Breaking: Fire Guts Kara Market On New Year’s Eve

The Kara market located along the Berger end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has been gutted by fire.

On arriving at the scene, Channels TV observed that some goods, shops and a vehicle had been burnt to ashes.

According to some of the traders, the incident was as a result of a generator explosion.

Currently, there are no casualties and men of the fire service are currently on ground to quench the inferno.

BREAKING: Sokoto lawmaker slumps, dies

The Sokoto State House of Assembly member representing Kebbe Constituency, Isa Harisu, is dead.

The late Harisu collapsed when he arrived in the State House of Assembly on Monday for the day’s business in parliament.

The lawmaker was quickly rushed to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, where he was confirmed dead.

He was said to have died on his way to the Hospital.
The death was officially announced at the parliament by the HoA Deputy Speaker, Abubakar Magaji (PDP- Bodinga North).

The late lawmaker, aged 55, left behind his mother, four wives and 22 children.

Meanwhile, the Assembly has suspended its sitting to Tuesday December 31, to attend the burial rites scheduled to take place today (Monday).

BREAKING: Explosion in Damaturu as military armoured tank catches fire

There was an explosion in Damaturu, Yobe State, on Monday after a military armoured tank caught fire.

It was learnt that the explosion caused panic in the area.

Details later…

BREAKING: Fed Govt places travel restrictions on ministers, others

Ministers can only travel out of the country eight times in a year, Information, Culture & Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed has disclosed.

He said President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that no minister should go on foreign trips more than twice in a quarter.
Besides, no minister on a trip outside the shores of the land should go with more than four aides, who should be relevant to the trip.

Govt officials below the rank of ministers are henceforth entitled to fewer aides.

Besides, estacode would no longer be calculated on hourly basis.

Cristiano Ronaldo dreams Hollywood as next career

Cristiano Ronaldo is eyeing a post-soccer career in Hollywood. The Portugal captain and Juventus forward disclosed this on Saturday at the Dubai International Sports Conference.

He said that when he eventually retires from football, he would like to test his skills as an actor.

“One of the things that I seek to challenge myself in, for example, is acting in a movie,” the Portugal captain said, in a report by ESPN.

Ronaldo, ranked as the world’s No.2 forward in ESPN FC 100, said that — while he is in a position to hang up his boots at any time — he expects to continue playing for the foreseeable future.
He added that he also wants to “continue my studies after retiring from football.”

Ronaldo recently became the only player in Europe’s top five leagues to hit double figures in all competitions in each of the last 15 seasons. He won four of his five Ballon d’Or awards and three Champions League titles while with Real Madrid before joining Juventus in the summer of 2018. He won his first Champions League trophy with Manchester United before his move to Spain.

On the international level, he is one goal shy of 100 for his career with Portugal.

2,500 illegal structures demolished in Lekki, Lagos by Task force.

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit at the weekend demolished over 2,500 illegal structures comprising shanties, kiosks and containarised shops in the Lekki Waterside area of the state.
The structures were demolished during an enforcement exercise carried out by the operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit.

Before the exercise, the structures were occupied by business operators including iron benders, mechanics, food/fruits vendors and others who were issued a seven-day “Removal Notice” by the state government to remove their property and vacate the entire area.

The notice expired last Thursday and this ushered in the demolition exercise.
The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said the exercise was carried out to prepare for the construction of a coastal road which would serve as an alternative route for the Lekki-Epe Expressway and enhance free flow of traffic on that corridor.
He said the area was an eye-sore as the occupants littered the environment with refuse and waste materials.

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BREAKING :One killed as Police arrest banker, others in failed Abuja bank robbery hu

The FCT Police Command has foiled an attempted robbery at a First Bank PLC branch in Mpape, a suburb of the capital city. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, confirmed to our reporter that normalcy has been restored in the area after four of the suspects were arrested and one of them gunned down.
The CP, Bala Ciroma, confirmed that one of those arrested was a staff of the bank, who was acting as an insider for the four others.
He said it was a foiled robbery attempt as nothing was lost or taken away from the bank.

