June 2017 - Legal Nigeria

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Billionaire Kidnapper, Evans Sues Police For Breach Of Human Right

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Evans, after he was capturedSuspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans has filed a fundamental rights enforcement action before the Lagos Federal High Court in Lagos, asking the court to order the police to charge him to court or release […]

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Dasukigate: Court Approves Application To Shield Witnesses

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Sambo Dasuki, embattled National Security Adviser to Goodluck JonathanThe Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the Federal Government’s application to shield witnesses in the ongoing trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd).Dasuki is being prosecuted […]

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Money Laundering: SERAP Kicks Against Saraki’s Acquittal, Seeks UN Intervention

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Bukola SarakiSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has stated that, “the acquittal yesterday of the Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of corruption charges suggests serious shortcomings in the criminal justice system, and means that […]

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Indictment of Judges, Lawyers in Corruption Cases Dangerous, Worrisome, Says CJ

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By: Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti Following the indictment of some judges and lawyers by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged corruption bordering on inducements by litigants, the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, has described […]

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EFCC invades The Sun, media outfit heads to Appeal Court

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By Bertram Nwannekanma and Margaret Mwantok Although, it was not clear if there was any warrant to search the premises of the publishing house, the EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, it was learnt had been at loggerheads with the newspaper […]

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BREAKING: Osinbajo signs 2017 budget

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By: Austin Ehikhioya Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday signed the 2017 Appropriation bill into law.Osinbajo accented the Budget around 4:42 p.m.The budget was passed by the National Assembly some weeks back while President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for the United […]

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Pastor Beheads 7-Year Old Boy For Ritual

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Mr Fatai Owoseni, Lagos State Commissioner of Police.The police in Lagos, on Thursday said they have arrested a pastor for allegedly beheading a seven-year old boy and burying his head at the church’s altar.The command’s spokesman, Olarinde Famous-Cole, an […]

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Man Rapes Six Sisters, Mother

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Culprit Kaplan and the sisters parents Daniel and Savilla Stoltzfus, in courtPhoto: MirrorA monster who kept six young sisters as sex slaves at his home after he was ‘gifted’ them by their parents faces life in prison.Police found Lee Kaplan, […]

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Lawyer’s ill health stalls Fani-Kayode’s trial

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The trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, was stalled yesterday due to the absence of his lawyer, Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN). Fani-Kayode was arraigned on five charges for allegedly diverting N26 million from the then National […]

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Court orders forfeiture of N13b Ikoyi cash

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The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the forfeiture of $43,449,947 (about N13billion), N23, 218,000 million and £27,800 (about N10.6milion) cash found in Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.Justice Muslim Hassan ordered that the money be permanently forfeited to […]