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Nigerian governors are like bandits – Ozekhome

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

Nigerian governors, according to human rights lawyer Mike Ozekhome, are like bandits. Mr. Ozekhome said at the ‘Ladi Adebutu Good Governance Symposium’ in Abeokuta on Thursday, “Governors, like bandits, routinely waylay council allocations from Abuja.” He accused the governors of

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Attack on Justice Mary Peter-Odili highly condemnable, provocative, uncalled for – Ozekhome

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2020 0

Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked where is the independence of the Judiciary? just as he lamented that the attack on Justice Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili is highly condemnable, provocative, uncalled for. He went on to say that the attack is certainly dangerous for the Independence and courageous decisions template of the […]

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Ozekhome queries Adoke’s detention by court, EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2019 0

Mr. Mike Ozekhome, the lawyer to former Attonthey-General of the Federation Justice Mohammed Bello Adoke, has queried the detention of his client. Ozekhome said that granting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), 14 days to detain Mr Adoke, for further investigation was “unnecessary” and that ‘of what use is his present incarceration meant to […]

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Ozekhome decries DSS’ invasion of court

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2019 0

Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN has reacted to the re-arrested Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Sowore and Bakare had resisted being rearrested by the officers of the security outfit shortly after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu adjourned the day’s proceeding till Feb. 11, Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, 2020 for definite hearing. Justice […]