Monday, December 2, 2019
Federal Government is planning to transfer Omoyele Sowore to prison - Femi Falana
Femi Falana has raised a fresh alarm on plans by the Department of State Services to transfer detained activists, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare popularly known as Mandate, to solitary confinement at a correctional center.
Sowore's lawyer revealed this in a letter dated December 1, 2019 and addressed to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), requesting him to direct the DSS to release his clients.
Falana said that the Nigerian Government through the DSS had applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of transfer of the activists to a secluded prison where they would not have access to their lawyers and family members.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
House of Representatives to investigate Niger-Delta Power Holding Company
The House of Representatives has ordered its Committee on Power to probe operational and financial activities of the Niger-Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The mandate of the Committee includes the review of all contracts awarded by the company since 2004. The decision to investigate the entity followed the adoption of a motion moved by Chisom Dike on Wednesday.