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Govt lists six treason charges against Kanu

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Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) leader and Radio Biafra Director Nnamdi Kanu is to be charged with treason. Kanu was arrested on October 14 in Lagos and arraigned before an Abuja Magistrate’s Court on October 19. The court struck out […]

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Court dissolves 33-yr-old marriage over threat to life

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A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved a 33-year-old marriage over the claim of threat to life made by a retired civil servant, Mr Jimoh Babatunde, against his wife, Jelilat. Babatunde told the court presided over by Mr. […]

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N4.5bn Compensation: Stanbic IBTC heads to Appeal Court

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Stanbic IBTC has headed to the Court of Appeal to challenge the verdict by a Lagos High Court ordering the financial institution to pay N4.5 billion to Patrick Olayele Akinkuotu and his company, Longterm Global Capital Limited for breach of […]

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Jail terms for substandard products fakers

Admin 1 9 years ago

The proliferation of substandard products in the country has continued to generate great concern despite efforts by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to check the menace. The recent directive given the agency by the Federal Government to reduce the […]

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Woman Docked For Allegedly Peddling 4.5Kg of Cocaine

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday arraigned a 38-year-old woman before a Federal High Court in Lagos for drug trafficking. The accused, Alake Abdulrazaq, is standing trial on a one-count charge bordering on the offence. She, however, […]

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Falana Petitions EFCC On Abacha Loot

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate how $4 billion recovered from former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha was spent by the federal government. The human […]

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Why we took NCC to court, by MTN

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TELECOMMUNICATION giant MTN yesterday said it took the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to court over the N780billion fine imposed on it over subscriber identity (SIM) card registration infractions because of its belief in the long term sustainability of its business […]

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Reps to summon Okonjo-Iweala over N1.2bn river basin fund

Admin 1 9 years ago

Directive by the former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the withdrawal of N1.17 billion from Sokoto Rima Basin Development Commission (SRBDC) account last year is “unacceptable,” members of the House of Representatives have said. To this end, the ad hoc […]

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FG probes Aero’s use of ladder to disembark passengers

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By Lawani Mikairu The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika yesterday directed an immediate investigation into the use of ladder by Aero Contractors Airlines to disembark passengers on its chartered flight at the Bauchi Airport on Saturday. This […]

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Breach of contract: Court orders bank to pay N4.5bn

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By Innocent Anaba Lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ordered Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc to pay a former Group Managing Director of Afribank Nigeria Plc, Patrick Olayele Akinkuotu and his company, Longterm Global Capital Limited the sum of […]