Dasuki Regains Freedom After Four Years in DSS Custody

Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has regained freedom after four years in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS),

Dasuki who had been in DSS custody since 2015 was released on Tuesday night following a directive by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, that he and the convener of #RevelutionNow, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, be released based on the bail conditions earlier granted to them by various courts.
Sowore who was arrest on December 6, had earlier been released on Tuesday evening.

Dailyfacts reporter gathered that Dasuki left the DSS premises at 9.00 pm on Tuesday and was received by family members and well-wishers at his Asokoro residence at 9.30 pm.

Finally, DSS releases Sowore.

BREAKING: Sowore Regains Freedom

He was released on Tuesday evening following an order to the Department of State Services by Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), for his freedom

BREAKING: Commercial bus bursts into flames on 3rd Mainland Bridge

A lone accident was recorded on the inward Iyana Oworo carriage of the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday.

The bus which may have been returning to Oshodi from Oke Arin Market on the Island was seen engulfed in fire.

Though our reporter could not pick any information regarding the source of the fire, some of the goods the bus was carrying littered the scene of the accident.

A police team was seen controlling traffic at the scene of the accident. The police said no lives were lost in the accident though some of the commuters sustained various injuries.

Details shortly…

BREAKING: FG orders release of Dasuki, Sowore

The Federal Government has ordered the release of former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki and convener of online #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore.

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami made this public in a statement on Tuesday.

Malami said the decision to release them was in compliance with the bail granted the two by the court.
“The two defendants are enjoined to observe the terms of their bail and refrain from engaging in any act that is inimical to public peace and national security as well as their ongoing trial which will run its course in accordance with the laws of the land,” Malami said.

Details shortly…

Gunmen Attack Ex-President Jonathan’s Hometown, Kill One Soldier

Unknown gunmen stormed the hometown of former President, Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa State early Tuesday morning in a bid to steal a gunboat belonging to the military stationed at the creek.

The assailants who came in about five engine boats stormed the security post in Otuoke, about 100 metres away from Dr Jonathan’s residence, but met resistance by soldiers who engaged them in a firefight.

A statement by the Media Adviser to Dr Jonathan, Ikechukwu Eze, confirmed the attack which he said occurred by 1:30 am.
He said that the military overpowered the criminals, forcing them to retreat, but one soldier was killed in the fight while another was injured.

Mr. Eze who intimated that Dr Jonathan was not in town when the attack happened, immediately returned and condemned the attack.

He said the former President has condoled with the family of the deceased soldier, the military and has urged the concerned security authorities to swing into action and bring the culprits to book.

Breaking News: 19 die in Katsina road accident

19 people were confirmed dead in a ghastly motor accident along the Mararaban-maska road in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The accident which occurred Sunday night at about 8 pm, was confirmed by members of the Road Safety Corps, on Monday during an interview with newsmen.

An eye witness at the scene of the accident told newsmen that an 18-seater bus collided with a truck, killing 19 people instantly leaving seven passengers with varying degrees of injuries.

Investigations further revealed that the bus had a brake failure and rammed into the truck, killing the 19 persons instantly, leaving seven others with varying degrees of injuries.

However, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, on Monday said that: “A tanker fell on a Sharon vehicle and two other vehicles who were following the tanker also collided.
“Nineteen people died instantly, while many others who sustained injuries were rushed to the General Hospital, Funtua by men of the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road Safety Corps.”

When contacted, the Katsina State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Ali Tanimu, said he was on his way to the scene of the accident to ascertain the casualties.

“Yes, I am on my way to Funtua where the accident occurred to ascertain the number of casualties and see some of the victims in the hospital. As soon as the report of the accident is ready, it will be made available to the public,” Tanimu said.

