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Alleged Defilement: Baba Ijesha Denies Confessional Statement

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By Olusegun Abisoye Popular Nollywood actor, James Olanrewaju, otherwise known as Baba Ijesha, on Friday denied the confessional statement he made ìn the child defilement case brought against him by the Lagos State government. Olanrewaju made the denial during a trial-within-trial […]

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Ibori’s £4.2 Million: Court Fines Malami N31,000 In Suit Seeking Return Of Looted Funds

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By Unini Chioma The Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State has slammed a N31,000.00 fine on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) over delay in responding to preliminary summon to the […]

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Demolished Admiral’s Property: Judge Accuses Lagos Attorney General Of Distortion Of Facts

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By Unini Chioma Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos on Wednesday said that there were distortions of facts in a petition written against him by the Attorney-General of Lagos State, stressing that the petitioner wrote without […]

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Umoren: Court Adjourns Slain Job Seeker’s Case To Dec 13

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By Unini Chioma Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Wednesday adjourned the murder case of slain job seeker, Iniubong Umoren, to December 13, 2021 for a trial within trial. Justice Bassey Nkanang, presiding over the case of Uduak […]

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers Decries IPOB Leader’s ‘Maltreatment’, Say DSS Punishes Detainees Who Interact With Him

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By Adedayo Babatunde The lead counsels of the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of punishing detainees who dare interact with Kanu in the custody. Kanu’s […]

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EndSARS Report: Buhari Finally Breaks Silence Over Lekki Shooting

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By Adedayo Babatunde President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken silence over the report released by the Lagos State Judiciary Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters that at least nine persons were confirmed dead […]

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EndSARS Report: Why Lai Mohammed Haven’t Respond To Alleged Lekki Killings

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By Adedayo Babatunde Segun Adeyemi, spokesperson to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday revealed why his boss hasn’t reacted to the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related […]

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EndSARS Report: Sanction Lai Mohammed, Malami, Others For Covering-Up Lekki Shooting, Falana Tells Buhari

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By Adedayo Babatunde Femi Falana, a popular Nigerian human rights lawyer has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanction the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and all […]

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EndSARS Massacre: Panel Report Confirms APC As Murderous Party – PDP

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By Adedayo Babatunde The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has been described by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as a “murderous party following the recent report released by the Lagos State Judicial Panel, which indicated that at least nine persons were […]

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EndSARS Report: NBA Hails Lagos Judicial Panel

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By Adedayo Babatunde The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch on Wednesday hailed the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters for its timely report after the inquiry into the 2020 […]