The wife of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mrs. Eberechi Suzette Nyesom Wike, was on Wednesday appointed as one of the Judges of the Court of Appeal. The Federal Capital Territory Minister, in celebration, joined the dissolved G5 Governors in dancing and singing to an Igbo song that translates to “My Hands Are Clean” in a now viral video.
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday led a colourful road walk with singing and dancing alongside officials of the commission and other stakeholders in the anti-corruption corridor, calling for sustained and intensified efforts in whistle-blowing by Nigerians to combat the menace of economic and financial crimes and other corrupt activities in the country. Chairman Olukoyede made the call while addressing stakeholders at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.
Other stakeholders also asserted the need for proactive measures against corruption. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajearo, said most of the governors currently being prosecuted are those who failed to pay the minimum wage. Activist DJ Switch, who filmed the infamous shooting of EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020, has reacted to the ECOWAS Court of Justice ruling that found the Federal Government of Nigeria guilty of human rights violations in its response to the #EndSARS protests, saying the ruling was a ray of hope for truth and justice.
The court ruled on Wednesday that the Nigerian government’s actions, particularly the use of force at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, violated several international human rights standards, including articles 1, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The court ordered the Nigerian government to pay 2 million naira as compensation for each victim named in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by DJ Switch and two others after President William Ruto fired almost his entire cabinet on Thursday following widespread anti-government protests across the country last month.
The youth-led protests were sparked by proposed tax increases that Mr Ruto later withdrew, leading to violence with police that left at least 39 people dead and led to demonstrators briefly occupying Parliament.
In a televised address to the nation, William Ruto made it clear that he would also sack the country’s attorney-general, but that the role of deputy president would not be affected. This week’s photo is of a young Lionel Messi and his baby, 16-year-old Rameen Yamal, who is taking the European Championships by storm.
This photo was taken by Associated Press freelance photographer Joan Monfort in the dressing room at Barcelona’s Camp Nou for a charity calendar. While speaking to reporters on Thursday about NATO’s support for Ukraine, President Joe Biden accidentally mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name while introducing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At a 59-minute press conference later in the day, Biden argued that he was the best person to run for president, but when answering a question from Reuters about the future of his candidacy, he stammered by referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as Trump’s vice president.
Sumner Shagari Sambo, News Director, Arise TV, Abuja, was on Thursday elected as a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. He is among the 540 new members elected to the NIPR.
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