INEC COMMENCES DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS FOR SENATORIAL BYE ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE. (PHOTO).

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 INEC COMMENCES DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS FOR SENATORIAL BYE ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers state has commenced the distribution of electorial materials ahead of Saturday June 20 senatorial election for Rivers South East Senatorial District. While distributing the materials at the Central Bank of Nigeria office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner  Johnson Alalibo Senikien assured of a free fair and transparent process. Four political parties are participating in the bye-election holding in seven  local government areas, with a total registered voters put at 858, 573 across 1,629 polling units. The bye election aims to fill the vacuum created, following the death of  Barry Mpigi, who was representing the Federal constituency.

COURT OKAYS HEARING OF SUIT SEEKING REOPENING OF PROBE INTO MOHBAD’S DEATH. (PHOTO).



Court okays hearing of suit seeking reopening of probe into Mohbad’s death


Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 28 for the hearing of a suit that is seeking to compel the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to reopen an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of popular musician Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad.


Vanguard reports that a non-governmental organisation, under the aegis of the Registered Trustees of Break the Silence Foundation, had on April 15 secured the court’s approval to apply for an order of mandamus to compel the police to conduct a thorough, diligent, impartial, and professional reinvestigation into the circumstances that led to Mohbad’s death in Lagos in September 2023.


Following a motion ex parte that was filed by the applicant, the court granted permission to apply for “an order of mandamus compelling the respondents to perform their statutory duties as provided for under Section 4 of the Police Act 2020, by inviting all persons who were last seen with the deceased—particularly his wife, one Omowumi Cynthia Aloba; close associates; and the deceased’s father, one Joseph Aloba of the Ikorodu area, Lagos—who hurriedly buried the deceased without police clearance first obtained, and/or by arresting and charging, where evidence so warrants, such other persons found to be directly or indirectly responsible for the death of the deceased, which occurred in September 2023 in Lagos.”


The court  directed the applicant to effect service of the Originating Summons on the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, who is listed as the 3rd respondent, by substituted means.


It held that the processes should be served on him by dropping a copy with any officer at the Legal Department of the NPF at the Force Headquarters, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.


Meanwhile, at the resumed proceedings on Monday, the Applicant, through its team of lawyers led by Chief Tunde Falola, informed the court that all the Respondents had been duly served with the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/636/2026.


Consequently, Justice Omotosho slated the matter for hearing.

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