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Blasphemy: Drama As Abduljabbar Tackles His Lawyers In Court

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There was a mild drama at the Upper Shari’a Court in Kano, on Thursday, when controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara, expressed dissatisfaction… By Clement A. Oloyede There was a mild drama at the Upper Shari’a Court in Kano, […]

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#EndSARS: Coalition Rejects Attempts ‘To Set Lagos On Fire Again’

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By Yvonne Ugwuezuoha Abdullateef Aliyu The Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Groups on #EndSARS under the aegis of Defend Lagos Coalition has vowed to frustrate attempts “to set Lagos on fire again” through protests to commemorate the one year anniversary […]

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Supreme court affirms Soludo as APGA governorship candidate

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by Bolanle Olabimtan The supreme court has affirmedChukwuma Soludo, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6 election in Anambra state. The five-member panel […]

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Court orders Covenant University to pay ex-staff N10.3m as damages, terminal benefit

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By NAN The National Industrial Court on Thursday ordered Covenant University, Ota to pay its former staff Dr. Adekunle Oyeyemi the sum of N10.3 million as general damages, terminal benefit and salary.null The judge, Justice Ayodele Obaseki-Osaghae, delivering judgment also declared […]

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Absence of judge stalls re-arraignment of Olisa Metuh

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By NAN The absence of Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday stalled the re-arraignment of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over alleged N400 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria […]

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Wife Killer To Hang, Kano Court Rules

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By Lubabatu Garba The Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced one Aminu Inuwa to death by hanging for killing his wife, Safarau Aminu Inuwa, a resident of Gwazaye Quarters, Dorayi Babba, was charged for slaughtering his with a knife. […]

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HURIWA demands fair trial, justice for detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu

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Wants Kanu produced in court Civil rights advocacy group- Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday called for fair trial and justice for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group also […]

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Yar’Adua’s daughter, Zainab, forged Abuja land documents, minister tells court

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By Ameh Ochojila Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, has told an Abuja High Court that Zainab, the daughter of former President Umaru Yar’Adua, forged several documents to lay claim to a disputed plot of land in Abuja. […]

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Soludo to know fate at Supreme Court Friday

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By Yusuf Alli, Abuja The Supreme Court will on Friday decide the fate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its governorship candidate in the November 6 poll, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo. The apex court is expected to determine which […]

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Masari to judges: don’t grant bail to bandits, rapists

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By Augustine Okezie Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari has urged judges not to grant bail to arrested bandits, rapists and other criminals in the state. The governor spoke while swearing in three High Court judges at the Government House. He […]