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“A private person may arrest a suspect in Nigeria who in his presence commits an offence, or whom he reasonably suspects of having committed an offence for which the police is entitled to arrest without a warrant.” – Section 20, […]

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Dogara: budget padding not an offence

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Embattled House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara has declared that budget padding is not an offence. He said he would not resign because of the allegations levelled against him by the sacked Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumini […]

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Lagos seeks psychiatric test for rape and other sexual offenders

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By Monsur Olowoopejo Lagos State Government yesterday, raised concerns over increasing cases of rape and other domestic violence issues in the country, saying; “There is a need to subject perpetrators of the crimes to psychiatric test.” Meantime, Deputy Governor […]

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Dasukigate: Agbele’s bail set at N500 million

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(Romanus Okoye)Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to an associate of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Mr. Abiodun Agbele, to the sum of N500 million.He is to provide two sureties, a civil […]

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Court Remands Man In Prison For Raping His Mother

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An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday remanded one Humphrey Omoregieva, 43, in prison over alleged assault on his parents.The prosecutor, Ayo Augustine, told the court that the accused committed the offence on August 1, at No. […]

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16 Nigerian Celebrities You Probably Never Knew Studied Law (With Pictures)

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1. Femi Adebayo Actor, film producer and a proprietor of a school of art in Ibadan, Femi was born to an actor father, Otunba Adebayo Salami so for him, acting runs in his vein. But Femi did not rise to […]

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Police invite Dogara, others for alleged budget padding

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AIG Ali heads probe panel APC meets with Speaker, Jibrin Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris has raised a five-man special team to probe the alleged padding of the budget by House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some […]

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Gunmen demand N19m for kidnapped 2 UBTH nurses, UNIPORT lecturer

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Abductors of two nurses of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), have demanded N17 million ransom for their release. The nurses, who were identified as Osemelu Lydia and Ovbiosu Bose, were abducted last Wednesday at Oluku in Egor Local […]

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Banker held for ‘attempt to divert’ council fund

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The police have accused an official of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Hillary Ejechi, and one Happy Eguakun of attempting to diver‎t a project fund of Obanliku Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. The fund, whose amount was undisclosed, was […]

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Kano court grant bail to woman accused of murder

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A female, Mrs Gloria Okocha 31 years old, who crushed a woman identified as Mrs Remi Nwokolo to death has been granted bail by a Kano chief magistrate court. Mrs Okocha a member of the Living Faith church, Kano was […]