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Court upholds FRSC’s power to fine motorists without trial

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by Robert Egbe A Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the powers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to fine motorists for alleged traffic offences without first prosecuting them in a court of law. Justice Taiwo Taiwo gave the […]

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Abia Monarchs Support S’Court On Women’s Inheritance Rights

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By Emeka Okafor UMUAHIA – The Abia State Traditional Rulers Council has expressed its commitment in the implementation of the Supreme Court’s judgement, which gives women the right as next of kin and entitled to inherit and own properties from the family […]

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Biafra: IPOB are thieves not freedom fighters, says Buhari

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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for unleashing terror on the South-East and parts of the South-South, describing them as thieves and terrorists. The president said this in a statement by […]

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‘Medical Doctors Should Seek Alternative To Strike’

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By Zakariyya Adaramola Nigerian medical doctors should look for better ways to fight for their rights other than embarking on strike, a medical doctor, Dr. Otefe Edebi, has said. Speaking at the Total Health Trust Provider virtual forum 2021 at […]

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NMA threatens to join doctors strike, gives FG 21-day ultimatum

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By Chukwuma Muanya • Warns that no doctor should be victimised for participating in NARD strike• Doctors can’t be paid for not working – Ngige• NARD vows to continue the strike, accuses FG of not waiting for Industrial Court’s judgment• Business boom […]

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FoI Institutes Legal Action Against Edo State Govt Over Restriction Of Mass Gatherings

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By Francis Onoiribholo BENIN – Freedom of Information (FoI) Counsel, President Aigbokhan, has announced his acceptance to a brief by over 300 stakeholders in Edo State to institute legal action against the state government for imposing restrictions on mass gatherings with effect […]

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Fake air force officer bags 6 months in prison for impersonation

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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Twenty-five year old Abdulmajid Mohammed has been sent to six months in prison by a Zuba Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday for impersonating an air force officer. Charged by the police with one […]

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Kano teenager convicted of killing husband gets pardon — seven years after sentencing

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by Wasilat Azeez Rahma Hussein, a 23-year-old woman, has been pardoned seven years after she was convicted for killing her husband. In 2014, Hussein, then a 16-year-old, was arrested and charged to a high court in Kano for stabbing her […]

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Council, LAWMA drag firm, residents to court over refuse bill

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By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo The Alimosho Local Council and Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have dragged a firm and residents before the Alimosho Customary Court for non-payment for refuse package services rendered to the community. The Alimosho Council filed a suit […]

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EndSARS Judicial Panels: 28 states have completed assignment: Osinbajo

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By NAN Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says all 28 states that established Judicial Panels on EndSARS have completed their assignments, except Lagos State’s panel which will be ready by October. NEC had at the wake of EndSARs protests of 2020, directed […]