Media to the Ogun state Governor, Comrade (Ambassador) Tunde Oladunjoye (CATO), At the 2024 Human Rights Celebrations organized by the Coalition of Civil Societies and Pro-Democracy Activists in Ogun State, Abeokuta, former Chairman of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Lagos State Branch, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, delivered a stirring address emphasizing the importance of authenticity and accountability among civil society organizations (CSOs). Oladunjoye congratulated the Ogun State Civil Society Coalition for…
Urgent Appeal to the Federal Government of Nigeria: Addressing the Shagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway Crisis By Abayomi Odunowo. We, the concerned citizens and stakeholders, feel compelled to voice our deep-seated concern regarding the distressing state of the Shagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway. The anguish felt by countless motorists and travelers daily has reached alarming levels, demanding your immediate intervention. This highway, a crucial artery connecting the South-West, South-South, and South-East regions, is in desperate need of attention. While we appreciate that repair activities are underway, the slow pace of work and disorganized traffic management have escalated a local crisis into a nationwide predicament that requires…
Court Grants Dele Farotimi N50m Bail Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been granted bail by the Ekiti State High Court. The court granted Farotimi bail in the sum of N50 million, with a surety of the same amount. The court ruled that the surety must possess a landed property and adjourned the matter to January 29, 2025, for further proceedings. Farotimi was taken to court by Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, after being arrested by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command. Babalola, 95, accused Farotimi of defaming him in a book titled Nigeria and Its…
Late Former Oyo Governor Set To Be Honoured A thrilling novelty football match is set to take place tomorrow, Sunday, December 8, 2024, at the iconic Liberty Stadium in Ibadan. The Match will be played at Arisekola pitch inside the Liberty Stadium The match will feature teams from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ibadan South West Local Government Constituency 1 and Constituency 2. Scheduled to kick off at 4 pm prompt, the match will be played at the Arisekola pitch within the Liberty Stadium. This event organized by Hon. Idris Ajimobi to honor the late icon is part of celebrations…
Sheikh Bello’s Death End of A Collosus, Alao A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao (Allow Alao), has mourned the death of the renowned Islamic preacher, Sheikh Muhyideen Ajani Bello. Alao in a statement he personally signed while commiserating with the family of the Islamic cleric, people of Ibadanland and entire Muslim Ummah all over the world, described his death as the end of an era of an Islamic collosus. According to him, he was a towering figure in the Islamic world whose teachings and sermons brought many to Allah, stating that…
Governor Okpebholo Receives in Audience 14 Members of Edo State House of Assembly Denied Inauguration Into the 7th Assembly. Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Thursday granted audience to the 14 members of the Edo State House of Assembly who were denied inauguration into the 7th Assembly by former Governor Godwin Obaseki. The group, known as the G-14, visited the Governor at the Government House in Benin City. During the meeting, the G-14 congratulated Okpebholo on his successful inauguration as the 6th civilian Governor of the state and expressed gratitude for his appointment of one of the member of…
Osi Bashorun Adeduntan Mourns Late Ibadan Based Islamic Cleric Sheikh Bello The Osi Bashorun of Ibadanland and cardio vascular surgeon , Prince (Dr) Azeez Popoola Adeduntan said the death of Ibadan born islamic preacher Sheikh Muideen Ajani Bello as sad and unexpected. In a condolence message made available through his media office, described the death of Sheik Bello as devastating and loss Muslim Ummah. Adeduntan said the news of the death of Sheikh Bello can best be described as unexpected and shocking. “I commiserate with the families, muslim communities, relatives, associates and friends of the deceased and pray that God…