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BREAKING: PDP asks court to remove Buni as Yobe governor

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by Bolanle Olabimtan The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has instituted a suit seeking the removal of Mai Mala Buni from office as Yobe governor. In the suit dated and filed August 12, the PDP submitted that Buni violated Section 183 […]

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N4.7m scam: Microfinance bank MD gets five-year jail term in Bauchi

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by Jesupemi Are A Bauchi state high court has sentenced Sarita Aliyu, identified as the managing director of Workman Microfinance Bank in Bauchi, to five years imprisonment. She was convicted on a two-count charge bordering on misappropriation and forgery. The charge was […]

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All eyes on INEC as Appeal Court upholds Oye, Soludo

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By Leo Sobechi and Osiberoha Osibe The Court of Appeal, Kano Division, has dismissed the judgment of Jigawa High Court, which declared Chukwuma Umeoji and Jude Okeke as candidate and national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for […]

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Court Awards N2m To N4m In Favour Of Women Sexually Abused At Abuja Nightclub By Police, AEPB Officials – CSOs

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By Jide Oyekunle ABUJA – The Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded between ₦2 million to ₦4 million in favour of six women that were arrested and sexually abused during a 2019 raid by officers of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board […]

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BREAKING: FG Makes U-Turn, Set To Lift Twitter Ban Soon

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By Innocent Oweh The Federal Government on Wednesday hinted that it may soon lift the suspension imposed on Twitter. This follows the agreement reached between both parties to shift ground on a number of the contending issues. Twitter’s activities in Nigeria […]

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APGA Leadership Crisis Deepens As Okeke’s Faction Heads To S’Court

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By Abdullateef Salau The Jude Okeke-led faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Kano on the leadership crisis rocking the party. APGA has been engulfed in intra-party crisis, […]

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Court remands man for defiling his three daughters

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Agency Reporter An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a 43-year-old businessman, Emeka Orisakwe, who allegedly defiled his three daughters. The police charged Orisakwe, who resides at Maza Maza, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos State, with sexual assault. Magistrate Ejiro Kubeinje, […]

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Sudan says to hand Bashir over for international war crimes trial

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By AFP Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi said on Wednesday. Bashir, 77, has been wanted by the ICC for more than […]

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Aggrieved Members In Court Over Ondo APC Ward Congresses

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By Tope Fayehun Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State who are not satisfied with the outcome of the last ward congresses in Ifedore local government area have gone to the federal high court to challenge the […]

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Court Dismisses Osborne Residents’ Suit Against Lekki Gardens

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By Olugbenga Soyele Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out a suit filed by the Registered Trustees of Osborne and Foreshore Residents Association against the managing director, Lekki Gardens Limited, Richard Nyong. The residents’ […]