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Femi Falana who spoke yesterday in Lagos during a public lecture on the 30th anniversary of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), stated that President Buhari obeyed Court orders as a military leader, but failed to do so in democracy Femi Falana, a human rights activist who wondered why President Buhari obeyed court orders as a military leader from December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985 but failed to do so in a democracy, said he would write to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), to find out why. The lawyer who revealed he was worried about how court orders were being disobeyed by the Federal Government, said; “I just remember this morning trying to write a letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation and I find, very painfully, that whereas the Buhari/Idiagbon regime complied with all court orders for the release of those who were held illegally under the state security detention of persons Decree No 2 of 1984, we cannot say the sam...

A mild drama ensued at plenary in the House of Representatives as Rep Muhammad Abdu insisted that a report on the reviewed conditions of service in the National Assembly be stepped down. The drama started when Speaker Yakubu Dogara called on the Chairman, Conference Committee on the Reviewed Conditions of Service in the National Assembly, Rep Simon Arabo, to present the report on Thursday. The agenda was in item two of Presentation of Reports in the lower chamber’s Order Paper. However, no sooner had Dogara given Arabo the floor to speak than Abdu (APC-Bauchi) who represents AlKaleri/Kerfi Federal Constituency, challenged the report presentation. Abdu argued that the report was shrouded with controversies that needed to be resolved before its presentation. According to him, not all members of the conference committee endorsed the report about to be presented by the chairman “because we were not aware of meetings where decisions were taken”. ”Some of our members, who are not here now,...

Gov. Wike employs Fani-Kayode, Omokri, Ikenga, Abe, others to stop Amaechi’s ministerial appointment – Eze alleges By John Owen Nwachukwu Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State and a former Spokesperson of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, has accused the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, of setting aside a whopping sum of N100 billion for a media campaign against the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi. In a statement to DAILY POST on Thursday, Eze also alleged that Governor Wike was recruiting a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, Imo Ikenga, among others, to lead the media campaign. Eze said impeccable sources, who are well informed of the plot, said the governor had already assembled the team of sworn anti-Amaechi in the PDP and other opposition elements, including Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, the ...

Popular Yoruba actress, Adediwura Becky Adesegha (Blark Gold) shares throwback photo of when she was 5 years old. Gistvic Reports. Blark Gold said she was playing with sand when she was called to take the photo. She wrote: "I was actually playing with sand when called to come take this photo � A 5 year old INNOCENT girl look! Throwback to 36 years ago � MY MUM IS THE REAL MVP � "