The Lagos State government has been dragged before a Federal High Court by two lawyers asking that the Judicial Panel Of Inquiry and Restitution For Victims Of SARS Related Abuses be disbanded. The Plaintiffs in the case, Adekunle Augustine and Semion Akogwu, prayed the court to disband the panel on the ground that the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu being a party in the matter, did not exercise his power in the public interest by setting up the panel. The plaintiffs are praying the court to make a declaration that the Lagos State Governor, being a party cannot set up…
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A Nigerian pastor accused of rape is set to remain in prison custody until the conclusion of his trial in South Africa. The pastor, Timothy Omotoso, saw another application for bail denied in a High Court in Port Elizabeth; South Africa on Wednesday, November 11. Consequently, he is set to remain behind bars until the conclusion of his trial after several failed attempts to secure bail was rejected. Reports monitored in South Africa state that the Nigerian pastor; a popular televangelist is charged with a number of crimes. They include rape and assault. Further, he stands accused of involvement in…
Chinese communications firm Huawei has bid Sweden’s choice to forbid it from the nation’s 5G network. Huawei was banned not long ago, close by individual Chinese organization ZTE; by the Swedish Post as well as Telecom Authority (PTS) in the midst of security concerns. In its allure recorded to the PTS and the Stockholm regulatory court, Huawei said the boycott “needs legitimate premise, abuses major basic liberties; disregards central EU lawful standards and is wrong in substance.” If the ban is upheld, it would cause “exceptionally comprehensive and irreparable damage” to its business, Huawei added. “We think the decision that…
Spotify is improving its podcasting capabilities with a new acquisition move. The streaming service has taken over Megaphone; a podcast hosting company that provides ad-insertion capabilities. As part of the deal, Spotify will open its proprietary ad insertion system called Streaming Ad Insertion; it will open it to all podcasts currently hosted on Megaphone. The system was unveiled earlier this year with the goal of bringing more relevant ads to podcast listeners. While the technology works in the same way as other podcast ads; what sets it apart from the competition is the way it inserts ads in real time.…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Sen Ali Ndume on Wednesday, November 11, revealed that bandits are buying uniforms of the Nigerian Army from the market. Ndume, who has always opposed the rehabilitation of repentant Boko Haram members, also revealed that those rehabilitated insurgents are using information from the Nigerian Army to attack military formations. He disclosed these while speaking to journalists on Wednesday at the budget defence organized by the committee on Army. “What I see that is the difference between the Nigerian army; and the bandits is that the Nigerian army is trained and they have…
The Nigerian Army has inaugurated a manhunt for the 4th Batch of wanted Boko Haram terrorists. It has also co-opted more Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members into its operation. A banner showing photographs of the wanted terrorists was unveiled by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Wednesday, November 11, at the CJTF Super Camp Chabal, near Maiduguri. The Infostride gathered that many terrorists like Abubakar Shekau, Abu AlBarnawi, Ibrahim Maryam, and Abu Sulum are also among the latest list released. Some of the wanted terrorists on the current list had…
Troops of Operation Safe Heaven have arrested three persons for attempting to use fake news to incite violence in Takau community of Jemaa Local Government Area located in the Southern part of Kaduna State. Confirming the incident, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, told reporters on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested in Sabon Kaura village of Zangon Kataf local government by military intelligence and troops attached to the Operation Safe Haven. The male teenage suspects according to the security authorities used their phones to call residents of Ungwan Kwaki village in Jema’a local government threatening them…
Police in Mumbai, India have arrested a Nigerian man who posed as a UK-based doctor and perpetrated a series of love scams targeted at Indian women. Reports monitored in the Indian media indicate that the Nigerian man was identified as Fulgence Kuoadia. The culprit, based in the Indian capital, Delhi, allegedly befriended Indian women on social media. He was accused of allegedly fronting as a doctor based in the United Kingdom. His scam involved siphoning money as Customs clearance fees for gift parcels stuck at the airport; or in some cases, sweet-talking his victims into parting with their bank account…
A 15-year-old girl has reportedly killed her 20-year-old lover for sharing their sexually explicit photos on social media. The 15-year-old girl and her male friend, allegedly plotted the murder of a woman in Brooklyn, New York; after explicit pictures of the girl were made public; New York police revealed on Tuesday, November 10. The boy and girl allegedly killed 20-year-old Nyla Bond on Nov. 2; inside the victim’s father’s apartment building on Macombs Road near Inwood Ave. in Mount Eden, Brooklyn. Police reports indicate the girl had a previous intimate relationship with Bond; and became very angry when her explicit…
Border officials in the United Kingdom have announced the seizure of 500gm of cocaine shipped from Nigeria destined for India. In addition to the cocaine haul from Nigeria, UK border authorities also announced other contraband seizures. These include 174,400 sildenafil tablets sourced from India to the UK and other seizures. The seizure of sildenafil tablets from India; which were meant to treat erectile dysfunction is the second such major UK seizure in two years. The discoveries formed part of a month-long operation that equally resulted in the recoveries of elephant tusks and reptile skin products. Equally important, the recoveries were…