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Currency scam: Judge refuses to disqualify himself, grants stay of proceeding

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THE presiding judge on the N8bn currency scam involving some staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks in Ibadan, Oyo State, Justice Olayinka Faji on Friday refused to disqualify himself and granted stay of […]

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Lawyers, SSS operatives clash in court over parking spaces

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A disagreement over parking spaces involving lawyers and operatives of the Directorate of Security Service (DSS) disrupted the sitting of magistrates’ court in Awka, Anambra State, on Friday. The disagreement started when operatives of the DSS, who were on an […]

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Lagos govt. shuts 6 firms over N11.3m tax evasion

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The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down six companies for failing to remit N11.3 million personal income taxes of workers to the state government. The new Head of the LIRS, Distrain Unit, Ajibike Oshodi-Sholola, told the News […]

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CONFESSION OF A NIGERIAN SERIAL KILLER

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BY VERA WISDOM At the age of 16, Lukman Mohammed (not real name) said that he was lured into becoming a member of Black Axe Confraternity. An unholy union which turned him into a serial killer. He was said to […]

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93 cultists arrested in warri

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No fewer than 59 cultists were on Wednesday night arrested during a raid on strategic locations in Warri, Delta State by a crack team of policemen from ‘B’ Division of the state police command. Beside, another 34 were earlier apprehended […]

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Money Laundering: Court releases Nyako, son, others on bail

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Two days after they were remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over charges bothering on money laundering, former Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) and his son, Abdulaziz, yesterday, secured bail from […]

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Business Operators Urge LASG To Beef Up Security In Ikorodu

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Some business operators and residents in Ikorodu area of Lagos on Friday urged the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to secure investments in the area by beefing up security. The business operators and residents told the News […]

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21 lawyers conferred with SAN title

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The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Friday in Abuja, approved the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 21 lawyers. Mr Ahmed Saleh, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the Committee, […]

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49 year-old gynaecologist commits suicide in Enugu

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THE 49 year-old Chief Consultant Gynaecologist and Managing Director of Hope Medical Centre Benin City, Dr John Abode, who was found dead in his wardrobe last Tuesday, may have actually committed suicide, Vanguard gathered. Vanguard learned from a top security […]

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I will deny my husband sex until he pays his debt — wife (in court)

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A 39-year-old trader, Mrs Modinat Idowu, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos state on Thursday that she would continue to deny her husband, one Akeem Idowu, sex until he has paid the debt he is owing her. Idowu said […]