September 4, 2024 – Prime Pointers

Shiites drag I-G, FCT commissioner to UN, Amnesty Int’nal, others over alleged blasphemy

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The Islamic Movement, also known as the Shiites, has filed petitions at the United Nation (UN) and Amnesty International’s offices in Nigeria against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, over allegations bordering on blasphemy against Islam. The Islamic group also petitioned Egbetokun and Igweh at the European Union (EU) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s offices. Copies of the certified true copies of the petitions were made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. The four petitions were addressed to UN…

Binance executive rejected State House Clinic medical intervention, EFCC tells court

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The EFCC on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, rejected the medical intervention by the State House Clinic.Counsel for the EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho, told Justice Emeka Nwite while opposing Gambaryan’s second bail application moved by his lawyer, Mark Mordi SAN.Iheanacho, who drew the attention of the court to the State House Clinic’s medical report, argued that despite that Gambaryan’s ill-health was not as worse as it was being painted, said the report showed that the defendant was dissatisfied with…