Ekweremadu: Court orders NIMC to supply David Ukpo’s biodata to AGF

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to supply the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) with the certified true copy (CTC) of biodata information of David Ukpo for onward transmission to the UK.Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following an omnibus application made by Muazu Mohammed, counsel for NIMC, to the effect.Recall that on June 27, the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice had, in the application dated and filed on June 27 by their lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, sued…

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IMN dragged IGP, AGF to court 6 months after alleged unlawful arrest of member

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) said it has filed a suit against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) over allegation bordering on unlawful detention of its member, Yahuza Haruna Masaka, six,months after his arrest. Abdullahi Muhammad Musa, the Secretary, Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Musa said the suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/807/2021 and filed on August 3rd, 2021, is presently before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja. “Strange and unprofessional, the…

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Court fixes Nov. 22 to hear Saraki’s suit, challenging EFCC, ICPC to probe him

A Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday fixed Nov. 22, 2021 for hearing two separate suits filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others from probing him and seize his assets.Justice Anwuli Chikere fixed the date after Saraki’s counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, sought to withdraw a motion filed on June 30, 2021 seeking for a stay of proceedings.Earlier, Ogunwumiju had told the court that the matter was slated for hearing.He, however, said that he had two applications before the court.“We…

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