Africa
Nigerian ex-President Muhammadu Buhari's signature forged to withdraw $6m, court hears
Authorities believe that the suspects conspired with Nigeria's former central bank chief Godwin Emefiele
BBC
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Africa
ECOWAS Court declares Nigeria’s Twitter ban unlawful
Following the deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria in June 2021.
Premium Times Nig
Africa
How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter’s wings
Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria ex-justice minister Malami freed on bail in $6m graft case
The 58-year-old, who served as President Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful justice minister from 2015 to 2023, is facing 16 counts of money laundering and abuse of office involving approximately 8.7 billion naira ($6 million; £4.5 million).
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Africa
Nigeria Owo church attack: Gunmen kill Catholic worshippers in Ondo
The armed men entered St Francis Catholic church in the town of Owo during a Sunday service. They fired into the congregation and then kidnapped a priest as well as some other church-goers, witnesses said.
BBC
General
SERAP sues Buhari, wants court to declare ‘plan to monitor WhatsApp illegal’
The mere threat of mass surveillance, even when secret, coupled with the lack of remedy, can constitute an interference with human rights, including the rights to privacy, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association.”
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Opinion
Rethinking Article 68(5) of the 1992 Constitution – Taxation of the Emoluments of the President of the Republic of Ghana – An Introspection
The author in this article examines some recent events, the historical or constitutional basis for why Ghana's President is exempted from paying taxes on his salary and explores the need to rethink this position of the law
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Africa
Nigeria says Tinubu to be sworn in despite court cases
Groups dissatisfied by the outcome of the 25 February presidential election are agitating for an interim government as outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari officially leaves office in May.
Nigeria says Tinubu to be sworn in despite court cases
Africa
Nigeria: Court remands student to prison over tweet trolling wife of Nigerian President
Mr Adamu, a final year student, tweeted a photo of Mrs Buhari with a caption in Hausa which translates to: "Mama is feeding fat on poor people's money."
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Africa
Nigeria: Employees of startups to get 35% tax exemption as Reps pass bill for second reading
The bill, an executive bill sent to the House of Representatives on March 3 by President Muhammadu Buhari, seeks to provide the legal framework for the operation of tech startups in the country.
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Opinion
Under the Gavel: Assessing the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor Vs Attorney-General Writ No J1/19/2023
This article critiques the Supreme Court's decision in Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor vs. Attorney-General, which addressed the President's directive allowing Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to remain in office i...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo Esq
Africa
Nigeria’s Attorney General to prosecute persons who flout Twitter ban
Nigeria’s Attorney General, Abubakar Malami has said the country will prosecute those who flout the government order to deactivate operations of twitter in the West African nation.
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Africa
Nigerian University confirms arrest of student over 'anti-Aisha Buhari tweet'
On 9 June 2022, the student, Aminu Ádámù, tweeted a photo of Mrs Buhari with a caption in Hausa which translates to: "Mama is feeding fat on poor people's money. "
Premium Times Nig
Election Petition
2020 Election Petition not novel
Lest we forget, the 2020 Election Petition is not novel. It appears to be a rehashed of the 2012 Election Petition. Aside the swapping of roles, the key issue and actors remain the same: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission and...
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Others
Nigerian hospitals giving expired blood to patients — DG, Blood Commission
Responding to questions on the need to inject sanity into the process of blood handling, utilisation and administration in Nigeria, the DG said that many officials in hospitals were cutting corners in the blood administration.
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US
Trump Urges Countries To Ban Twitter And Facebook – Says ‘Perhaps’ He Should Have Done It
Trump issued a statement congratulating Nigeria for blocking Twitter on Friday
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Africa
Nnamdi Kanu: Nigeria arrests Biafra separatist leader
His movement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), has been labelled as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian authorities.
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Africa
Nigerian government asks Facebook, Instagram parent company to pay $70m over Ads
The agency argued that Meta's ongoing broadcast of unscreened advertisements has cost the federal government money.
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Africa
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned?
Since 2011, kidnappers have collected at least $18m, with more than half of it between 2016 and 2020, says SBM Intelligence, a think-tank based in Lagos.
BBC
Africa
Buhari appoints Justice Baba-Yusuf as FCT acting Chief Judge
Hon Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf will be sworn in by the Honourable, The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council,
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