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Sanwo-Olu to release white paper on Lagos #EndSARS report today

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By Guardian Nigeria Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state will release a white paper on the report of a judicial panel set up to investigate the shooting of unarmed protesters by Nigeria soldiers and police at the Lekki […]

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Kalu an unauthorised visitor, says Kanu’s lawyer

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By Nicholas Kalu A lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Tuesday alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) breached a court order by giving an unauthorised visitor access to his client. […]

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FG: Twitter Has Accepted All Our Conditions

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By Daily Trust Newspaper The Federal Government says Twitter has agreed to all the conditions it laid out for its operations in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, who is a member of the committee […]

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CJN Challenges Five Co-Justices, Ozekhome, Uche, Others to Give Back to Society

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*As 1981 Law School set celebrates 40th anniversary Alex Enumah The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad yesterday challenged six other Justices of the Supreme Court, Justices of the Court of Appeal, Judges of High Courts, Professors of […]

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SERAP sues Buhari, Malami over Lagos #EndSARS report

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By Silver Nwokoro The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 116 concerned Nigerians have filed a suit, asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to direct and compel President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the arrest of soldiers and police officers […]

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Acquittal Of Suspected MASSOB Members: The Glory Goes To C.I Meze, Abuja Lawyer Reacts

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By Unini Chioma *Says Chukwuemeka Innocent Meze Represented The 19 Defendants From 2007 Till The Date Of Judgement*Says Mr. Okori Akirika Represented Only One Out of The 19 Defendants*Says Is wrong To Give Glory To Only Akirika Who Came To The […]

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Lagos #EndSARS Panel Was Illegal… States Can’t Probe Military, Police — Keyamo SAN

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By Unini Chioma *Says Twitter Has Agreed To All FG’s Conditions The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Sunday, dismissed the #EndSARS panel set up by the Lagos State Government and the report it presented to […]

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Court Acquits 19 Men Accused Of Being MASSOB Members After 15 Years In Prison

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By Unini Chioma Nineteen persons accused of being members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and held in detention for 15 years, has been discharged and acquitted by Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal […]

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Paper: The Girl-Child; Making The Future Count – By Adesina Adegbite, FICMC

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THE GIRL-CHILD; MAKING THE FUTURE COUNT. BEING THE KEY NOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED BY ADESINA ADEGBITE, FCIMC AT THE INAUGURATION AND AWARD CEREMONY OF WOMEN OF INTEGRITY, STRENGTH AND EXCELLECE INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE (WISE), ON 21ST NOVEMBER, 2021. INTRODUCTION The topic I […]

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Use Timothy Adegoke’s Case To Revamp Image Of The Police, Lawyer Tells IGP

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By Oluseyi Taiwo-Oguntuase Ogunade, who wrote an open letter to the IGP on behalf of the deceased family, urged the police boss to set up a specialised homicide team to investigate the matter, saying, the manner at which the Osun State […]