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Troops rescue Major Datong abducted during NDA attack
More than three weeks after bandits attack the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, Major CL Datong, who was abducted during the incident, has been rescued.
The bandits killed two officers in the attack which occurred on August 24, 2021.
Datong was rescued by troops, according to Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Colonel Ezindu Idimah.
He disclosed this Friday night, adding that several identified bandits’ camps in the Afaka- Birnin Gwari area of the state were destroyed during the operation that led to Datong’s rescue.
He said many bandits were also killed during the operation, particularly, in the late hours of September 17, 2021.
He said the operation was carried out in conjunction with the Air Task Force, Department of State Services and other security agencies after a directive by the Chief of Army Staff.
Idimah said, “The troops arrived at a camp suspected to be the location where Maj CL Datong was being held. At the camp, the troops exchanged fire with the bandits; overwhelmed them with superior fire.
“In the process, the gallant troops were able to rescue the abducted officer. The officer sustained a minor injury but has been treated in a medical facility and handed over to the NDA for further action.”
He commended the efforts of the security agencies involved in the rescue mission and “patriotic Nigerians” for their invaluable support.
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Breaking: President Swears in Nigeria’s New Chief Justice
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the new Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola.
The President performed the swearing ceremony today in Abuja.
The brief ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa.
NPO Eeports that Ariwoola will be serving in acting capacity pending the appointment of a substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Justice Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1958).
He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on November 22, 2011, he was appointed to the bench of the supreme court of Nigeria as Justice, sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
He was appointed and awaiting Nigerian Senate’s approval as Chief Justice of Nigeria on the 27th June 2022 following the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad.
His appointment comes amidst clamour for better condition of service at the apex court.
NPO
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Fireworks mistaken for gunfire cause stampede at New York parade
A stampede occurred at a Pride Parade in the city of New York, United States, on Sunday, with hundreds of people attempting to flee after mistaking the sound of fireworks for gunfire, police said.
“There were no shots fired in Washington Square Park. After an investigation, it was determined that the sound was fireworks set off at the location,” the NY Police Department said in a tweet shortly after the incident.
Police told newsmen “there were no serious injuries” from the stampede.
Terrified people ran or walked briskly along a street adjacent to the square after the scare, videos on social media showed.
Tens of thousands of people attended Sunday’s LGBTQIA+ Pride parade, which wound its way through the streets of lower Manhattan under the blazing sun.
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The atmosphere was largely festive, although the shadow of Friday’s US Supreme Court decision to abolish a constitutional right to abortion — leaving states to legislate on the matter themselves — loomed over proceedings.
New York’s Pride parade is the second-largest in the United States, after San Francisco, and Sunday’s gathering was the first time it had taken place since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Organisers also said the US Supreme Court decision on abortion was “devastating.”
“This dangerous decision puts millions in harm’s way, gives government control over our individual freedom to choose, and sets a disturbing precedent that puts many other constitutional rights and freedoms in jeopardy,” the organisers said.
Many rights groups fear that the verdict on abortion could be the beginning of a broader push by the Supreme Court, currently dominated by a conservative majority, to curtail other freedoms won in recent decades, such as rights to contraception or same-sex marriage.
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Updated: Things to know about Justice Ariwoola, acting CJN
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is expected to be sworn in today as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) after the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad.
Tanko’s resignation has been confirmed by the CJN’s spokesperson, Ahuraka Isah, on Monday morning.
Ariwoola is billed to leave the judicial service in 2028 should he eventually get the CJN substantive job.
Born on August 22, 1958, Justice Ariwoola was a Justice of the Court of Appeal before his appointment on November 11, 2011 as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
He is also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Bar Association, and the Nigerian Body of Benchers.
Ariwoola was among the Supreme Court justices that heard the appeal of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the declaration of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the 2019 election.
He was a Justice of the Court of Appeal between 2005 and 2011 after having been elevated from the State High Court of Oyo State.
He was first appointed a Judge of Superior Court of record in Oyo State in 1992 from private legal practice.
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