Reports have it that accidents involving trailers and other commercial vehicles have become prevalent along the Funtua-Zaria expressway, hence the need for proactive measures to end the menace.

Nobody Should Pay N50 Charges On POS Transactions, Says CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified the issue of payments of N50 charges by merchants who use Point of Sale (POS) machines for cashless transactions, insisting that nobody should pay extra on goods and services.

The CBN explained that the N50 stamp duty is a fee regulated by an act that directs merchants to pay all necessary taxes as regulated by government agencies.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Business Morning programme, the CBN Director of Payment System Management, Musa Jimoh, said the apex bank issued a circular and merchants have misinterpreted the directive.

“Stamp duty has been misinterpreted, our circular that talks about merchants paying stamp duties according to the law do not say that the stamp duty should be paid by the consumer; that is a misrepresentation of CBN directive. What our directive says is that merchants should pay all necessary tax as regulated by government agencies including stamp duty.

“What we told the merchants is that we would like the banks to ensure that the merchants comply with this directive by ensuring that every single payment that customers make to them, the merchants pay the regulated stamp duty of N50.

“What has happened is that they have actually transferred this fee blatantly and openly to the consumers; this is very wrong. No single individual should pay N50 in addition to the cost of the goods.

He stated that “Stamp duty is not to be paid by individuals that are consuming the goods and services of the merchants, the merchants who are receiving the money are the ones who are supposed to pay.”

Mr. Jimoh explained that because the stamp duty is not regulated by the CBN, there are no plans to stop stamp duties.

“Stamp duty is not a CBN regulated fee, it is a fee regulated by an act, and so we can’t change or push anything in that direction.

To this, the stamp duty remains and cannot be changed by the CBN, what we are doing is to ensure that the institutions we regulate (the banks) become more responsible to ensure that these fees are collected and given to the government.

Two burnt to death, one injured in Jos-Abuja Road accident

A road accident involving two articulated vehicles along Jos-Abuja Road has left two people dead while one other person was injured.

It was learnt on Monday that the vehicles were conveying some flammable materials when the accident.

It was learnt that the two vehicles carrying diesel and petrol caught fire and the victims were burnt beyond recognition when the incident happened.

It was gathered that the accident, which occurred Sunday, caused a total blockage of the road at Ganawuri Hills in Riyom Community, forcing motorists to divert to other routes.
The Public Education Officer, FRSC in Plateau State, Mr Andrew Bala, confirmed the development to our correspondent in Jos on Monday.

He said, “Following a multiple crash that occurred on Sunday at Riyom Ganawuri Road at 09.20hours, involving articulated vehicles – two Man diesels and a tanker.

“The fatal crash involving six male adults, has one injured and two killed. The two were burnt beyond recognition as a result of explosion from the flammable materials they were conveying.
“There is a total blockage of the road at Ganawuri Hills as a result of the wreckage from the collision, however, a little diversion for only cars to pass has been created.

“This notice in to inform motorists intending to ply the route to take alternative routes, such as Vom-Manchok, Forest – Gidan-Waya- Kafanchan or any other suitable one.”

Bala added that a combined efforts was ongoing by the FRSC, VIO, Army and other security agencies to clear the obstruction and “ensure the road was safe and secure for road users.”
He also advised motorists to take heed of road traffic regulations during the festive season so as to stay alive

LASU To Get Hostels For First Time In 36 Years

Students and staff of the Lagos State University (LASU) can now beam with smiles as the state government is set to construct a 8,272 unit of hostels on the school campus.

This move is the first of its kind since the creation of the institution in the Ojo area of the state 36 years ago.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement with six private property developers to deliver the project in the next 18 months.

According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Gboyega Akosile, the deal which will lead to the construction of six blocks of Hall of Residence, was wrapped under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy of the State.
Although the concessions will run for 35 years, it is expected that 30 per cent of the school’s 26,000 student-population will be served when finally completed and delivered in 2021.

