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Hushpuppi: Panel Grills Kyari For 5th Time

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By Ejike Ejike As part of the ongoing probe into the alleged bribery allegations against the former head of the Police Intelligence Response Team, (IRT) Abba Kyari, the DIG Joseph Egbunike panel has again grilled Kyari for four hours. This […]

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Alleged defilement: Court adjourns Baba Ijesha’s trial until Sept. 27

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By NAN An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned until Sept. 27, the trial of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha charged with alleged defilement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trial which was scheduled to continue […]

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Yoruba group to Obasanjo: Avoid Igboho’s matter, stand for united Nigeria

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by TheCable Yoruba for One Nigeria Forum (YONF), a socio-cultural group, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjoto clear his name over the report that he is lobbying Benin Republic to shield Sunday Adeyemo better known as Igboho from facing prosecution. The […]

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Asset Forfeiture: Okorocha Rejects Verdict As Ogun Monarch Withdraws Title

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By Angela Nkwo-Akpolu Barely a few hours after Justice Fred Njemanze ordered the final forfeiture of over 500 choice property linked to former governor of Imo State Senator Rochas Okorocha and his associates, he has described the ruling as nauseating. […]

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R.Kelly Wants Charges For Exposing Partners To STD Dropped

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BY MODUPEOLUWA ADEKANYE R. Kelly wants a court to throw out charges claiming he knowingly exposed two people to a sexually transmitted disease. Kelly is facing a wide array of sex trafficking charges in New York and will also be […]

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Court declares RSG, not FIRS, entitled to collect VAT related taxes in Rivers

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By Ann Godwin, Port Harcourt Lead counsel to Government of Rivers State, Donald Chika Denwigwe, SAN, (middle); member of the counsel, Ken C.O. Njemanze, SAN (left) and another member briefing journalists after the Federal High Court declared FIRS collection of Value […]

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Court orders final forfeiture of Okorocha’s property to Imo govt

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By Charles Ogugbuaja and Collins Osuji • Ex-gov to appeal, says it’s an invasion of judgmentAn Imo State High Court sitting in Owerri has ordered final forfeiture of all property of former Governor Rochas Okorocha to the state government. The presiding […]

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Usifo Ataga’s death: Court remands Chidinma as police arraign father, four others

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By Jesutomi Akomolafe and Silver Nwokoro A Yaba magistrates’ court in Lagos yesterday ordered the remand of Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the death of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga, for 30 days in prison. Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo gave […]

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YAR’ADUA: Tension In Adamawa As Magistrate Secretly Released Ex-President Son Detained For Manslaughter

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By Barnabas Manyam Tension has gripped Adamawa State as the Magistrate who initially ordered the detention of Mr Aminu Yar’Adua, son of the late president of Nigeria, Umaru Yar’Adua, who is standing trial for manslaughter after killing four persons in a […]

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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 […]