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Court stops FIRS, says state government should collect VAT, income taxes in Rivers

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by Mary Ugbodaga The federal high court in Port Harcourt has issued an order restraining the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) from collecting value-added tax (VAT) and personal income tax (PIT) in Rivers state. In its ruling on Monday, the […]

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Alleged Fraud: US Govt Submits 97,000-page Evidence Against Ogun Gov’s Aide

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HomeNEWS By Our Correspondent The United States government has submitted a 97,000-page material in court as part of evidence of alleged fraud against Abidemi Rufai, a suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. The voluminous material was produced at […]

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DSS asks court to cancel bail granted to four Igboho supporters

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by Bolanle Olabimtan The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed an application before a federal high court in Abuja seeking to cancel the bail granted to four supporters of Sunday Igboho. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) […]

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UPDATED: (Super TV boss murder): Court remands Chidinma for 30 days

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By Robert Egbe A Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded Chidinma Ojukwu, prime suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, for 30 days. Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo made the order following an […]

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Court orders final forfeiture of properties ‘illegally acquired’ by Okorocha

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by Ebunoluwa Olafusi An Owerri high court has ordered the final forfeiture of properties said to be acquired through “illegal means” by Rochas Okorocha, ex-governor of Imo state. The forfeited properties are listed in the Imo state government white paper […]

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BREAKING: U.S court postpones trial of suspended Abiodun’s aide to 2022

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By Alao Abiodun The fraud trial of suspended aide to Ogun Governor Abidemi Rufai, who was indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, has been postponed to 2022, The Nation has gathered. A fresh ruling of the […]

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Igboho will return back to Nigeria soon, Akintoye vows

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By Alao Abiodun The leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye, has disclosed that the body, other groups are working hard to secure the release of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo […]

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Nnamdi Kanu’s brother counters IPOB, suspends sit-at-home order

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by Taiwo Adebulu Kanunta Kanu, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has suspended the sit-at-home order in the south-east region. This is coming a few hours after the secessionist group insisted that it would […]

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Falana: US will get DCP Kyari to face trial, whether he likes it or not

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by Ayodele Oluwafemi Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the US government will get Abba Kyari, the deputy commissioner of police, to face trial whether he likes it or not. Falana spoke on Sunday during a Twitter Spaces conversation hosted […]

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Kinsmen demand respect for Sunday Igboho’s rights

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By Bisi Oladele, Ibadan Kinsmen of the embattled Yoruba nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho in Igboho and entire Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State have demanded respect for his fundamental human rights. Speaking under the aegis of Oke […]