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Court declares APGA’s Otti, Abia Governor elect

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital has nullified the judgment of the Abia State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which upheld the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia The Appellate Court therefore declared Alex Otti of the All […]

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Two Airforce officers arrested for locking boy in car boot

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Two cadets’ officers, Peters O. Solomon and Abdullahi Fahad were Wednesday apprehended by the convoy of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in Mile 12 area of the State while dehumanizing an artisan, Dahiru Lawal for allegedly breaking the […]

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Judge chides NDLEA for detaining suspect illegally

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Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday said it was wrong for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to detain suspects without a court’s order. He said judges would not need to bother with […]

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$2.1b arms scandal: PDP ex-national chair Bello, son for trial

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All is set for the commencement of the trial of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Haliru Bello Mohammed and his son, Abbah for alleged corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on […]

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Court orders Stanbic IBTC to pay customer N4.5bn as compensation

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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc to pay a former Group Managing Director of Afribank Nigeria Plc, Patrick Olayele Akinkuotu, and his company, Longterm Global Capital Limited, the sum of N4.5 billion for […]

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Appeal Court Reserves Judgment In Taraba Governorship Appeal

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The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the three appeals and cross appeal that emanated from the judgment of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal, which sat in Abuja because of the security concerns in the […]

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Drug conviction: U.S actor Downey Jr pardoned

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United States actor, Robert Downey Jr, has been granted an official pardon for a drug conviction that sent him to prison nearly 20 years ago. California Governor Jerry Brown announced pardons for 91 people who had been out of custody […]

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Farmer sues police, claims N50m as damages

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A subsistence farmer, Mr. Ubaka Omeke, has sued the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, over alleged illegal detention and harassment, following a land dispute. Joined as defendants in the suit are Assistant Inspector General, AIG, Zone 9, Umuahia, Abia […]

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Appeal court upholds Okowa’s election

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Ifaeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Delta State. The court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-man panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji upheld […]

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Man held for raping seven children in Ebonyi

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Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a middle aged man, Chinedu Nwoja, for allegedly defiling seven female children at Onueke in Ezza South local government area of the state. The state police spokesman, Mr. George Okafor, stated this in Abakaliki […]