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Abuja Federal High Court activities paralyzed over judge’s death
Activities at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, was on Monday, paralysed over the death of Justice Ibrahim Watila of the Abeokuta Division in Ogun.
The news about Watila’s death filtered out at the Abuja Division of the FHC early in the morning as court workers, lawyers and litigants came in for the day’s business.
Most of the judges did not sit due to the unfortunate event to honour their departed colleague.
Justice Watila on Dec. 4, 2020 in a judgment, held that provision of legal services are essential services.
Delivering the judgment in suit No. FHC/AB/FHR/57/20 between Olumide Babalola and the Attorney General of the Federation, the court held that having stated this, I have no choice but to firmly hold that Article 1(7) of the COVID-19 Regulation is plain and unambiguous as to what are and what not essential services is. Legal service with the context of the Regulation is essential service”.
The news of the passing, affected many court sitting, including the trial of a former Minister in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government, Tanimu Turaki before Justice Inyang Ekwo.
Also the trial of the Convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu was also stalled.
Besides, the trial of Faisal Maina, the son of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chiarman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), could not proceed before Justice Okon Abang.
Faisal is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his father on money laundering charges.
While the Turaki matter was fixed for Jan. 26 for continuation, Sowore and Faisal’s matters were slated for Feb. 4 respectively.
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CSO Salutes Trump
A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.
Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.
“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.
“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.
The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.
He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.
According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.
Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.
Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening
About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.
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