DStv tariff hike: FCCPC’s attitude connotes institutional incompetence, lawyer tells tribunal

A lawyer, Festus Onifade, on Monday, accused the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) of institutional incompetence.Onifade made the allegation before a Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja while moving his originating summons.The claimants; Onifade, a legal practitioner, and Coalition of Nigeria Consumers, on behalf of himself and others, had sued the company and FCCPC as 1st and 2nd respondents, shortly after the company, on March 22, 2022 announced its plan to increase price of its products from April 1.The claimants had prayed the tribunal for…

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How my uncle disabled my Mother for refusing to sleep with him – Activist

A right activist, Comrade Kenneth Emeh, has narrated how his uncle, Mr. Alloysius Emeh, inflicted physical injury which disabled her mother, Mrs. Cecilia Emeh, for allegedly refusing to sleep with him after the death of her husband. Emeh in a petition to the Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Echeng Echeng, also made available to newsmen, alleged that his uncle in the course of his dastardly action transferred his aggression to her mother’s children especially her sons. In the petition, Emeh, said his mother sustained waist injury which disabled her 10…

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