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Osinbajo Approves Appointment Of 19 Judges For Industrial Court

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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of 19 judges for the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.The approval by the Acting President was based on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC).The judges include Targema John Iorngee (Benue […]

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Justice Agbadu-fishim arraigned over alleged N4.4m gratification

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Justice James Agbadu-fishim of the National Industrial Court, Lagos Division, was on Tuesday hauled up before Justice Raliatu Adebiyi of an Ikeja High Court over alleged N4.4 million gratification. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Agbadu-fishim for […]

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Obaseki Floors Ize-Iyamu At Supreme Court

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Obaseki and Ize-IyamuGovernor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has floored the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the last election in the state, Osagie Ize-Iyamu at the Supreme Court, which affirmed the former as governor of the state.The Supreme Court […]

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Nigerians laud Osinbajo on Diaspora Commission Law

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The Nigerians in the Diaspora in America (NIDOA) have applauded Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for signing the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Establishment Bill 2017 into law. Some of the Nigerians told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria […]

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Billionaire Kidnapper, Evans Sues Police For Breach Of Human Right

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Evans, after he was capturedSuspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans has filed a fundamental rights enforcement action before the Lagos Federal High Court in Lagos, asking the court to order the police to charge him to court or release […]

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Dasukigate: Court Approves Application To Shield Witnesses

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Sambo Dasuki, embattled National Security Adviser to Goodluck JonathanThe Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the Federal Government’s application to shield witnesses in the ongoing trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd).Dasuki is being prosecuted […]

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Money Laundering: SERAP Kicks Against Saraki’s Acquittal, Seeks UN Intervention

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Bukola SarakiSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has stated that, “the acquittal yesterday of the Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of corruption charges suggests serious shortcomings in the criminal justice system, and means that […]

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Indictment of Judges, Lawyers in Corruption Cases Dangerous, Worrisome, Says CJ

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By: Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti Following the indictment of some judges and lawyers by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged corruption bordering on inducements by litigants, the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, has described […]

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EFCC invades The Sun, media outfit heads to Appeal Court

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By Bertram Nwannekanma and Margaret Mwantok Although, it was not clear if there was any warrant to search the premises of the publishing house, the EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, it was learnt had been at loggerheads with the newspaper […]

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BREAKING: Osinbajo signs 2017 budget

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By: Austin Ehikhioya Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday signed the 2017 Appropriation bill into law.Osinbajo accented the Budget around 4:42 p.m.The budget was passed by the National Assembly some weeks back while President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for the United […]