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June 21, 2024 Court Sets Aside Reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi in Kano

Court Sets Aside Reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi in Kano

Justice ABDULLAHI LIMAN of the Federal High Court, Kano, has set aside the reinstatement of MUHAMMADU SANUSI II as the Emir of Kano Emirate.

Though the judge, on Thursday, refused the application by Emir AMINU ADO BAYERO to declare the amended Kano Emirate law null and void, he overturned all the actions taken by Governor Abba Yusuf after the controversial law was amended by the Kano State House of Assembly on 23rdMay, 2024.

Justice LIMAN faulted the governor’s assent to the bill and the presentation of an appointment letter to Emir SANUSI on 24thMay, 2024 despite an order of court directing all parties to maintain status quo.

June 21, 2024 Rivers Crisis: Court Reserves Rivers House of Assembly Appeal Judgement

Rivers Crisis: Court Reserves Rivers House of Assembly Appeal Judgement

the Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal brought by the former speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, MARTIN AMAEWHULE, and 24 others against the Speaker, VICTOR OKO-JUMBO and five others.

 The court decided to adjourn after all parties involved in the case presented their arguments.

 During the virtual session held on Thursday, AMAEWHULE and the others requested the court to halt the implementation of a high court ruling that removed them from office, pause any further actions in the case, and nullify any decisions made by JUMBO while in office.

 They also sought a speedy resolution of the matter, arguing that the trial court overstepped its authority.

June 21, 2024 Police Orders Continuous Blockage of Local Government Secretariats in Rivers State

Police Orders Continuous Blockage of Local Government Secretariats in Rivers State

The Inspector General of Police, KAYODE EGBETOKUN, said his men would continue to barricade all local government secretariats in Rivers State amidst the ongoing political tension.

He also said the recent controversy surrounding the recruitment of police constables is really appalling, as he highlighted the rigorous standards expected of officers.

EGBETOKUN made this known on Thursday in Abuja while addressing journalists on the sidelines of a meeting with Commissioners of Police and other senior officers.

He disclosed that policemen will not leave the headquarters until a court judgment on the controversy over the tenure of local government council chairmen in the State.

EGBETOKUN said the presence of the police officers was to ensure peace and order and not to intimidate anyone.

Six Dead, as Rains Pound Central America

Six people have died in El Salvador and Guatemala amid heavy rains soaking Central America since the weekend.

 

In El Salvador, the hardest hit country so far, three people died yesterday in a landslide triggered by floods in the western district of Tacuba, in the department of Ahuachapan.

 

Those deaths follow a previous fatality recorded on Sunday after a tree and a pole fell on a car that was traveling on a highway in the capital.

 

Rains have been slamming both countries since Saturday.

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