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Metuh collapses in court, judge continues with trial

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By Joseph Onyekwere (Lagos) and Bridget Chiedu Onochie (Abuja) Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, stretchedout of the Federal High Court • Rejects defense counsel’s application to withdraw from caseFormer National Publicity Secretary of the […]

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Protecting judicial power of appointment

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+ Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen is complaining about politicians’interference in judges’appointment. The practice, he said, undermines the power of the National Judicial Council (NJC). ROBERT EGBE examines some of the cases that led to his complaint.Justice Onnoghen and Justice Elelu-Habeeb […]

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Breaking: Metuh collapses in court

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PinterestLinkedInWhatsApp Former spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh collapsed Monday morning at the resumed hearing in his trial before the Federal High Court, Abuja.Metuh, who is being tried for alleged money laundering offences, with his company, Destra […]

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Gunshot victims and police report

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By: Tayo OgunbiyiRecently, a colleague lost a dear brother in an obviously avoidable situation. The deceased, Adebayo Akinwumi, a promising engineer with a top global telecommunication brand, was shot at close range by heatless armed robbers who invaded his home […]

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Imo APC defies Gov Okorocha’s court injunction, re-elects Ekeh as chairman

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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State defeated in his state Mr Hillary Ekeh has been re-elected as Imo APC party Chairman in the just concluded APC state congress in Imo.The party delegates who described the congress election as peaceful and […]

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Court bars Police, EFCC, DSS, from searching Wike’s houses

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Nigerian Police, the EFCC and the Department of State Security Service, (DSS) from searching houses belonging to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers. Wike had in 2017, approached the court seeking an […]

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CCT discharges Supreme Court Justice Ngwuta of non-declaration of assets charges

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Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Tuesday discharged a Supreme Court Judge, Sylvester Ngwuta of charges of false declaration of assets preferred against him by the Federal Government.Mr Danjuma Umar, Chairman of […]

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Court remands company MDs over ‘N120m property scam’

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+ A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday remanded the Managing Director (MD) of Forthright Properties Ltd, Isaac Akintoye and two other MDs following their arraignment for an alleged N120 million property scam.Justice Mojisola Dada made the order […]

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Court remands ex-convict in prison over robbery

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+ An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 22-year-old ex-convict, Sodiq Kolade, in prison for allegedly robbing a man of valuables worth N44, 000 at gunpoint.The Chief Magistrate, Mrs F. Williams, who gave the ruling, said the […]

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Rivers Assembly to petition UN, EU over invasion of judiciary

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PHOTO: National Helm • President seeks reform of conventions on recovery of stolen assets*APC leaders task Buhari on rule of lawThe Rivers State House of Assembly has resolved to write to the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) […]