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ECOWAS Court Gives Nigerian Government 30 Days To File Defence In $1billion Case Involving Death Of 14-Year-Old Trader Jumoke, a female trader, was killed on July 3, 2021 by the police during Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. by SaharaReporters, New York Jul 20, 2021 The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja has given the Nigerian government thirty (30) days to respond to the suit filed by One Love Foundation through a human rights lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien, seeking reparation for the family of Miss Jumoke, who was killed recently.  Jumoke, who was 14 years old,  was allegedly kil...

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City A civil society organisation One Love Foundation has dragged the federal government to the ECOWAS Court of Justice over the death of a 14-year-old girl, Jumoke Oyeleke, who was shot dead during a rally in support of Yoruba Nation in Lagos last week. The President of the foundation, Patrick Eholor filed the suit at the court through his counsel, Samuel Ihensekhien recently to determine whether the federal government had the power to crack down on the peaceful protesters.. Eholor explained that he filed the court action to halt the continuous intimidation, suppressi...

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City, Okon Bassey in Uyo, Sylvester Idowu in Warri, Emmanuel Ugwu-Ogo in Umuahia, and James Sowole in Akure Groups from oil-bearing communities in Abia, Delta, Edo and Ondo states have demanded an upward review of the three per cent host communities’ fund approved in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which was passed last Thursday by the National Assembly. Clause 240 of the draft bill had proposed five per cent of the annual profit of the oil companies for host communities. But shortly before passage, senators reduced the trust fund for host communities to three per...

Benin youths reject ceding Gelegele seaport to Ijaw State govt moves to cut waste, digitises treasury receipts, others Edo State Government, at the weekend, met with over 15 host communities and stakeholders to strengthen ties and build stronger relationships ahead of the completion of the Benin River Port. Chairman of the project, Greg Ogbeifun, who spoke at an engagement session in Benin City, said the port is a legacy project of the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration, designed to key into the Federal Government’s economic diversification drive from oil into agriculture and agro-allie...

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