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Police nab fake visa racketeer in Anambra

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The police in Anambra State have apprehended a 31 year-old man from Imo State who specialized in visa racketeering, providing his unsuspecting victims with fake Visa and other related travelling documents. The suspect was said to have been tracked down […]

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Police deploy team to enforce withdrawal of security from VIPs

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The police are set to implement the presidential directive on withdrawal of police orderlies from unauthorised persons. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the directive last week when he met with the Ministry of Police Affairs. A statement yesterday by the Police […]

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No federal lawmaker should earn more than N1m, says RMAFC

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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is unaware of lawmakers’ jumbo pay. Its Chairman Elias Mbam said yesterday that no senator or House of Representatives member should earn more than N1m monthly, going by the recommendations of the […]

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Nelson Mandela grandson freed on bail after rape charge

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Barely nine days after one of Nelson Mandela’s grandsons, Mbuso Mandela, aged 24, was charged with raping a 15-year-old girl earlier this month, a South African court on Tuesday, granted him bail, reports AFP. The 24-year old is accused of raping the teenager in the […]

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Police arrest notorious kidnapper in Edo

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A notorious kidnapper who has been on the wanted list of the Edo State Police Command, Amacauley Ikhuakpogba, has been arrested at Iguobazuwa headquarters of Ovia South West a local government area of the state. Amacauley was nabbed during a […]

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Court jails bus conductor over theft of phone

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A 21-year-old bus conductor, Shedrach Ezekiel of Mararaba, was on Tuesday sentenced to18 months in prison by a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court for stealing a phone valued at N11, 000. The presiding judge, Albert Maga, convicted Ezekiel after he […]

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Woman in police net for causing toddler’s violent death

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A middle-aged woman, Toyin Akinrosotu, was on Monday arrested by the police in Idanre, Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, after allegedly causing the fatal fall of an infant strapped on the back of its mother. A witness said […]

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Man spends six years in jail for an offence he didn’t commit

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By Tessy Igomu Saka Adebola, a 35-year-old bricklayer from Kogi State, is a sad man. With a sombre look, he trudged into the conference room of the church where he was meeting with the reporter that hot afternoon. “This world […]

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Dasuki charged with illegal arms possession

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The immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, was on Monday charged to court by the Department of State Services (DSS). A statement yesterday by the Acting spokesman of the DSS, Tony Opuiyo, said Dasuki was charged to […]

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NBA Committed to Eradicating Professional Misconduct amongst Lawyers

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The most important event in the calendar of the Nigerian Bar Association is its Annual General Conference and this year’s Conference is currently holding at the International Conference Centre in Abuja with the theme ‘Lawyers and National Development’. As lawyers […]