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Rivers court upholds Secondus suspension as PDP chairman

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ELFREDAH KEVIN-ALERECHI The High Court in Rivers has upheld the suspension of the embattled national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus. The court ruling comes less than a month after the high court in Kebbi ordered Mr Secondus […]

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Nigerian Army quiet as forensic report confirms bullets that killed #EndSARS protesters came from soldiers

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OYINDAMOLA OLUBAJO Live ammunition fired at #EndSARS protesters in Lekki Toll-Gate, Lagos were registered to the Nigerian Army, findings by a forensic company, Sentinel Forensic Limited have shown. In its testimony before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set […]

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VAT: Despite Appeal Court ruling, Wike inaugurates new tax commission

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ELFREDAH KEVIN-ALERECHI Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday inaugurated the state’s Tax Appeal Commission shortly after the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal ordered maintenance of status quo in the collection of value added tax by state governments. The […]

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Nicki Minaj’s Husband Kenneth Petty Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As Sex Offender

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BY MICHAEL BAMIDELE Nicki Minaj‘s husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty has entered a plea deal after failing to register as a sex offender in the U.S state of California.nullnull Petty, 43, pleaded guilty on Thursday during a virtual hearing with the […]

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VAT row gets messier, AppealCourt orders stay of execution

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By Gbenga Salau , Ann Godwin , Ameh Ochojila and Joseph Wantu Sanwo-Olu. Photo/facebook/jidesanwooluofficial• Appeal Court Orders Stay Of Execution• Sanwo-Olu Signs VAT Bill, Applies To Be Joined In Suit• Wike Inaugurates Rivers Tax Appeal Commission• Ortom Backs Lagos, Rivers The […]

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Appeal Court halt’s Rivers, Lagos from collecting VAT

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By Ameh ochojila The Court of Appeal in Abuja has temporarily halted the Rivers State government from collecting Value Added Taxes VAT until all legal disputes relating to the matter are resolved. The court ordered that the judgment of the State […]

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Court remands teacher for allegedly sexually assaulting 9-year-old

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By NAN A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 28-year- old teacher, Hassan Aliyu, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl. The police charged Aliyu who resides in Badawa Quarters Kano with […]

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Strike: We’re suffering too, hold government responsible, doctors tell patients

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By Sodiq Omolaoye Doctors, under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) have urged Nigerians, especially patients at various hospitals to hold government responsible for the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the National Association […]

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PDP members sue Cross River Speaker, others over entitlements

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By Nsa Gill Seven members of the Cross River State House of Assembly, who are still in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have sued the Speaker, Eteng William and 17 others, demanding payment of their entitlements. They alleged that the […]

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BREAKING: Lebanese pleads guilty, forfeits N100m, luxury SUV, iPhones to FG

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By Robert Egbe A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a Lebanese cyber criminal, Hamza Koudeih, to one-year imprisonment or a fine of N1million in lieu of jail. Justice Tijjani Ringim, who convicted him, also forfeited Koudeih’s N100million […]