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FG absent as court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case till October 7

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by Bolanle Olabimtan A high court in Abia state has adjourned hearing in the suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the federal government. K. C. J. Okereke, the presiding judge, adjourned […]

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Senate Seeks Life Imprisonment For Kidnappers

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By Abdullateef Salau The Senate, on Tuesday, considered a bill seeking stiffer punishment for the offence of abduction, wrongful restraint and confinement for ransom. The bill titled, “Abduction, Wrongful Restraints and Confinement Bill 2021” proposed a life imprisonment for anyone […]

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R. Kelly Not Allowed To Testify In Sex-Trafficking Trial

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BY MODUPEOLUWA ADEKANYE R. Kelly, shown here in a Chicago courthouse in 2019, is on trial in Brooklyn for federal racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. Following five weeks of graphic testimony including searing personal accounts of sexual, physical, and emotional […]

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Supreme Court fixes hearing for Nov 1 in Rivers, Imo’s dispute over 17 oil wells

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By Eric Ikhilae The Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for November 1 in the dispute between Rivers and Imo States over the ownership of 17 oil wells, otherwise referred to as the Akri and Mgbede oil wells. A seven-member panel, […]

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Twitter to pay $809 mn to settle suit claiming investors were misled

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By AFP Twitter announced Monday it will pay $809 million to settle a 2016 lawsuit alleging members of the social network’s leadership, including founder Jack Dorsey, provided misleading information to investors about slowing user growth. The suit claimed the defendants, such […]

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Hushpuppi: Instagram grants Nigerian fraudster access to continue using account

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By Dennis Erezi Instagram has said Nigerian fraudster Hushpuppi may continue using his account despite facing conviction for fraud in the United States.nullnull Dubai-based The Nationalreported that Instagram declared Hushpuppi free to continue using his social media account. It said the Nigerian did […]

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Employers association asks all companies to ignore Lagos, Rivers, remit VAT to FIRS

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The association of private sector employers said VAT collected for August 2021 should be paid to FIRS. HILLARY ESSIEN The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), a trade union of employers in the private sector, has directed all its members to […]

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Ngige begs resident doctors to end strike

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“I want to appeal to NARD for them to reconsider their position: get back to work tomorrow or next and then come back again for discussions,” Mr Ngige pleaded. AHMED OLUWASANJO Labour minister Chris Ngige is begging the National Association […]

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Kano A/Court Presiding Judge, Mukhtar Hussain, Dies At 67

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Adelanwa Bamgboye The Presiding Justice of the Kano Division of the Court of Appeal Court, Justice Mukhtar Hussain, is dead. The late Bauchi State born jurist died on Saturday in Abuja after a brief illness at the age of 67, […]

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NJC recommends appointment of 6 Chief Judges, 31 others as Judicial officers

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By NAN The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of six Chief Judges and 31 others as Judicial Officers to beef up judicial functions in some states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Supreme Court Director of Information, […]