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Woman Sues McDonald’s, Claims Burger Advert Compelled Her To Break Lent Fast

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BY MICHAEL BAMIDELE A Russian woman is suing fast food giant McDonald’s after an advert showing their cheeseburgers allegedly made her break her fast during Lent. Ksenia Ovchinnikova, an Orthodox Christian from Omsk, Russia, claims that seeing McDonald’s adverts made […]

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Court restrains woman from running late doctor’s firm

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By Joseph Onyekwere Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, restrained Mrs. Oluwayemisi Ajayi from dealing with or running the affairs of her estranged husband’s firm as a sole surviving director/shareholder pending the hearing and determination of the main suit. The firm, First […]

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Alleged gang-rape: Court orders Babcock dropouts who raped friend to open defence

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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Two Babcock university dropouts, said to have gang-raped a female friend, failed Thursday to have their case struck out by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos. The duo of Don-Chima George, and […]

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Nigerian lawyer Adeola Oyinlade wins American Bar Association 2021 human rights laureate

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PRESS RELEASE Mr Oyinlade is the first-ever Nigerian, second African after Abdelrahman Al Gasim, a Sudanese lawyer, to receive the top rights award. Nigerian human rights and international law expert, Adeola Austin Oyinlade, has been declared the 2021 American Bar […]

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French constitutional court backs Macron’s Covid pass

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By AFP France’s top constitutional authority on Thursday approved a Covid pass that limits access to cafes, restaurants, and inter-city trains and planes to people who have been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus. The controversial pass, which will become […]

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Police, NBA to set up joint committee on human rights and rule of law

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By Odita Sunday, Abuja Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba receives the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by Barrister Olumide Akpata, accompanied by other officials of the association, on Wednesday, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.The Inspector-General of Police, IGP […]

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My wife does not respect me – divorce-seeking man tells Court

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by The Nation Agency Reporter A businessman, Godwin Uloko on Thursday, told a Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa that his wife, Josephine Oyibinga does not respect him. Uloko told the court that there is no peace in the house. “We […]

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Two Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms In Ibadan

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By Kazeem Awojoodu IBADAN – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Command, on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, secured the conviction of two fraudsters, Adisa Adebayo Adegboyega and Ganiyu Sodiq Olalekan before Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for internet-related fraud. The development according to a copy of […]

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Lagos Assembly Adopts Report Stopping Houses For Ex-Governors, Others

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By Akinwunmi King The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the report of its committee on establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions to former governors and other affected officials by 50 per cent. The committee also expunged the […]