“The partnership we just sealed with the six private investors is strategic, because it is going to strengthen our capacity as a Government to scale up education quality and bring about improved academic performance of students.

“It will also help LASU in terms of global rating and outlook. We are using this model as a test case, which governments from other parts of the country will come and emulate. I believe we can deliver on this project and set a precedent that will change the course of tertiary education for good,” he stated.

Miss America 2020: Biochemist wins crown after on-stage experiment

A Virginian biochemist has been named winner of Miss America 2020 after performing a live science experiment that defied stereotypes of the contest.

Camille Schrier defeated 50 women to take the crown at Thursday's final in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Wearing a lab coat, the 24-year-old impressed judges with a chemistry demonstration in the talent show.

Ms Schrier won a $50,000 (£38,000) scholarship and a one-year role as Miss America.

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In her acceptance speech, Ms Schrier said she hoped to "break stereotypes about what it means to be a Miss America in 2020".

Ms Schrier has two undergraduate science degrees and is studying a doctorate in pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University.
She reportedly told the celebrity panel, comprised of Kelly Rowland, Queer Eye's Karamo Brown and Superstore actress Lauren Ash, that "Miss America is someone who needs to educate".

In her role as Miss America, Ms Schrier will spend a year advocating for Mind Your Meds, a drug safety and prevention programme.

Ms Schrier's victory is expected to be viewed as another progressive step away from Miss America's traditional beauty contest format.
Since 2018 the competition has attempted to re-brand its image, scrapping its swimwear segment and appearance-based judging criteria.

Instead, contenders showcase their talents and are interviewed about their passion, intelligence and understanding of the Miss America role.

"We will no longer judge our candidates on their outwards, physical appearance. That's huge," said former Miss America winner Gretchen Carlson, who announced the reforms in 2018.

Organisers say the changes have encouraged more young women to participate.

Earlier this year Ms Schrier, a self-confessed "quirky scientist", told the BBC she wanted to "break people's stereotypes" of those competing for the Miss America title.

She said her science experiment - the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide - was a "big factor" in her winning Miss Virginia in June this year.

While acknowledging there was still "controversy" over these types of competitions, Ms Schrier said Miss America has "re-branded" and was being more "progressive" by focusing more on women's achievements than appearances.

Kwara government reduces ministries to 16

The Kwara State Government has pruned the ministries in the state to 16, from the 19 it inherited from the past administration.

The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin, told a news briefing on Wednesday that the state executive council ratified the merger of some ministries and creation of one other at its maiden meeting held just before the budget presentation by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

Afolabi-Oshatimehin, who was joined at the briefing by two other commissioners – Dr Raji Razaq (Health) and Mrs Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, (Tertiary Education) – said the measure was to cut cost and strengthen efficiency in service delivery to the people.

“Today, December 18, 2019, the inaugural council meeting of the state executive council took place. Council deliberated on the proposed 2020 appropriation bill. It was adopted for His Excellency’s presentation at the Kwara State House of Assembly. The second thing that was deliberated upon was the restructuring (merger) of some ministries and the creation of a new ministry,” Afolabi-Oshatimehin told reporters.

She said the old Ministry of Culture and Tourism had been collapsed into the Ministry of Information and Communications to form a wholesome Ministry of Communications, while the Ministry of Industry and Solid Mineral and Commerce and Cooperative had been merged to become Ministry of Enterprise.

The old Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and Ministry of Finance are now Ministry of Finance and Planning, while the former Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has been collapsed into the Ministry of Works and Transport, she added.

Man Arrested For Allegedly Removing Eyes Of Four-Year-Old Girl

The Police in Taraba State have arrested and paraded a suspected ritualist who is notorious for dismembering human body parts.

The 38-year-old suspect identified as Jumpi Bako was nabbed after allegedly removing the eyes of a four-year-old girl in Sunkani, the headquarters of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of the state.

