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BREAKING: Court grants 12 detained Igboho’s associates bail

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by Eric Ikhilae A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the detained 12 associates of Yoruba nation advocate Sunday Igboho. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling a moment ago, granted eight of them, whose bail application was not challenged by […]

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Alleged Bribery: Group consults three U.S based law firms to defend Kyari

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by Agency Reporter Concerned Advocates For Good Governance, a political pressure group, says it has consulted U.S based law firms to defend former Head of Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari. This is contained in a statement signed by the […]

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Abducted Chibok girl, terrorist-husband surrender to Nigerian troops

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…More ISWAP-Boko Haram Members willing to surrender By Kingsley Omonobi A former student of Government Secondary School (GSS) Chibok, in Borno State, and her husband, a Boko Haram-ISWAP terrorist, have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military in the North […]

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2 in court for allegedly receiving stolen SIM card

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by Agency Reporter Two men, Oriade Adeoye and Toheeb Malik, on Tuesday, appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly being in possession of a stolen SIM card. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeoye, 24 […]

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UAE lifts ban on flights from Nigeria, five others

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Sodiq Oyeleke The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda. It was contained in a statement by the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority made available […]

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Heavily tattooed artiste ‘King of Madness’ threatens to sue police N500m

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Kayode Oyero An upcoming artiste, Anthony Uchechukwu aka King of Madness, has threatened to sue the Nigeria Police Force N500m for indiscriminate arrest and unlawful detention. The artiste stated this in an interview with The PUNCH after he was released recently by the Lagos […]

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Court orders unfreezing of Dokpesi’s account

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Lesi Nwisagbo The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the unfreezing of the bank account of the Chairman of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi. The Chief Judge of the court, Justice John Tsoho, held that the account should […]

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Woman conceived after her mum’s rape sues rapist 46 years later

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Agency Report A man has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl 46 years ago, after the daughter conceived during the attack pursued charges against him. Carvel Bennett, 74, was convicted by a jury at Birmingham crown court. Members of […]

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NAPTIP, DSS arrest suspected human trafficker, rescue 13 victims

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Stephen Angbulu The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on Tuesday embarked on a joint operation that led to the arrest of a trans-border human trafficking suspect, Nurudeen Sani. The combined operation in Kano, involving NAPTIP, Nigerian […]

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Kidnapping: We’re not Evans’ accomplices, two ex-soldiers tell court

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Agency Report Two former soldiers of the Nigerian Army, Chilaka Ifeanyi and Victor Aduba, on Tuesday denied being accomplices to the crimes of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ifeanyi and Aduba made the […]