Human rights lawyer Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has lamented the possibility of Nigerians having to choose between current President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 general election, stating that it portends trouble for the populace. Mr. Falana said this while making a contribution during a panel discussion at the ongoing Lagos Book and Arts Festival holding in Freedom Park, Lagos. He urged Nigerians to make use of the internet in raising serious developmental issues as regards the future of the country. The human right lawyer also took a swipe at Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State who he described as a ‘Trump’. “We have a Trump in Ekiti. Somebody is going out there to eat boli with the people. Somebody who says [he believes] in stomach infrastructure, stealing all the money but giving people just some tokenism and he is being celebrated." He decried the rot in the Nigerian university system. “Where are the intellectuals ...
Mr President Sir, It is with great honour that I write to you on this remarkable occasion, our Independence Day. First of all, I will like to give my heartfelt appreciation and commend the efforts of the Office of the President, his cabinets and all other law makers of the country for some of the progress we've had in recent years. In the year 2015, you brought " change " to this country as only a matter of words, yet the whole country geared to joy, we supported you because " change " was actually something we longed for, we believed in you, we saw you as our beacon of hope, a beginning of a new future. You possess the tenacious character and charisma to lead this nation. We voted you as our president knowing you are our " knight in shining armor " despite your old age, those are our decisions, but Sir, with all due respect, we also have the right to question the activities of any elected candidate including our president, if we feel he/she hasn...
Maryam Sanda, alleged killer of her husband, Bilyamin Bello, has been spared, for now, of being remanded in prison by the police. Anjuguri Manzah, spokesman of the FCT police command said the police did not demand prison remand for her because she is nursing a six month old baby. Police said they have secured a court order to remand her for two weeks, after charging her at the High Court in the Jabi district of Abuja, with culpable homicide punishable under section 224 of the Penal Code. >> Maryam Sanda and Bilyamin Bello: when they got married a few years ago “It should also be noted that this present charge is as a result of preliminary findings; at the end of investigations, additional findings will determine whether the current charge will be amended or whether other persons will be charged along with the suspect,” Manza said. “To assist the police with their ongoing investigations, some persons have been invited for questioning on the matter.” ...
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