Today's Headlines: Tinubu not fair to Igbos – Segun Showunmi; Emefiele asks court to stop FG from further prosecuting him
Tinubu not fair to Igbos – Segun Showunmi
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Segun Showunmi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over how he is constituting his cabinet, claiming he’s not being fair to the southeast zone.
Showunmi claimed that the administration has done quite a lot of things that could be considered serious missteps.
He asserted on Wednesday while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme.
Showunmi said he is a little bit uncomfortable with the fact that it’s beginning to seem that his people (southwest) would get larger positions in Tinubu’s government.
Emefiele asks court to stop FG from further prosecuting him
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LAGOS-Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to stop the Federal Government, through the Department of State Services, DSS, from further prosecuting him.
Emefiele, arraigned on July 25, by DSS over alleged illegal possession of a firearm, was, however, admitted to bail and ordered to be remanded in prison custody, but was re-arrested by the DSS.
In a fresh application before Justice Nicholas Oweibo, Emefiele through his lawyers, led by Mr Joseph Daudu, SAN, is seeking an order of the court discharging him of all charges brought against him by the DSS, arguing that it was in “brazen disobedience” of the subsisting orders of the court granting him bail on July 25, 2023.
He further prayed for an order, prohibiting the Federal Government from continuing to enjoy any form of indulgence from the courts except and unless it complies with the bail ruling.“Relying on Section 6(6)(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), relevant sections of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and under the inherent powers of the court, Emefiele wants the court to stay further proceedings in the current charge until he exhausts all the remedies available to him in law to compel the government and the DSS to obey the order of the court admitting him to bail or remanding him in prison custody until he perfects his bail terms.
In the application, he is seeking to invoke the jurisdiction of the court to enforce its orders, so as not to be seen “as a toothless bulldog or paper tiger.”
According to Emefiele, his fresh application seeks to preserve and protect the “efficacy, majesty and integrity of the court as well as the rule of law in our democracy.”
Meanwhile, the DSS has joined issues with him, while the court will hear the fresh application today.
Sanusi visits Tinubu after meeting leaders of Niger coup
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President Bola Tinubu and the 14th Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi met behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday night.
The meeting comes after Sanusi returned from the Niger Republic, where he met with the military junta that seized power from the democratically elected President Muhamad Bazoum.
The former CBN Governor arrived at the Presidential Villa around 8:25 pm.
His arrival came immediately after a high delegation of the Nigeria Islamic Ulama met with the President.
When asked about his visit to Niger, Sanusi simply said, it’s fine.
At the time of filing this report, Sanusi was still meeting with Tinubu.
Bauchi Rep To Give Foodstuffs To 2,000 Widows
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The member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Mansur Manu Soro, says he will provide foodstuffs to 2,000 widows in his constituency.
The lawmaker stated this in a chat with Daily Trust yesterday.
He said, “After the petrol subsidy removal, Nigerians have found themselves in a very precarious situation which is compounding their challenges and bringing in more hardships.
“It was based on this premise that I decided to provide food palliatives to 2,000 women, particularly widows.
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