The police said they succeeded in rescuing the victim but she is currently in a critical condition and taken to the hospital for medical attention.

Exhibits recovered from the suspect include two AK-47 riffles believed to have been used to launch mayhem on innocent citizens of the state.

Addressing journalists, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Alkasim Sanusi, said that the command also arrested two suspected kidnappers who abducted the former Chief of staff to ex-governor Danbaba Suntai, Alhaji Aminu Jika.

The police boss explained that the arrest was made possible as a result of the collaborative efforts of local hunters and vigilante groups in tracking down the ransom paid by the victim.

Also paraded is one Ibrahim Jafaru who is a gang leader of car theft syndicates terrorising Jalingo, the state capital.

According to CP Sanusi, investigation reveals that the suspect has successfully stolen 35 vehicles since January 2018 in Jalingo, Taraba State capital and disposed the same to various states in the country

US President Donald Trump Impeached

 

President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years.

By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president becomes just the third occupant of the White House in American history to be impeached.

Democrats said they had “no choice” but to formally charge the Republican president, whose impeachment along stark party lines places an indelible stain on his record while driving a spike ever deeper into the US political divide.

“What is at risk here is the very idea of America,” said Adam Schiff, the lawmaker who headed the impeachment inquiry, ahead of the vote.

Trump will now stand trial in the Senate, where his Republicans hold a solid majority and are expected to exonerate him.

The House vote came four months after a whistleblower blew open the scandal of Trump pressuring Ukraine’s president to investigate his potential White House challenger in 2020, the veteran Democrat Joe Biden.

After a marathon of 10 hours of debate, lawmakers were to vote quickly on the second article of impeachment facing Trump — for obstructing the congressional probe into his Ukraine dealings by blocking the testimony of subpoenaed White House aides.

Despite testimony from 17 officials that Trump leveraged his office for domestic politic gain, the president maintained his innocence throughout the impeachment inquiry — furiously denouncing it as a “witch hunt,” an “attempted coup” and on Wednesday as an “assault on America.”

Trump spent the first part of the day holed up at the White House, sending out tweets reflecting his frustration, anger, and predictions of revenge in the 2020 election.

But as the vote took place, the 73-year-old was on the friendlier territory.

In an extraordinary split-screen moment, while the House was casting votes to impeach him, thousands of Trump’s most fervent supporters were cheering him at a rally in Michigan where he railed against a “radical left” he said was “consumed with hatred.”

Democrats are “trying to nullify the ballots of tens of millions of patriotic Americans,” he charged.

“Four more years, four more years,” the crowd chanted back.

Breaking news from Kastina State.

BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms election victory of Governor Aminu Masari of Kastina State.

BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Makinde’s election as Oyo governor

The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the election of Governor Oluseyi Makinde as the duly elected Governor of Oyo State.

JUST IN: Buhari not fighting corruption, says Ango Abdullahi

Chairman, Northern Elders’ Forum, (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi said on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari is not fighting corruption in the country, saying “prisons ought to be full by now, if he is truly fighting it.”

Ango Abdullahi stated categorically that, “we have now seen corruption on a massive scale, and nobody is doing anything about it”.

He stated this while fielding questions from Journalists on Tuesday in Kaduna shortly after opening ceremony of a public lecture entitled, “Education as an instrument for national integration: The northern Nigerian Crisis.”

According to the elder statesman, if President Buhari was committed to fighting corruption, the nation’s courts and prisons would have been congested with corrupt politicians.

He said many corrupt politicians are going about freely because APC has forgiven their sins, pointing out that the case that readily came to mind is that of Senator Danjuma Goje whose ‘sin’ was allegedly forgiven by APC.

He said, “The President said he is fighting corruption, but I don’t believe him because, if he is fighting corruption, our courts and prisons should be full by now. This is because corruption is everywhere.

