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Igboho’s stay in Benin prison blessing in disguise — Lawyer

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by Alao Abiodun One of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, Olusegun Falola, has said his client’s stay in Benin Republic detention is a blessing in disguise. Checks by The Nation revealed that Igboho has […]

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Twitter accedes to 7 of 10 demands – FG

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By Editor The Federal Government says from the 10 demands put forward to lift Twitter suspension, the microblogging and social networking platform has acceded to seven. Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement […]

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Kenyan court rejects disputed bid to change constitution

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By AFP Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Friday rejected a government bid to make fundamental changes to the constitution, in a new blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta who had initiated the controversial proposals. A seven-judge panel confirmed an earlier High Court […]

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UK knife attack by terror convict could have been stopped: jury

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By AFP A man released early from a prison sentence for terror offences who was shot dead by police after going on a stabbing spree was lawfully killed, an inquest jury said Friday. But the jury at the Royal Courts of […]

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ECOWAS court demands Mali explain detention of ex-leaders

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By AFP The court of justice of the West Africa bloc ECOWAS has demanded that Mali justify the alleged detention of ex-leaders Moctar Ouane and Bah Ndaw, a lawyer for the two men said Friday. Ouane and Ndaw were respectively appointed […]

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FG: We’re getting closer to an agreement with Twitter

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AUTHOR:Jesupemi Are The federal government says Twitter has agreed to seven out of the 10 demands it made to lift the suspension on the social media platform in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, said this in Washington […]

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Man jailed 3 years for cheating businessman

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by Agency Reporter A Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Friday sentenced a man, Michael Kadima to three years imprisonment for cheating a businessman. The Judge, George Gwani, sentenced Kadima after he pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust and […]

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IGP sued for N5m over alleged rights abuse

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By Joseph Onyekwere A Lagos landlord, Alhaji Ahmed Olorunnimbe, has slammed a N5million suit against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and three others for allegedly breaching his fundamental rights. The businessman is also asking the court to make an order of perpetual […]

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Police Service Commission awaits Abba Kyari’s report

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by Gbenga Omokhunu The Police Service Commission (PSC) has set up an in-house panel to study documents related to the suspended former Head of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari indicted by a report of the […]

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Court Stops Rabiu From Parading Self As AFAN President

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By Orjime Moses The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has obtained a court injunction from a Federal High Court in Kano, stopping Mr Mudi Farouk Rabiu from further parading himself as the president of the umbrella farmers’ body and holding […]