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Court remands Sergeant who shot teenager to death in Lagos

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By Daniel Anazia A Chief Magistrate Court in the Yaba area of Lagos has ordered the 30-day remand of a dismissed police sergeant, Samuel Phillips, pending the legal advice of the State’s Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). Sergeant Philips, who has […]

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Tribunal fixes date to rule on tax dispute as MultiChoice faults FIRS figures

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By Adeyemi Adepetun and Matthew Ogune • Sack economic management team now, group tells BuhariThe Lagos zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) hearing the N1.8 trillion tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Nigeria has fixed […]

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NMA meets in Abuja to decide on strike

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by Ebunoluwa Olafusi The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for an emergency meeting of its members. TheCable learnt the meeting may be over the ultimatum on strike issued by the association to the federal government. NMA had issued the […]

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Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont due in court after Italy arrest

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By AFP Exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont was awaiting a court hearing in Italy Friday after being arrested four years after fleeing Spain in the aftermath of an independence referendum that Madrid ruled illegal. The European MEP — who has […]

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FG heads to Supreme Court, Reps consider bill to back states

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By Adamu Abuh and Msugh Ityokura • FG: Collection of VAT by FIRS remains• Lagos: VAT collection will not impoverish other states• Reps: We are ready to revisit 5% oil firm profit share to host communities• Oil-producing communities badly hurt by […]

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SimmonsCooper Partners Holds the 6th Edition of SimmonsCooper Advocacy Development Programme (SCAD) On Saturday, 25th September 2021

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SimmonsCooper Partners (SCP) is delighted to announce the finals of the 6th edition of the SimmonsCooper Advocacy Development (SCAD) Programme scheduled to hold on Saturday, 25th September 2021, 10:00am WAT. The SCAD initiative was conceived by the firm in 2012 […]

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Man, 30, charged with peddling 6.3kg hemp

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By NAN The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has charged a 30-year-old man, Matthew Kolapo, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, with peddling restricted drugs. The defendant is charged on one count of drug trafficking. The charge is marked FHC/L/214c/2021. […]

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Court sets November 30 for judgment in suit between Sanusi vs. Ganduje, others

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Mr Sanusi, after his banishment from Kano, was confined to Awe town in Nasarawa State. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi The Federal High Court in Abuja Thursday fixed November 30 for judgment […]

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Court orders Kwara fraudsters to forfeit car, iPhones to FG

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The fraudsters are to collectively forfeit iPhones, a vehicle, and 1,500 dollars to the federal government. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA A Kwara State High Court on Tuesday ordered three love scammers and cybercriminals to forfeit iPhones, a vehicle, and 1,500 […]

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Court orders police to pay IPOB activist N50 million for unlawful detention

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The presiding judge, Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, declared Ms Umeadi’s continuous detention as a gross violation of her fundamental human rights. JUSTINA MBOHO The Gudu Division of the Federal Capital Territory High court has ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N50 […]