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NYSC: Culture Minister, Musawa faces legal battle
NYSC: Culture Minister, Musawa faces legal battle
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has received an application to set aside the appointment of the Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, following the revelation that she is undergoing a mandatory one-year national youth service under the NYSC scheme while serving as minister.
The suit (FHC/ABJ/CS/1198) was filed by civil rights groups known as Concerned Nigerians, Chief Patrick Eholor, and Thomas Markus.
They seek the nullification of her appointment and swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu as well as an order restraining her from functioning as a minister.
“An order of the Honorable court for a mandatory injunction in setting aside any official actions as may be carried out by the 3rd defendant acting in any official capacity from the commencement of and swearing in of the 3rd defendant to the final conclusion of this suit.”
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The plaintiffs argued in their court process that the NYSC Act prohibits youth corps members from engaging in partisan politics.
They hinged their case on several sections of the NYSC Bye Laws (2011) particularly Section 4(9) which states that “Every member shall not take part in partisan politics. Any member who takes part in partisan politics is liable to extension of service for a period of not less than three 3 months without pay.”
In the affidavit in support of the application, the third plaintiff, Markus, who described himself as an entertainer, deposed before the court that unknown to Nigerians, Hannatu was recently mobilized and deployed to serve at the FCT as an NYSC member.
He urged the court to grant the application in the interest of justice.
The President of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation, and Hannatu Musawa are the first to third respondents in the case.
Reacting earlier to the NYSC issue, the minister had said, “For clarity, I wish to state that I have not issued any statement on the current issue.”
NYSC: Culture Minister, Musawa faces legal battle
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
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