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Judge withdraws from Saraki’s suit against CCT, others

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Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday withdrew from a case filed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, against the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Saraki is seeking to restrain the CCT, the Federal Ministry of […]

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Police arraign blogger over Amosun’s wife story

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Ogun State Police Command yesterday, arraigned a blogger, Emmanuel Ojo before an Ogun State magistrate court for allegedly writing a false report against the wife of Ogun State governor, Mrs Olufunso Amosun. Ojo was arrested last Saturday at Ibara area […]

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Funso Williams: Ex-police chief, SAN urge court to dismiss suit

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A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Sunday Ehindero and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Muiz Banire, have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a suit seeking to re-open investigation into the murder of Funsho Williams. They […]

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Two arraigned for raping teenager in Edo

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The police in Edo State on Tuesday arraigned ‎two men before an Egor Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping and assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Egor local government area of the state. Names of the suspects were given as Festus Owie […]

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My wife spends our children’s school fees, man begs court to dissolve marriage

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An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Monday dissolved a 28-year-old marriage between Mr Imoleayo Sunday and his wife, Funmise. The marriage was dissolved on grounds of frequent fighting and adultery. Sunday, 51, a resident of Omolayo behind Queen’s Court, Ado-Ekiti, told […]

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Saraki docked, pleads 'not guilty'

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Senate President pleads not guilty Tribunal fixes Oct. 21 for hearing WHO SAID WHAT The Judiciary saved the nation …One can just imagine what would have happened if there were contradictory decisions by the courts —Prosecution I am puzzled why […]

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Robbers raid Catholic Church in Abuja

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ABUJA—About three months after the Catholic Church of Annunciation, Kubwa, was made Parish by the Archdiocese of Abuja, suspected armed robbers invaded it and took away valuable equipment and a Toyota Camry. The robbers, who have constantly kept Kubwa residents in […]

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Go, defend yourself, Buhari tells Saraki

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By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has dissociated himself from the current travails of Senate President Bukola Saraki in the hands of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Code […]

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Policeman shoots woman to death, injures husband in Lagos

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By Evelyn Usman & Ebere Aham LAGOS—A police corporal attached to Isheri-Oshun Division in Lagos, Wednesday night, fired a shot at a moving tricycle along Isheri/ Ijegun road, killing the wife of the operator, Idongesit Ekpo, on the spot. Doctors […]

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NDLEA arrests 6 for swallowing something unthinkable!

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Operatives of the of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday arrested a Bureau De Change operator and five other suspected money laundering syndicate for swallowing $156,000 (N31, 083, 000.00) at Excel Oriental Hotel along Airport Road, Lagos. The […]