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AKPATA – CARE: A MEMO FOR MORE

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His name is Francis Eluaka. Young and versatile lawyer, he is of my branch – Asaba. Francis is severely sick and to survive this illness, he needs to undergo a bone marrow transplant. This means a whole lot of […]

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Sharia Court Sentences Kannywood Actress To Islamic School For Six Months

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BY MICHAEL BAMIDELE A Sharia court sitting Kano state has sentenced Kannywood actress and blogger, Sadiya Haruna, to six months in Islamic school for “uploading sexual contents on her social media handles.” Haruna was arrested on Friday by the Head […]

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Doctors insist on strike as court refuses FG’s request

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By Chukwuma Muanya, Collins Olayinka and Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze • Strike enters day 23• NARD members insist FG must withdraw suit, no work no pay order• NMA wades in, urges responsible officers to implement MoU with doctors• Investigation reveals rise in […]

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Group sues Fed Govt over failure to prosecute 11 journalists’ killers

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by Robert Egbe Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has asked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice in Abuja to compel the Federal Government to pay N10 million each to the family of 11 journalists killed between […]

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Rivers judgement: Continue to pay VAT to us, FIRS tells taxpayers

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by Aderemi Ojekunle The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed taxpayers in the country to continue to pay value-added tax (VAT) to the agency to avoid facing penalties for failing to do so. Abdullahi Ahmad, FIRS spokesperson, stated this […]

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Court To Deliver Judgment Over Certificate Forgery Suit Against Ben Kalu Today

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By Emeka Okafor UMUAHIA – A spokesman for the House of Representatives, Benjamin would today know his fate over Certificate Forgery suit as a High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State capital is expected to deliver judgment on the post-election matter. Presiding […]

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Doctors Strike: NARD rejects new MoU with FG

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By NAN The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) presented by the Federal Government. The NARD National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door […]

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U.S. court jails Nigerian 51 months for Internet fraud

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By HILLARY ESSIEN A Nigerian man Ismaila Fafunmi has been convicted at a U.S. District Court after Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indicted him of crimes bordering on money laundering, romance scams and other fraudulent schemes targeting American senior citizens. […]

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I Didn’t Ask DSS To Invade Igboho’s Residence – Malami

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By Jeremiah Oke The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has denied authorising the invasion of the Ibadan residence of the Yoruba self-acclaimed activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, by the men of the Department of State Services […]

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Niger Delta tackles Buhari, may head to court over PIA

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By Godwin Ijediogor, Ann Godwin, Monday Osayande and Inemesit Akpan-Nsoh In the oil-rich Niger Delta region, where the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari last Tuesday, now known as Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), is supposed to heavily impact, the […]