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Appeal Court Upholds Election Of Bayelsa Legislator

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The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Saturday, nullified the judgment of the National Assembly and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Bayelsa State which set aside the election of the member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency, Fred Agbedi.

A three-member panel headed by Justice Muhammed Shuaibu upheld the election of Agbedi who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2023 National Assembly poll.

The panel, which also includes Justice Habeeb Abiru and Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri, dismissed as unmeritorious the appeal filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Michael Olomu.

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The panel considered cross-appeals filed before it by Agbedi and Olomu, respectively, following the tribunal’s ruling on September 7 in the petition marked EPT/BY/HR/01/2023 that was filed by the APC candidate challenging the election of the PDP candidate.

Apart from nullifying the legislator’s election, the tribunal also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw his certificate of return and conduct a supplementary poll within 90 days in 17 polling units of wards 10, 11 and 12 in Ekeremor; and six polling units of ward 11 and all the polling units in ward 5 in Sagbama.

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Kwara Church Attack: ‘Resign Now’, Falz Tells Tinubu

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Folarin Falana (FALZ) and President Tinubu
Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, demanding his resignation following the bandits’ attack of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Falz, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, accused the President of failing in his primary duty of securing the lives and property of Nigerians, describing the alleged government inaction as unacceptable.

Tribune Online reports that the Kwara State Police Command confirmed that the attack occurred around 6 p.m. on November 18. Security operatives and local vigilantes were said to have engaged the attackers and eventually repelled them.

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During the assault, the armed gang reportedly invaded the church during a service, killed at least one person, and abducted several worshippers.

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Reacting to the incident, Falz expressed frustration, questioning the president on the state of insecurity in the country and asking how many more people must die before meaningful action is taken.

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He wrote, “How many more people have to be kidnapped and murdered in cold blood? How many more lives do you want to waste? How many more futures do you wish to erase with your incompetence and inaction?

“You have consistently shown your unwillingness to protect the lives and property of our people despite pretending to care in the past. RESIGN NOW!”

How many more people have to be kidnapped and murdered in cold blood? How many more lives do you want to waste? How many more futures do you wish to erase with your incompetence and inaction? @officialABAT

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Court Jails Two Men 26 Months For N8.5b Fraud

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LJustice Rahman Oshodi of Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced two men, Hamza Zakaria and Nurudeen Ibrahim, to 26 months’ imprisonment each for N8.56 billion fraud.

Zakaria and Ibrahim were convicted and sentenced after the court found them guilty of unauthorised access to a new generation bank’s computer systems. They were formerly arraigned on May 2, 2025, alongside other defendants, on four counts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Their offences bordered on conspiracy, stealing and unauthorised access to a computer system, contrary to Sections 409 and 331 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. They had pleaded not guilty at the time.

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The defendants, however, changed their plea following the presentation of amended charges, prompting the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.

During the review of the facts, prosecution counsel, Muhammad Bashir, called a witness, Airende Monday, an operative of the EFCC, who tendered documents that were admitted as exhibits.

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While delivering judgement, Justice Oshodi stated: “I find the defendants guilty in the two-count amended information, and I convict them accordingly. This is the judgement of the court.”

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The court jailed them eight months on count one and one year and six months on count two. Both sentences are to run concurrently, with an option of a N50,000 fine.

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The EFCC alleged that the defendants and other persons at large, sometime in January 2025 in Lagos, within the court’s jurisdiction, conspired to transfer and retain criminal proceeds from unauthorised access to Wema Bank’s computer and servers.

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JUST IN: Police Deal Off PDP National Secretariat

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Operatives of the Nigeria Police on Wednesday sealed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at Wadata Plaza, Abuja.

The development is linked to the face-off between two factions of the party on Tuesday.

Pandemonium broke out at the facility on Tuesday when the Saminu Turaki-led faction clashed with members loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, were teargassed during the confrontation.

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DAILY POST observed on Wednesday that barbed wire was used to create a barrier to prevent anyone from gaining access to the premises.

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None of the leaders of the two warring groups was sighted at the secretariat, as only a handful of policemen were on the ground.

However, supporters of the faction led by Kabiru Turaki opposed the decision of the police to barricade the premises.

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