Tag: DOGUWA

Alleged Murder: Court orders Kano AG to open charges against Doguwa

Aminu Imam

A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Maryam Sabo, has ordered Kano State Attorney-General, Musa Abdullahi Lawan, to immediately file a charge against Majority Leader of the Federal House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa and his other conspirators over the alleged killing of a resident of the State. The order came after a Kano Retired Chief Magistrate, Muntari Garba Dandago, applied for an order of mandamus seeking to compel the AG to file the charge. An Order of Mandamus is a judicial writ issued as a command to…

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‘Declaration made under duress’: INEC removes Doguwa’s name from Reps-elect list amid murder allegations

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from the list of elected House members. Doguwa’s was missing on the list of elected members released by INEC on Monday. INEC remarked on the election result of Doguwa was “declaration made under duress.” The Commission had earlier announced Doguwa, a member of the All Progressives Congress, as the winner of the February 25 election in the Doguwa/Tudun-Wada constituency. He polled 39,732 votes to defeat the candidate of the…

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Culpable Homicide: Court grants Doguwa N500m bail

Aminu Imam

…Bars him from Kano guber election A Federal High Court in Kano has granted N500 million bail to Alhassan Ado Doguwa, majority leader of the House of Representatives. Following the widespread violence that led to deaths and arson in Tudun-Wada local government area of Kano during last week’s election, the police had arraigned Doguwa before a Magistrate’s Court on charges of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, arson and illegal possession of firearms among others. However, counsel to the accused, Nureini Jimoh (SAN), applied for an ex-parte order before Justice Muhammad Nasir…

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Naira Swap/Cashless Economy: NSA raises alarm policy may affect troops in the field

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Nigerian Army Troops on operational duty

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Monguno (rtd), has said that the change of currency and cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), if not well thought out, may affect operations of troops in the field. Monguno made the observation when he appeared before an Ad-hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on change of currency and cashless policy on Thursday in Abuja. Represented by the Head of Defence Unit, Rear Admiral Abubakar Mustapha, the NSA said that even in advanced countries, such policies could affect operations…

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