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The Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has cautioned Senator Monday Okpebholo against claiming credit for the construction of Temboga Road and other projects initiated and completed during the tenure of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Nehikhare, criticised
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ogun state council, has appealed to the Federal High Court, Ikoyi Lagos, to grant its member Seun Odunlami and three others bail. The council stated that the allegations levelled against the journalists are bailable. DAILY POST reports that Seun Odunlami, Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, and Rowland Olonishuwa were arrested
Allegations against four journalists bailable – NUJ
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ogun state council, has appealed to the Federal High Court, Ikoyi Lagos, to grant its member Seun Odunlami and three others bail.
The council stated that the allegations levelled against the journalists are bailable.
DAILY POST reports that Seun Odunlami, Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, and Rowland Olonishuwa were arrested in a gestapo manner, in connection with an alleged investigative report involving a bank and its Chief Executive Officer, Segun Agbaje.
The defendants were initially arraigned on September 27, 2024, before the court on two counts of cyberstalking and false publications and spreading false information and have been remanded at the Ikoyi correctional center for more than a month, without bail.
The journalists are now facing an amended 10 counts charge bordering on conspiracy, cyberstalking, false and misleading publication, extortion, threat, and loss of shares and market value, among others.
Addressing members of the council on Monday at its secretariat in Iwe iroyin, Abeokuta, the Chairman, Comrade Wale Olarenwaju noted that the offense with which Odunlami and others was accused of is a bailable offense, and being in detention for over seven weeks is against their fundamental human rights.
Olarenwaju called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to further tinker with the Cybercrime Act, 2024, as amended, saying that the law has been used to cow the media with frivolous charges in courts.
He said, “We must recognize that the use of police forces to enforce such actions is not just an infringement of rights, but a grave infraction on the principles of justice and democracy.
“It is important to stress that this individual is facing charges that are bailable, yet they remain trapped in a web of unlawful custody that violates their rights and undermines our justice system.”
Allegations against four journalists bailable – NUJ
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Adamu Adaji as the Director-General of the National Boundary Commission for the…
The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra government has issued a fresh ultimatum to the Nigerian government, demanding the freedom of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other South-Easterners being held across the country. DAILY POST recalls that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has remained behind bars since he was repatriated from Kenya, a situation
Biafra: Simon Ekpa issues 72-hour ultimatum over Nnamdi Kanu, others
The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra government has issued a fresh ultimatum to the Nigerian government, demanding the freedom of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other South-Easterners being held across the country.
DAILY POST recalls that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has remained behind bars since he was repatriated from Kenya, a situation that has worsened tension in the South-East.
Just earlier in the week, the entire South-East was under a total lockdown for two days owing to a sit-at-home order declared via viral video, which was disclaimed by both Ekpa and the IPOB leadership.
However, speaking in a statement through his X handle on Thursday, Ekpa called for the immediate release of all the people from the zone who are being held in various facilities.
He also asked judges of South-East origin serving in other parts of the country to return home.
According to him, the ultimatum, which is expected to last till October 27, 2024, was a decision after a meeting held on Thursday.
He claimed that the Nigerian judicial system had contributed to the insecurity in the region by installing anti-people governors.
The Biafra agitator further threatened lockdown on all federal courts in the South-East from October 29, 2024, if his demands were not met.
“The Biafra Government, in an emergency cabinet meeting today, 24.10.2024, voted and approved a resolution to demand the Nigerian government to return every Biafran being detained outside Biafraland within 72 hours. The 72 hours will expire on Sunday, 27.10.2024.”
He threatened that if the demands were not met, his group would lock down federal institutions in the zone, including courts.
Biafra: Simon Ekpa issues 72-hour ultimatum over Nnamdi Kanu, others
