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Biography Of Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (As Reported By Wikipedia)

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Chief Abdul-Ganiyu “Gani” Oyesola Fawehinmi, (22 April 1938 – 5 September 2009) was a Nigerian author, well respected publisher, philanthropist, social critic, seasoned human and civil rights lawyer, politician and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Early life Fawehinmi, popularly […]

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Nigeria May Lose Another $550m Abacha Loots to US, Sagay Warns

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Itsey Sagay Tobi Soniyi in Abuja The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), yesterday in Abuja warned that Nigeria was closed to losing another $550million stolen fund recovered from the family of late military Head […]

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Lawyers seek strict enforcement of laws on rape

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Some Abuja based lawyers have advocated full enforcement of laws on rape to curb the increasing cases of rape and defilement of under-aged children in the country.They made the call in Abuja on Friday. A lawyer, Mrs Lucy Okoye said […]

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Biafra: Court to rule Feb 10 on Kanu’s motion to quash charges

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 10 for ruling on a motion by Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to quash the charge against him.Justice Binta Nyako chose the date yesterday after listening to arguments for and against […]

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Court remands Fayose’s aides for alleged $50,000 theft

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The police in Ekiti State yesterday arraigned three men- Temitope Bamidele, Sunday Afolabi and Shuaibu Amidu- at the Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, for alleged stealing.Bamidele and Afolabi are domestic aides of Governor Ayo Fayose.The men were arraigned […]

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Okada Rider Docked For Stealing Ear Piece

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A commercial motorcyclist, Rasak Jimoh, 30, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing ear piece valued N1,500.The accused, a resident of No. 8, Akerele St., Ikeja, Lagos, is facing a four-count charge bordering on […]

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EFCC finds N632.2m in ex-Chief Judge’s account

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Detectives have traced over N632.2million to former Enugu State Chief Judge Innocent Azubuike Umezulike’s account.Some of the lodgements came from lawyers, businessmen, politicians and litigants, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) source said yesterday.Besides, Justice Umezulike is believed to […]

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Gunman sentenced to death for killing 15 black parishioners

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A U.S. jury on Tuesday condemned white supremacist Dylann Roof to death for the hate-fueled killings of nine black parishioners at a Bible study meeting in a Charleston, South Carolina, church in 2015. The same jury last month found Roof, […]

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Breaking: Ahmed Lawan resumes as new Senate Majority Leader

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Senator Ahmed Lawan (APC-Yobe North) on Wednesday resumed as the new Senate Majority Leader.The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, at plenary on Tuesday, announced Senator Lawan as Leader of the Senate.Details later.

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HURILAW flays anti-kidnapping bill of Lagos House

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The Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) has condemned the decision by the Lagos State House of Assembly to prescribe death penalty for kidnapping, describing it as disappointing.HURILAWS said the decision is ill-conceived and will not achieve any result. “Several other […]