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Practice direction on secret trial not well thought out, says Alliyu

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By Rotimi Agboluaje Chief Yomi Alliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), is counsel to the Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday ‘Igboho’. In this interview with ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE, he spoke about insecurity, the new practice direction of […]

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Soyinka visits Igboho in Benin Republic

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By Jesupemi Are Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has met with Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, in Benin Republic. According to the Punch, the meeting took place on Sunday and also had Banji Akintoye, leader of Ilana Omo […]

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Ebonyi: Grant pardon to Kanu, CAN appeals to Buhari

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By NAN The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant a state pardon to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Rev. Fr. Ibrahim Nwali made the appeal on Friday […]

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Wike rejoices, Imo grieves as Supreme Court Cedes 17 oil wells to Rivers

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By Charles Ogugbuaja (Owerri), Ann Godwin (Port Harcourt) and Ameh Ochojila (Abuja) Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is over the moon following the Supreme Court’s verdict on the subsisted boundary dispute between Rivers and Imo states. But in Imo, it is heartache. The […]

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20 TIPS TO AVOID SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AS A TEENAGER – By Rotimi Onadipe

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Social media addiction can be simply defined as the excessive use of social media to the detriment of the user.In today’s internet age, social media addiction affects all of us directly or indirectly. It is not an exaggeration to say […]

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Alleged $420,000 ransom: Court orders Evans’s co-defendant to open defence

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By Guardian Nigeria An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday dismissed a no-case submission by Victor Aduba, charged along with kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aduba, an ex-soldier and Evans are charged […]

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Igbo leaders demand South East presidency, Kanu’s release

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By Lawrence Njoku (Enugu), Leo Sobechi, Terhemba Daka (Abuja), Nnamdi Akpa (Abakaliki), Charles Ogugbuaja (Owerri), Uzoma Nzeagwu (Awka) and Kehinde Olatunji (Lagos) • Igbo apex body rules out VP slot for Southeast• Obi’s presidential ambition non-negotiable, says support group• Talk among yourselves, […]

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NASS, others sued over judges’ poor remuneration, neglect

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By Ameh Ochojila • SAN seeks N12m, N11m monthly pay for CJN, JSC A constitutional lawyer and author, Chief Sabastian Hon (SAN), has dragged the National Assembly (NASS) and three others before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged neglect and poor remuneration of […]

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Court to hear suit seeking to stop PDP primaries, May 10

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By NAN The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed May 10, for a hearing in a suit seeking to stop the planned May 28, Presidential Primary Election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that […]

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Tariff hike: Hearing in consumers’ suit against MultiChoice suffers setback

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By NAN Hearing in a suit filed by a lawyer, Festus Onifade and Coalition of Nigeria Consumers (CNC) against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited on Thursday suffered a setback. The development occurred following an application for an adjournment moved by Onifade. Onifade, who […]