“You don’t just pick one case and make it a universal example of fighting corruption. We have just seen the conviction of Orji Uzor Kalu and it is becoming something that the world should know, when there are so many people with seventy something billion with them. Those people should be in the same prison with Uzor Kalu.

“And in any case, if you want to say that, Uzor Kalu had committed an offence, but here is a national chairman of a party, the President’s party who pronounces that, don’t worry how much you have stolen somewhere else; as long as you come and say you are a member of APC, you are forgiven. A good example of that is former Governor Danjuma Goje. It was the Attorney General of the Federation himself that went to court to say, they were withdrawing the case from the court. And his offences are not different from Orji Uzor Kalu’s and many others that were reported.

The Senate summons AREGBESOLA

BREAKING: The Senate has summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, to explain details of the visa on arrival policy introduced by the Federal government.

Obaseki: Oshiomhole, a serial liar

- Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, says his predecessor and national chairman of the ruling APC, Adams Oshiomhole, is a serial liar - According to Obaseki, the former labour leader should not be taken seriously - Oshiomhole at the weekend alleged that Obaseki failed to learn how to win elections while under his tutelage Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been described as a serial liar. Crusoe Osagie, Governor Godwin Obaseki's special adviser on media and communication strategy, disclosed this on behalf of his principal, said Oshiomhole should not be taking seriously.
Main Latest Politics News LATEST POLITICS NEWSLOCAL NEWS Obaseki accuses Oshiomhole of being a serial liar an hour ago 1042 views by  Aanu Adegun - Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, says his predecessor and national chairman of the ruling APC, Adams Oshiomhole, is a serial liar - According to Obaseki, the former labour leader should not be taken seriously - Oshiomhole at the weekend alleged that Obaseki failed to learn how to win elections while under his tutelage Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been described as a serial liar. Crusoe Osagie, Governor Godwin Obaseki's special adviser on media and communication strategy, disclosed this on behalf of his principal, said Oshiomhole should not be taking seriously. PM News reports that he disclosed this on Monday, December 16, in Benin. He went ahead to list several instances where he alleged that Oshiomhole twisted the truth. Recall that Oshiomhole had at the weekend alleged that Obaseki failed to learn how to win elections while under his tutelage. Obaseki said he did not only win his unit and ward during the last general election but also polled more votes for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 elections than Oshiomhole when he was governor during the 2015 elections. “In 2015, when Oshiomhole was governor, he polled 208,469 votes against Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 286,869, with a 78,400 deficit. While in 2019, under Obaseki, the APC scored 267,842, while the PDP got 275,691, with a 7,849 marginal loss," he said.
The call was made by Osagie, He disclosed this in a statement over the recent happenings in the state. “Even his allegory of politics being like a forest with dangerous animals is a poor excuse to continue to perpetuate thuggery and the keep the collective patrimony under the control of a few greedy and violent people in the name of winning units and ward elections.

Days After Taking Over Sowore’s Case, Nigeria’s AGF Says He Can’t Order His Release

Responding to Falana, Malami said he can’t order Sowore's release before hearing from the court as he could not take a unilateral decision.

Few  days after ordering the Department of State Services to transfer the case file of Omoyele Sowore to his office, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has said he can’t order the DSS to release Sowore.

Malami, who is also the Minister of Justice, said this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu.

Sowore's lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), had written a letter to Malami, requesting him to order the release of Sowore.

Falana said that his client was being illegally detained as there was no court order to that effect.

He said that two lawyers in the team visited the DSS headquarters in Abuja to demand Sowore’s release but were advised to direct their request to Malami.

Responding to Falana, Malami said he can’t order Sowore's release before hearing from the court as he could not take a unilateral decision.

He said, “When parties submit their issues for determination to a court of law, they lack exclusivity of decision over such issues without recourse to the court.

“We remain guided by the established tradition and will not take unilateral decision without recourse to the rule of law.”

Sowore was rearrested on December 6 by the DSS barely 24-hours after he was released on bail.

He is yet to be told the reason for his rearrest.