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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Nigeria Police to show cause over its continued detention of Senator Representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye. According to NAN, Justice Yusuf Halilu gave the order after Melaye’s counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) informed the court that his client has been in police custody since Jan. 4 against what the law stipulated.

A faction of Imo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Daniel Nwafor, says it has commenced contempt proceedings against the National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole. Nwafor who made this known to newsmen on Wednesday at the party’s secretariat, Owerri, explained that Oshiomhole had disregarded valid court judgment which affirmed him (Nwafor) the authentic chairman of APC, in the state.

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu may have hit the ground running, following his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as Police Chief. Shortly after his decoration, Adamu was reported to have reversed the transfer of Lagos Commissioner of Police, Imohini Edgal.

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, at the Presidential Villa. According to Dailytrust, the meeting which started around 5pm, comes hours to the IGP retirement from the police. Idris will clock 60 years tomorrow, having already put in 35 years in service.

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday said he is feeling sad over the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on allegations of false and non-asset declarations.

The former Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday said he did his best while serving the nation as Police Chief. Idris who bowed out of office on Tuesday following the appointment of Mohammed Adamu as the Acting Inspector General of Police by President Muhammadu Buhari stated this while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the decoration of his successor.

2019: Coalition Of Political Parties Reject INEC’s Electoral Guidelines

The Coalition of United Parties (CUPP) having not less than sixty-one political parties and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), have rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) draft guidelines for the 2019 general elections.

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