Emefiele wants to remain CBN Governor while he runs for President A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from taking any steps against his interest pending the determination of his suit against them. Emefiele is, by the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/610/2022 challenging the legality of Section 84(12) of the amended Electoral Act and to prevent its application to him in his aspiration to…
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JUST IN: Court Outlaws Police Funding Through Federation Account
How Rivers state, again, floored the Nigeria’s central government at Abuja High Court over the case A Federal High Court in Abuja has outlawed the practice where the Federal Government deducts funds directly from the Federation Account to fund the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in line with Section 4(1)(a) & (b) of the Police Trust Fund (PTF) Act 2019. Platforms Africa reports that Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a judgment on Wednesday, held that the provisions of Section 4(1)(a) & (b) of the PTF Act 2019, requiring the deduction 0.05 per…
Read MoreCourt Rejects Suit To Stop Super Cop, Abba Kyari’s Arrest, Extradition to US
A Nigerian High Court has refused to grant an ex parte application to stop the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) from arresting and handing over of the country’s controversial super cop, Abba Kyari, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for extradition to the United States. Platforms Africa reports that Mr. Kyari, a deputy Commissioner of Police suspended penultimate week, is enmeshed in an alleges scam over $1.1 million internet fraud presently under probe by the United State’s agency, FBI. READ ALSO: How I Bribed Nigerian Top Cop Abba Kyari In…
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