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UN exhorts Nigeria to ensure rights of detainees, commends police reforms efforts

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By Ameh Ochojila • CSOs task agencies to ensure submission of torture report to UN The UN has called on Nigeria to ensure detainees’ rights are brought to the law court and the freedom to challenge the legality of their detention at […]

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Stakeholders okay extension of NACS implementation by four years

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By Charles Ogugbuaja Stakeholders in the fight against corruption across the country, after an extensive deliberation recently, have urged the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to extend the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS). The implementation of NACS included the two […]

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Alleged N3bn loan diversion: Absence of judge stalls ‘whistleblower’s trial

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By Agency Reporter The absence of Justice Iniekenimi Uzakah of a High Court in Bayelsa on Monday stalled the trial of John Idumange, who raised an alarm over the alleged diversion of N3 billion Agriculture loan by government officials in Bayelsa. […]

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Fake legal practitioner docked for alleged 15m fraud

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By Agency Reporter A 56-year-old businessman, Umar Muhammed, was on Tuesday docked in a Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja for alleged N15 million fraud The police charged Muhammed, who resides in Mararaba, Nasarawa State with criminal breach of trust, cheating, impersonation […]

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Odili’s passport seizure: Court awards N2m fine against Immigration

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By Agency Reporter A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded N2 million fine against Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) over the refusal to comply with its order on the release of the travel documents of former Rivers Governor, Peter Odili. Justice […]

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Alleged murder: Court admits five Dowen College students to N1m bail each

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By Agency Reporter A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted five Dowen College students, charged with the alleged murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate to bail in the sum of N1million each. The police charged the boys who are […]

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Ecobank to court: restrain Honeywell from dissipating assets

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By Joseph Jibueze and Robert Egbe Ecobank Nigeria Limited has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain Honeywell Group Limited from dissipating its assets pending the hearing and determination of winding-up proceedings in the suit. It said the […]

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Odili: Court orders Malami to discipline Immigration’s lawyer Adamu

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By Eric Ikhilae The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Ministry of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) to discipline a senior lawyer with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Jimoh Adamu for “unprofessional conduct.” […]

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FCC Begins Prosecution Of MDAs For Violating Federal Character In Recruitment

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By Unini Chioma The Federal Character Commission, FCC, has said that it has commenced the prosecution of heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies who violated the federal character principle in their employment. The Chairman of the commission, Dr Muheedah Dankaka, made […]

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Supreme court voids conviction of lawyer demoted as SAN for bribery

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AUTHOR:Bolanle Olabimtan The supreme court has upturned the conviction of Joseph Nwobike, former senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on technical grounds. The court held that the EFCC lacked the power to prosecute anyone for the offence of perversion of justice. The Economic […]