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15/07/2024

COURT FIXED 17TH JULY FOR RULING ON AN ORAL APPLICATION MADE TO VACATE EX PARTE ORDER GRANTED TO SAMUEL ORTOM.

By Akume Raphael

The Benue State High Court, Makurdi has set 17th July 2024 for ruling On the oral application made by Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed SAN praying the court to set aside its earlier decision made on May 29, 2024, which forbids the Income and Expenditures Commission of Inquiry set up by the Executive Governor of Benue state, His Excellency Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia from carrying out its legal duties.

learned Silk Mohammed argued that the ex parte order Was procured by giving misleading facts before the court, and it is against section 36(1a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which states that, "In the determination of his civil rights and obligations, including any question or determination by or against any government or authority, a person shall be entitled to a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a court or other tribunal established by law and constituted in such manner as to secure its".

"Speaking further the learned Silk said, the ex parte order is against public interest, it is also against the rule of law. "When the applicant was moving his application, We were not before the court and, sadly, you were misled my Lord", he added.

The Attorney General and commissioner for justice and public order, FB. Mnyim, Esq. ACArb who is a party in the suit lending his voice in support of the oral application made by Mohammed Ndarani SAN said "My Lord, you were misled into granting that ex parte order because the plaintiff's case before you is only about the state income not including local government income whereas the commission of inquiry which your order forbids from carrying its duties cover's local government income and Expenditures and other MDAs".

He added that, stopping the commission of inquiry from sitting is an injustice to the state, not preemptive of the case before the court, he said the commission will abide by any ruling that the court arrives at the end of the matter.

Also speaking on the side of the respondents, Usman Sule SAN said the ex parte order given by the court has a 14-day lifespan within which it became obsolete and as such he asked the court to set it aside in the interest of justice.

"The continuous stay of the ex parte order forbidding the commission of inquiry into the income and Expenditures of the state from sitting means the plaintiff's case has been answered in its entirety".

He prayed the judge to reconsider his decision which is against the public interest and that of justice and set aside the order.

M. I Dikko SAN said the order from the date it was issued to date is over forty days and as such it should be vacated.

Responding on behalf of the plaintiff, Samuel Ortom's learned counsel, Oba Madaubuchi SAN made two requests before the court for the respondent to bring their application either in writing so he can also respond or the court should give them another date to prepare and come back to argue the application.

After listening to the arguments from the parties involved in the matter, Honorable Justice T. T Asua set Wednesday 17th, 2024 for ruling on the oral application moved by Ndarani SAN and supported by other respondent in the suit.

It is worthy to recall that Honorable Justice T. T Asua had on May 29th, 2024, restrained the Benue State Income and Expenditure Commission from sitting or taking any further steps pending the hearing and determination of the motion by Samuel Ortom, challenging the legality of the panel, giving reasons that the Auditor General of the State who is mandated by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution has already audited the accounts of the state, amongst other reasons.

12/07/2024

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12/07/2024

DO IT YOURSELF

Stop Wasting Money On Insecticide: Get Salt, Kerosine And Any Detergent, and Do This.

Many have wasted alot of money on insecticide, not knowing that there's also another way through which you can get rid of insects both the ones flying and creeping in your house.

What it takes to get them permanently rid of in your house and compound is at your disposal.

It has been working, just that many people do not know about it.

Many of us make use of Kerosine, same as everyone uses Salt and detergent is in everyone's home because it is one of most used in many families.

Get an empty container (it could be Eva water empty container) get salt, Kerosine and any detergent of your choice and follow this steps provided below.

HOW TO MIX INGREDIENTS TOGETHER.

Get the empty container, pour about 10 tea spoon of Salt into the empty container, get any detergent of your choice, pour like 100 naira detergent into the container, Now get your Kerosine, pour till it gets to half of the container and then cover the container and shake it very well.

When you want to apply it, make a little hole on the cover of the container and apply gently.

Have you been disturbed by mosquitoes, bedbugs, ants, flies, centipede, snakes, lizard, insects, reptiles of all sorts, both creeping and flying insects, now their ends are here.
After mixing ingredients together, you can now apply them where necessary to kill any insects disturbing your peace in the house.

Apply in and around your compound every three (3) months to avoid snakes and any creepy creature, for bedbugs, apply it around the affected places including on the foam and see the wonder of the mixture.

For mosquitoes, drop around some strategic places around your room and leave for 20mins, your peace is restored.

For flies, drop around the places, and u won't see them again.
After trying this and it works for you, don't keep it to yourself alone, tell others about it, spread the good news.

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12/07/2024

A Nigerian couple was arrested by Lagos state Police Over Attempt To Sê!! Their 2-year-old Son To Fund Relocation Abroad

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a couple (name withheld), over an alleged attempt to sell their two-year-old son to travel to Canada.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, July 11, 2024.

Hundeyin said that the couple, aged 28 and 22, were arrested on Tuesday while attempting to sell the boy off.

The PPRO said that on Tuesday, at about 2.45 p.m., the Isolo Divisional Police Officer (DPO) received information that a couple went to Isolo General Hospital and declared their intention to sell their baby boy.

“Upon receipt of the information, operatives from the station moved swiftly to the hospital where they were about to sell their child,” he said.

“The baby’s age is two and he has been rescued. Upon interrogation, the couple confessed that they decided to sell the baby to enable the man to travel to Canada for a greener pasture.

“However, the investigation is ongoing,” he added.

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12/07/2024

News Flash‼️

President Tinubu renames National Theatre as Wole Soyinka Centre for Arts and Culture

President Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre as Wole Soyinka Centre for Arts and Culture. The President disclosed this in a statement released to celebrate the Nobel Laureate who turns 90 on Saturday, July 13.

‘’I am pleased to join admirers around the world in celebrating the 90th birthday of Nigeria’s iconic son and the world-renowned Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde, famously known as Wole Soyinka.

Tomorrow the 13th July will be the climax of the series of local and international activities held in his honour. To underscore the global relevance of the literary giant, a symposium, along with poetry reading was held in Rabat Morocco on 9 July. The event was organized by the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA).

Professor Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Literature Prize in 1986, deserves all the accolades as he marks the milestone of 90 years on earth. Having beaten prostate cancer, this milestone is a fitting testament to his ruggedness as a person and the significance of his work.

It is also fitting we celebrate this national treasure while he is still with us.

I am, accordingly, delighted to announce the decision of the Federal Government to rename the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts.

We do not only celebrate Soyinka’s remarkable literary achievements but also his unwavering dedication to the values of human dignity and justice.’’

(C) Lindaikejiblog

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12/07/2024

BREAKING NEWS :
A two-storey school building in Plateau State has collapsed killing people and leaving many injured.

12/07/2024

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11/07/2024

BREAKING: It’s Unconstitutional For Govs To Hold LG Funds, Supreme Court Declares
The apex court directed that Local Government allocations from the Federation Account should be paid directly to them henceforth.

By Emmanuella Ekele
Updated July 11, 2024

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations.

In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over two decades.

He said local governments has since stopped receiving the money meant for them from the state governors who act in their stead.

Justice Agim noted that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves.

He dismissed the preliminary objections of the defendants (state governors).

In the suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, the Federal Government sought an order preventing the governors from arbitrarily dissolving democratically elected councils. The suit by the AGF was on 27 grounds.

Justice Agim said the AGF has the right to institute the suit and protect the constitution.

The apex court consequently directed that Local Government allocation from the Federation Account should be paid directly to them henceforth

07/07/2024

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