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Igboho’s stay in Benin prison blessing in disguise — Lawyer

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by Alao Abiodun One of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, Olusegun Falola, has said his client’s stay in Benin Republic detention is a blessing in disguise. Checks by The Nation revealed that Igboho has […]

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Twitter accedes to 7 of 10 demands – FG

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By Editor The Federal Government says from the 10 demands put forward to lift Twitter suspension, the microblogging and social networking platform has acceded to seven. Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement […]

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FG: We’re getting closer to an agreement with Twitter

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AUTHOR:Jesupemi Are The federal government says Twitter has agreed to seven out of the 10 demands it made to lift the suspension on the social media platform in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, said this in Washington […]

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Man jailed 3 years for cheating businessman

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by Agency Reporter A Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Friday sentenced a man, Michael Kadima to three years imprisonment for cheating a businessman. The Judge, George Gwani, sentenced Kadima after he pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust and […]

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IGP sued for N5m over alleged rights abuse

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By Joseph Onyekwere A Lagos landlord, Alhaji Ahmed Olorunnimbe, has slammed a N5million suit against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and three others for allegedly breaching his fundamental rights. The businessman is also asking the court to make an order of perpetual […]

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Police Service Commission awaits Abba Kyari’s report

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by Gbenga Omokhunu The Police Service Commission (PSC) has set up an in-house panel to study documents related to the suspended former Head of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari indicted by a report of the […]

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Court Stops Rabiu From Parading Self As AFAN President

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By Orjime Moses The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has obtained a court injunction from a Federal High Court in Kano, stopping Mr Mudi Farouk Rabiu from further parading himself as the president of the umbrella farmers’ body and holding […]

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Court declines NGO’s application to order striking doctors back to work

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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Thursday, declined an application by a Non-Governmental Organisation ( NGO), seeking an order to make striking medical doctors return to work. The court rather directed the plaintiffs to place them […]

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Afghans troop out in protest against Taliban rule

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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Many demonstrators flooded Afghan cities on Thursday as popular opposition to the Taliban spread across the Middle East nation facing forceful takeover of power by the extremist group. A witness said several people were killed when […]

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PSC awaits DCP Kyari’s investigation report

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By Odita Sunday The Police Service Commission has set up an in-house panel to study in details documents related to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, a former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria […]