Nigerian Trader Defends Naming Dog 'Buhari'
Joachim Iroko, a textile trader, is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case. He was arrested last month and charged with an act likely to cause breach of peace after naming his dog Buhari.
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Nigeria:
Court to Hear Case Against Man Who Named His Dog 'Buhari' On November 21
This Day, 20 September 2016
The Chief Magistrate's Court, Ota, Ogun State, has fixed November 21, 2016, to hear the application filed by Mr. Joachim Iroko, the man charged to court for naming his dog… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why I Shouldn't Be Charged - Man Who Named Dog 'Buhari'
Premium Times, 19 September 2016
An Ota Chief Magistrates' Court in Ogun, on Monday fixed November 21 to hear an application by Joachim Iroko, challenging a charge preferred against him for naming his dog Buhari. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Suit On Man Who Named Dog Buhari for Nov 21
Daily Trust, 20 September 2016
A chief magistrate's court in Ota, Ogun State, yesterday fixed November 21, 2016, to hear the application filed by Mr. Joachim Iroko, the man charged to court for naming his dog… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Court Adjourns to Nov 21, Case of Man Who Named Dog Buhari
Vanguard, 19 September 2016
The Chief Magistrate's Court, Ota, Ogun State, has adjourned till November 21, 2016, to hear the application filed by Mr. Joachim Iroko, the man charged to court for naming his dog… Read more »
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Nigeria:
The Dog Fight
Guardian, 30 August 2016
There is a dog fight going on not over a dog but over the name of a dog. There is a second hand clothes trader called Joe Fortemose Chinakwe or Joachim Iroko depending on which of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Real Reason We Charged Man Who Named His Dog "Buhari" to Court - Police
Premium Times, 29 August 2016
The police on Monday decried public comments linking President Muhammadu Buhari with the ongoing saga over a dog named "Buhari" in Ogun State. Read more »
InFocus
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The man who was arrested for naming his dog Buhari has been granted bail. Read more »
