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ECOWAS Court Orders FG To Pay N10M to family of Slained Kogi PDP Woman Leader, Salome Acheju
The Economic Community of West African Stated (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian Government to pay a sum of ten million naira to the family of Mrs Salome Acheju Abuh who was burnt alive in her Ochadamu home in Kogi State during the last governorship election in Kogi.
Mrs Abuh until her gruesome murder by the a group of political thugs was the Woman Leader of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in the state.
In a judgment on the fundermental rights of the deceased to life, the regional court held the Federal Government liable for neglect and failure in its obligations to protect the life of the deceased.
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In the judgment delivered via zoom, a 3-man panel of Justices of the court held that security operatives, especially failed to act and safe the deceased when the deceased was been attacked despite their presence.
The consequently, issued order to the Federal Government to immediately set up a high- powered panel to investigate the circumstances that led to the killing of the woman, fish out the perpetrators of the heinous crime and punish them accordingly.
The Court held that the deceased would have been saved if the police had discharged their Constitutional obligations on behalf of the Federal Government.
Family members of the deceased who instituted the suit through their counsel, Dr Daniel Makolo are Simeon Sheidu Abuh, Ogbadu David Abuh and Daniel Achimugu.
The Federal Government was represented in the suit by Mrs Maimuna Shiru.
The three Justices who delivered the unanimous judgment against the Nigerian Government are Edward Amoako Asante, Gberi-Be Ouattara and Dupe Atoki.
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It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ
It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the declaration of eight persons wanted by the Defence Headquarters over the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community of Delta State.
He said it was illegal to do so without obtaining a court order.
He stated this in a statement released on Thursday and warned the military against bungling the case of the slain soldiers.
Falana said, “The authorities of the armed forces should be made to realise that the military cannot arrest, detain, investigate and charge civilian suspects with any offence whatsoever.”
“We have also read the eight people alleged to be involved in the cruel murder of the soldiers have been declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters. It is trite law that the police and security agencies lack the power to declare any suspect wanted without a court order,” he stated.
He cited the rulings of judges in a number of cases including Benedit Peters v Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to buttress his point.
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Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister
Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi,
says the Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days time.
He announced this on Thursday during an inspection of the bridge along with members of the Senate Committee on Works.
“In seven days Nigerians will be able to ply this road,” he said.
Umahi also said the Federal Government planned to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) on the bridge and under it to reduce illegal sand mining around the area.
Currently, he said the lane marking was being done, adding, “When the lane marking is over, we will open the bridge but formally it will be commissioned by Mr. President when he is going to flag off the coastal road.”
The Federal Government on January 9, this year closed the 11.8km bridge in Lagos for a three-month comprehensive rehabilitation.
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Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout
Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout
The electricity grid collapsed on Thursday, plunging the country into blackout, the second time in three months in 2024.
Data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed the grid collapsed at about 4pm on Thursday, dropping from 2,984 megawatts (MW) to zero within an hour.
All the 21 plants connected to the grid stopped operations by 5pm.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), in a statement on Thursday, said the current power outage was due to a system failure from the national grid.
“The system collapsed at about 16:28 hours today 28 March 2024, causing the outage currently being experienced across our franchise area,” AEDC said.
“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply.”
In a notice to its customers, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said the system collapse resulted in a loss of power supply across its network.
“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored. Kindly bear with us,” EKEDC said.
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