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Mike Ozekhome: I didn’t author any article on Yari, Matawalle
Erudite scholar, prolific writer and one of Nigeria’s most sought-after human rights lawyers, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, has said he did not author any article seeking the arrest of former governors of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari and Matawalle Bello.
In a statement Sunday, which he sent to Nationwide Reports, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN and multiple decorated High Chief therefore described as false and shocking, an article with the title- “Why Has EFCC Not Arrested Yari and Mattawale Bello Despite Similar Court Orders,” which an online media ascribed to him.
Describing the allegation as a lie from the pit of hell, Ozekhome said:
“My attention has just been drawn to the above disturbing and shocking piece of trash allegedly authored by me. I DID NOT,NEVER DID, NOR WILL I EVER CONTEMPLATE SPEWING OUT SUCH ODIOUS INANITY AND BANAL STATEMENT DEVOID OF COMMON SENSE AND REASONING The above writeup ascribed to me is a LIE FROM the PIT OF HELL
“How can I, Matawalle’s friend and lawyer of many years, utter such nonsense? How could I be linked with a statement suggesting meddling into a matter that is subjudice; or media trial, ad homine application of laws; or conviction before trial,when the whole world knows me for preaching and writing human rights, due process democracy and good governance for over four decades?
“I hereby WHOLLY DENOUNCE the writeup. I also hereby humbly urge MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO IGNORE the statement and its banner headline,all of which are utterly false,baseless, unfounded and which are simply idiotic.
“They constitute nothing but hallucinations from the fertile imagination of the writer. Such statements are spewed by faceless idle internet crawlers that nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, once historically described as “millipedes of the internet”.
“It is apposite to note here that the issue of me being the author can not even arise because the faceless author still quoted an alleged earlier statement purportedly made by me of I defeating the EFCC 11 times.
“I couldn’t have been authoring a statement, yet quoting myself, saying, “No wonder the renowned senior advocate, Mike Ozekhome described the anti graft agency with the following statement.EFCC is a paper tiger, i have taken them to court eleven times and defeated them – Mike Ozekhome SAN”.
“Please, ignore the statement and consign it to the trashcan of history where it rightly belongs,” he concluded.
Two Nigerian-born scientists—Adesola Adegoke, a researcher at Arizona State University (ASU), and Seunnla Adelusi, a PhD candidate at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada—have been named among the 20 global winners of the Digital GreenTalents Award 2025.
These two Nigerians were announced among the winners during a virtual ceremony held on 25 November. In a statement following the virtual announcement ceremony, the organisers said the 20 awardees for this year joined from different time zones, including “very early morning in Canada and evening hours in the Philippines.”
The digital Green Talent Award is an annual initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) that recognises outstanding young researchers whose work advances sustainability through digital innovation.
Each year, 20 scientists are selected from a competitive global pool for their cutting-edge ideas at the intersection of digitalisation and environmental sustainability.
Alex Otti, the Abia State Governor, on Sunday paid a visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Sokoto Correctional Centre.
The governor was accompanied by officials of the Sokoto State Government during the closed-door visit.
Nnamdi Kanu was recently moved to Sokoto after he was convicted on terrorism-related charges and handed a life sentence by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Governor Otti had earlier promised to pursue every lawful and political avenue to ensure that Kanu gets justice. Sunday’s visit is seen as part of ongoing efforts by the Abia State Government regarding his case.
Details of the meeting were not made public as of the time of this report.
Armed terrorists have abducted a bride-to-be, her bridesmaid, and eight other residents from Chacho village in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State
The Sokoto abduction occurred around 1:30 a.m., according to residents, when the attackers stormed the village. Most of the victims were women, with only one man also taken.
One resident sustained injuries and is receiving medical treatment. Villagers told reporters that the bride was preparing for her wedding scheduled for later that morning when the raid struck, plunging the community into shock and mourning.
A community member described the attack as “tragic,” noting the delay in security response. “Security operatives were alerted immediately, but they only arrived about an hour after the bandits had fled,” he said, expressing frustration.
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