What Court Did To Tinubu On Suit Against COAS

Following a suit filed at a Federal High Court, Lagos, on March 24, by the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu restraining the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah on human rights infringement, the court has given a date for hearing.

National leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu

The Federal High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on the fundamental rights’ enforcement suit filed by former governor of Lagos state through his lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) till April 20.
Tinubu reportedly sued Minimah over the deployment of soldiers to lay siege on his No. 26 Bourdillon Street, Ikoyi, Lagos home, between February 9 and February 11, 2015.

Ayo Fayose Sings Buhari Praises

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has hailed the resilience and commitment of President Goodluck Jonathan and General Mohammadu Buhari (retd).

Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose

In a statement released on Tuesday, Fayose, however, stopped short of congratulating the APC candidate for his likely victory in the poll, Punch reports.

Asari Dokubo Disclaimed Jonathan

Unshakable supporter of the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan Asari Dokubo, has accepted the victory of the opposition leader General Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday’s presidential poll.
Asari Dokubo, who is the leader of the now rested Nigeria Delta Volunteer Force, earlier had separately promised that the nation will boil if Jonathan is lost the election.

Maldives passes law 'to oust ex-leader from politics'

Law strips those serving prison sentences of political party memberships, including jailed former President Nasheed.

Mohamed Nasheed was dragged into a court building in the Maldives capital Male after being arrested on terrorism charges [AFP]

The Maldives' parliament has passed a law that strips people serving prison sentences of their political party memberships, a rule critics say is designed to oust jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed from politics.

Singapore teen charged after insulting late leader Lee

In a widely watched YouTube video, 16-year-old Amos Yee celebrated Lee Kuan Yew's death and denigrated Christianity.

Yee, a 16-year-old student, compared Singapore's founding leader to Jesus, calling both "power hungry and malicious" [AFP]

A teenager in Singapore has been arrested for posting an expletive-laden YouTube video attacking the country's late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity.
A district court on Tuesday charged 16-year-old Amos Yee with jailable offences including obscenity and hurting religious feelings but released him on Sg$20,000 ($14,500) bail.

South Africa braces for Marikana massacre report

Activists demand that Farlam report investigating alleged police brutality in mining massacre of 2012 made public.

South Africa's police have been accused of brutality and activists want justice served [AFP]

The official report into the police killing of 34 South African miners in 2012 is due to be submitted to President Jacob Zuma, with rights groups demanding that its findings are published immediately.

Phuti Setati, secretary of the Marikana Commission, told AFP news agency that the Farlam report would be submitted to the president on Tuesday but said the commission had no influence over whether or when it would be published.

Buhari campaign group call for the arrest of Femi Fani-Kayode

Buhari Support Group has called on the law enforcement agents to effect the arrest of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode for saying that PDP had won in 23 states even when INEC had not announced any results. The group at a press conference in Abuja yesterday March 30th said Fani-Kayode through his action breached the electoral law