Browsing: Richard Akinnola

As the number one Labour leader, Adams would huff and puff, mobilizing us, the Labour and civil society for one strike and protest or the other. With his oratory, he would make the necessary noise for sound bites. We would go out to mobilize to shut down the country. We didn’t know he was playing to the gallery and this is where aunty Remi comes in.

Hon. Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High (and a Court of Appeal Justice-designate, having been elevated to the higher Bench), was obviously in a hurry to dispense with the case and move on. Section 396(7) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) of 2015 has given judges the leeway to conclude criminal matters even after the elevation of such a judge.

COUNT 1
That you Dele Giwa of No. 11, Adolphus Davies Street Ikeja, Lagos and Concord Press of Nigeria Ltd of Concord House, 42, Concord Way, Off Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja, Lagos on or about the 24th day of October, 1982 in Ikeja in the Lagos Judicial Division of the Federal High Court, did reproduce a classified matter, to wit – draft o the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON THE REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC BUILDING FIRE INCIDENT TRIBUNAL OF INQUIRY – on the Sunday Concord Newspaper Volume 3 No. 86 of 24 October, 1982, which matters you are not authorised on behalf of the government to reproduce and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (b) and punishable under Section 7(1) (a) of the Official Secret Act 1962 (No. 29 of 1962 Laws of the Federation), as amended by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 1966 (No. 12 of 1966 Laws of the Federation