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Polaris Bank declares customer dead, confiscates his money
Polaris, one of the banks in Nigeria, has confiscated the money lodged by a customer, after declaring him dead.
The customer, simply identified as Avogroovy on Twitter, alleged that Polaris Bank placed a Post No Debit (PND) on his account.
He said Polaris Bank has frustrated his efforts to access his account by bringing up different excuses to defend their decision to restrict his access, with the final straw being that they have a court order that declared him legally dead.
According to Avogroovy, Polaris Bank didn’t provide the court papers when he challenged their claim of being a deceased customer.
The customer alleged on 15 May, that Polaris Bank insiders are “trying to steal millions from my account,” adding separately that Polaris Bank should provide the copy of the court order from Abuja saying “I am dead and a hold (PND) should be placed on my account so I can go to the same court and show proof of life or lift the inactive status on my account.”
Part of his statement directed at Polaris Bank reads: “Weekly, I am here tweeting & being an armchair quarterback on trending topics.Meanwhile, @PolarisBankLtd is saying they have a court order from an Abuja court since March saying I am dead and a PND placed on my account. Nigerians, please tell Polaris Bank to show me the order.
“On Feb 3rd I saw my account is inactive/dormant. I contacted @PolarisBankLtd, filled every form required and been in weekly communication with agents/staff since then. Last week when they ran out of excuses they said I am legally a dead person. @cenbank @officialEFCC.”
He also wrote that in “January 2023 I got a copy of my birth certificate from National Population Commission Abuja.
“May 2023 someone approached the same National Population Commission to issue a death certificate that I passed away September 2022. Miracle not de tire Jesus. Nigeria I hail thee!” Avogroovy said.
According to Prime Business Africa which first published the story, when contacted regarding his allegation against Polaris Bank, Avogroovy said that his lawyer has advised him not to speak on the issue for now, but “once I have the green light I will share the entire ordeal,” he replied on Wednesday, 17 May.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
Details later…..
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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