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Alleged N1. 03bn Fraud: Court Frees Buhari’s Ally, Air Commodore Mohammed

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By Paschal Njoku ABUJA – Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday discharged and acquitted an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari and member of the Presidential Investigative Committee on Arms Procurement (PICAP), Air Commodore Umar Mohammed […]

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Why Nnamdi Kanu became an agitator, by Rita Edochie

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By Ekaete Bassey Actress Rita Edochie has said IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu became an agitator due to bad governance. Edochie, who has remained vocal about the release of the IPOB leader, made this known while captioning a video clip of Rev […]

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Kanu begs supporters to be peaceful in court Tuesday

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By Ogochukwu Anioke Detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has appealed to his supporters to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner during his next court appearance. His lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor made this known in statement after his visit […]

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Court to determine validity of Kanu’s trial Jan. 19

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By The Nation On Jan 13, 2022 Will the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continue at the Federal High Court in Abuja or be terminated abruptly? This and more are what an Abia State High […]

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Court dissolves 3-year-old marriage after wife eloped with lover

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By Agency Reporter A Jos Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Adaka Yunana and his wife, Helen, after she eloped with her lover. A pane of Judges, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnanan, […]

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Mixed reactions trail FG’s lifting of Twitter ban

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By Agency Reporter In the wake of the removal of the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria, citizens have come online to celebrate the end of an era of using “Virtual Private Network” (VPN) to access Twitter. They also pointed out […]

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Faculty of Law, UNILAG Invites Her Alumni To an Inaugural Reunion – ‘THE HOME COMING.’ on 7th – 10th and 12th February,2022

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The University of Lagos, Faculty of Law is set to host her Alumni from 1962 till date to an inaugural reunion., tagged ‘The Home Coming’ on 7th – 10th and 12th February,2022. The Faculty has to her credit, a sitting […]

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Court fixes April 7 to hear 5,000 sacked teachers’ case

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By Nsa Gill The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has fixed April 7 as the date for hearing and arguments in a case between Akwa Ibom State Government and 5,000 sacked teachers. The teachers alleged that they […]

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Court dismisses suit against IGP, others

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By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has dismissed a fundamental rights’ enforcement suit filed by Akere family of Ibadan, against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and two others. The trial judge, A. S. Bolaji, in a ruling, […]

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Review of some 2021 significant decisions in labour & employment

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By Folabi Kuti In line with the general trend in recent years, case law during the period under review has been driven, largely, by the far-reaching adjudicatory work of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), the specialist court on labour […]