Fulani herdsmen kill six, injure 14 in Taraba, Omisore emerges Osun PDP governorship candidate & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo

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Fulani herdsmen kill six, injure 14 in Taraba

Three Tiv and Jukun villages in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba state have been attacked by Fulani herdsmen, killing six and injuring 14 people at the weekend.

According to sources, there were other attacks in Gassol, Takum and Donga communities, the Fulani marauders reduced the entire Tundun-Wada, a Jukun settlement to ashes, scores were feared to be killed in the broad-day attack. Read more….

Omisore emerges Osun PDP governorship candidate

Senator Iyiola Omisore on Saturday emerged the flag bearer of the PDP for the Aug. 9 governorship election in Osun.

After collation of the delegates votes, the results were announced by the Chairman of the Gubernatorial Primary Organising Committee, Adamu Aliero.

Aliero said Omisore polled 1,128 votes to beat Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, who polled 35 votes and Mr Wole Oke, who got five votes. Read more….

Sanusi: FG Appeals against the Judgment of the Federal High Court

The Federal Government has today March 4, 2014 appealed against the decision of Honourable Justice Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos which ruled that seizure and withdrawal of Mallam Sanusi’s Passport was illegal and a breach of his fundamental right to freedom of movement. The Notice of Appeal which was filed by Counsel to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation Chief (Dr) Mike Ozekhome, SAN and Dr Fabian Ajogwu, SAN are asking the Court of Appeal to set aside the Judgment of the lower Court that was delivered on April 3, 2014 and for an order striking out the 1st Respondent’s (Sanusi’s) Originating Summons dated February 21, 2014 for want of jurisdiction.

In a Notice of Appeal dated March 4, 2014 and filed same day, the learned Silks specifically relied on the following grounds:

“The learned trial Judge erred in law when he assumed jurisdiction to entertain the suit against the 1st Respondent (Appellant).”

“The learned trial judge erred in law and fact when he held that the Affidavit in support of the 1st Respondent’s Originating Summons dated February 21, 2014 was uncontroverted by the Appellant.”

“The learned trial judge erred in law and fact when he held that Paragraph 4 of the Appellant’s Counter Affidavit dated March 19, 2014 filed in opposition to the 1st Respondent’s Originating Summons offended section 115 of the Evidence Act and thereby refused to consider the Appellant’s Counter Affidavit (together with the exhibits attached thereto) and Written Address dated March 19, 2014.”

“The learned trial judge erred in law and in fact when he granted exemplary damages against the Appellant and the 2nd and 3rd Respondents jointly and severally in the sum of NGN50 Million which were not specifically pleaded.”

Counsel to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation maintains that dispute between the Appellant and the 1st Respondent is related to/connected with dispute over the interpretation and application of the provisions of Chapter IV of this Constitution as it relates to the employment of the 1st Respondent as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and seizure of his work-related Passport (Diplomatic Passport) issued him by virtue of his employment as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. That by virtue of Sections 254C(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Third Alteration) Act, 2010, the Federal High Court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain the matter of seizure of work related passport (Diplomatic Passport) of the 1st Respondent and his fundamental rights thereto as they are matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.

Chief (Dr) Ozekhome, SAN and Dr Ajogwu, SAN on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation also filed a Motion for Stay of Execution pending the hearing and determination of the Appeal. No date has been fixed for both the Appeal and Motion for Stay of Execution.

Court order humbles defected lawmakers

Last Wednesday would have been a sad day for the 37 defected Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  lawmakers following the move to declare their seats vacant.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court, Abuja had, in a judgment on Monday, ordered the APC members in the House to halt any move to remove the principal officers of the green chamber who were elected on the platform of the PDP. Read more….

Aggrieved APC members storm Lagos party secretariat as former CPC members boycott ward congress 

Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  from wards in different Local Government Areas of the state on Saturday stormed the party’s  state secretariat, demanding cancellation of congresses in some areas.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the members, from Ikeja, Ojodu, Ifako Ijaiye, Agege and Onigbongbo among others, demanded for fresh congresses in their areas.Read more….

Oshiomhole leads 12-km keep-fit exercise

Governor Adams Oshiomhole yesterday led other participants in a 12-kilometre road walk in Benin City tagged “Walk for Life”, assuring that the exercise will be a monthly exercise.

The governor who flagged off the exercise at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, said the exercise was designed to help improve the health status of participants. Read more….

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