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Court Convicts Four Companies Linked to Patience Jonathan for Laundering $15.7m

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°Reserves sentence pending the end of trialDavidson Iriekpen A Federal High Court in Lagos wednesday convicted the four companies allegedly used by a former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-owei Emmanuel Dudafa, to launder $15,591,700. The trial judge, Justice […]

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Court Strikes Out Murder Charges Against Ekiti APC Chair, Awe

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The failure of the police to arrest the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Mr Jide Awe for alleged murder has made a high court in Ado Ekiti to strike out the murder charge preferred against the […]

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Cameroon Military court jails men who joked about Boko Haram

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Amnesty International has condemned the 10 years imprisonment imposed by a Military Court in Cameroon on three young men, Fomusoh Ivo Feh, and his friends Afuh Nivelle Nfor and Azah Levis Gob – who were convicted of ‘non-denunciation of terrorist […]

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EFCC Uncovers N18.M Paid Into Female Judge's Foreign Account

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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a bogus financial transaction of N18 million in the foreign account of Justice Rita Ngozi Ofili-Ajumogobia. It was learnt that the commission “stumbled on the N18 million wired into the foreign […]

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Lagos Pledges To Protect People's Right

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The Lagos State Government has promised to protect and respect the rights of all.The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs Funlola Odunlami, said this at a workshop by the Public Advice Centre (PAC) held at the Combo Hall […]

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CJN BLAMES EXECUTIVE FOR CORRUPTION OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS

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The executive, not the National Judicial Council (NJC), should be blamed for corruption among judicial officers, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mahmud Mohammed, has said.He said the failure of the executive to act upon recommendations by the Commission cannot […]

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$2.2b arms deals: Dasuki to call Jonathan as witness

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Ex-NSA prefers political solution Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, who is on trial for alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion arms funds, would like former President Goodluck Jonathan to be his witness, it was learnt yesterday.Dr. Jonathan has faulted the […]

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The US Fifth Amendment And It's Slight Attribute / Application In Nigeria

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Amendment V {to the U.S Constitution} “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval […]

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Senate orders Customs to render 3 years account in 48 hours

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By Adetutu Folasade-KoyiLess than 24 hours after Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, revealed how revenue-generating agencies engage in “high level corruption” especially the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), which she described as “cohesive crooks hard to break,” Senate has commenced investigation into its activities.The Senate […]

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100 women besiege court over Patience Jonathan

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Women numbering over 100 on Wednesday stormed the Federal High Court in Lagos, chanting solidarity songs on the freezing order placed on the bank accounts of ex-First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the […]