December 8, 2020 – Page 2

Long road to corruption-free judiciary

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In his role as Convener, Fight Against Corruption in the Judiciary (FIACIJ), Mr Bayo Akinlade is familiar with the judiciary’s corruption problem. In a November 9 article, “Corruption and delays at the Federal High Court, Lagos” Akinlade laid most of the blame at the feet of his constituency: lawyers. The former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikorodu Branch Chairman chronicled one aspect of the problem with the story of his recent visit to the Federal High Court in Lagos. He said: “I spent more than five hours just to process a CTC (Certified True Copy) and still did not conclude the process on the same day. Moving from one section to another, there were more than five endorsements on my application letter as I took it from one stage to the other. “In filing a motion, another five plus hours spent from endorsements to paying to making copies to oaths etc. I was even laughing when someone had to wait more than an hour just to pay N20….what a joke….” Like many other stakeholders have noted, Akinlade pointed out that all …

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Teenager fakes own kidnap with lover, demands N30m from family

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Blessed Ifesinachi, to fake her kidnap and demand N30m ransom from her family. The police also arrested an accomplice, Precious Chukwu, 22, whose phone was reportedly used to negotiate with Offiah’s family. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while parading the suspects at the command headquarters on Monday, said the principal suspect, Ifesinachi, was at large. Odumosu said, “This is a case of conspiracy and staged kidnapping, and the man at the centre of this case, who happens to be a Uber driver, is still at large. We are going after him because he conspired with one of these two ladies, Offiah, who faked her kidnap. “He cleverly used the phone of another girlfriend, Precious (Chukwu), to contact Offiah’s family, informing them that their daughter had been kidnapped. “He requested N30m from Offiah’s family to get her freed and during negotiations, which involved the police, they settled for N700,000. While the money was being dropped, we took action and in the process …

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Fresh #EndSARS protest: Campaigners adamant, Buhari talks tough, deploys soldiers, cops

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Nnamdi Omoni, who warned the organisers of the protest, added that operatives of the command had put everything in place to contain any fresh protest. He said, “We are not favourably disposed to that protest and we have put everything in place to contain them (protesters) and to that extent, it should be shelved; this is not the time for such an activity. “We have yet to recover from the damage of the last protest; so, we are not comfortable with that strike and therefore the organisers should have a second thought about it and reverse it.” Army in show of force in Anambra In Anambra, scores of soldiers moved round major areas of the state on Monday in a show of force over the fresh #EndSARS protest scare in the state. Soldiers were seen parading major streets of Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi around 10am. Efforts by one of our correspondents to speak with the soldiers were rebuffed. One of them said, “This is not press work. We are here for a serious duty. We are not authorised to talk …

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UPDATED: FG announces reduction in fuel price to N162.44 per litre

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The Federal Government has announced a reduction in the pump price of premium motor spirit, otherwise known as petrol, from N168 to N162.44 per litre with effect from December 14. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, disclosed this at the end of a meeting with labour leaders which began around 9 pm on Monday and ended at 1:30 am on Tuesday. The product presently dispenses at N168, following the decision of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company to increase the ex-depot price of petrol from N147.67 per litre to N155.17 per litre in November. The ex-depot price is the price at which the product is sold by the PPMC to marketers at the depots. The minister said a technical committee has been set up to ensure price stability in the industry. Ngige stated that the committee, which will report back to the larger house on January 25, will appraise the market forces and other things that would ensure stability in the industry. He said, “Our discussion was fruitful and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation which is the major …

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COVID-19: FCT, Gombe lead table with 89 infections each as NCDC confirms 390 cases Monday

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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – The Federal Capital Territory and Gombe State led the COVID-19 table with 89 infections each as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed 390 new cases on Monday. The NCDC announced this via it’s twitter handle account said other states where infections were recorded are as follows:Kaduna-62Lagos-35Kwara-15Borno-13Nasarawa-10Rivers-10Bauchi-8Ogun-8Osun-7Bayelsa-7Kano-7Edo-6Taraba-6Ekiti-5Katsina-5Akwa Ibom-4Delta-3Sokoto-1. The health agency further informed that this brought the total confirmed cases in Nigeria to 69,645 out of which 64,947 patients have been treated and discharged. Adding that 1,181 deaths have been recorded since the index case was reported on February 27, 2020. The breakdown of cases by states are as shown below:

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Insecurity: Buhari set to address joint session of NASS on Thursday – Presidency

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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10th December 2020, the Presidency has said. The media aide to the President on social media, Lauretta Onochie disclosed this via her twitter handle @Laurestar. Recall that the both chambers of the National Assembly became furious following the killing of 43 rice farmers in Borno last week and called on the President to sack the Service Chiefs and bring in fresh people that will bring in new approach to the insurgency fight. Onochie’s tweet reads:

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Canal Olympia: Gov Sule commissions largest cinema in West Africa, woos French investors

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By Chris Udochukwu Lafia (Precise Post) – Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has commissioned a 300 capacity cinema, the largest in the country, as well as the entire West African region, built by a French company, Canal Olympia. Engineer Sule commissioned the edifice, in Marraba, Karu Local Government Area, on Monday. While commissioning the facility, the Governor appealed to other French investors coming to Nigeria, to see Nasarawa State as investment destination. Engineer Sule said his administration is doing everything possible to make Nasarawa State an investment destination, that is not only compatible but peaceful, in order for investors have return on their investments. According to the Governor, every investor is looking for market and Nasarawa State has lots of aspiring young people, who are the market for new technology, as well as competitive labour. He therefore urged the French Ambassador to Nigeria, to persuade French investors coming to Nigeria to come to Nasarawa State. Engineer Sule said his administration believes in culture and tradition, with the film industry also an aspect of culture and tradition, stressing that …