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There’ll be sit-at-home every Monday until Kanu is released – IPOB

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By Nwafor Sunday …Vows to cripple Nigerian economy until they free him The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has vowed to cripple Nigerian economy if their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not released. The group through its Media and Publicity […]

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Akwa Ibom High Court Sentences 27-year-old man to Death

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By Okon Bassey An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, the state capital yesterday convicted a 27-year-old man, one Sylvester Emmanuel Ime, to death for armed robbery. The convict, who hails from Ekit Itam in Itu Local Government […]

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No Nigerian parent jokes with education, says Buhari

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By NAN President Muhammadu Buhari says no Nigerian parent jokes with education, as they know that if their children or wards missed the opportunity of being educated, they have missed a lot. The Nigerian leader said this at a panel session […]

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ICC lifts arrest warrant for I.Coast ex first lady Simone Gbagbo

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By AFP Simone Gbagbo, wife of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, reacts after International Criminal Court judges acquitted her husband of all war crimes charges and ordered his immediate release, at their residence in Abidjan’s Cocody neighborhood, Ivory Coast January […]

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No going back on APC congresses, Buni vows despite court verdict

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By Leo Sobechi (Deputy Politics Editor), Adamu Abuh (Abuja), Seye Olumide, Rotimi Agboluaje (Ibadan) and Ann Godwin (Port Harcourt) • APC dazed, staggers from Supreme Court ruling on Ondo guber• Omo-Agege, Enang, Ojudu, Etta, Keyamo, Abe cross words Wednesday’s Supreme Court […]

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Man bags 1-year imprisonment for wandering in Kano

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A Kano State Shari’a Court on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Adamu Yusuf, to one-year imprisonment for wandering. The judge, Dr Bello Khalid, sentenced Yusuf after he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency. Khalid, however, gave Yusuf an option to […]

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Hushpuppi: It’s deep conspiracy to destroy his career — Fani-Kayode throws weight behind DCP Abba Kyari

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By Idowu Bankole A former Aviation Minister and foremost chieftain of the PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has backed the embattled DCP Abba Kyari to come out clean from the allegations of fraud levelled against him by a notorious fraudster, Abbas […]

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Kaduna files fresh charges against El-Zakzaky

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By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Less than 48 hours after he was discharged and acquitted by a High Court of charges of culpable homicide, the Kaduna State Government has filed fresh charges against leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), […]

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JUST IN: Heavy security over judgement on Osun PDP chair

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By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo There was heavy security presence at the entrance and premises of Osun High Court, Osogbo on Thursday over judgement on the chairmanship seat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The case, which is before Justice Sikiru Oke, […]

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JUST IN: Appeal Court sets aside judgment sacking Anambra PDP’s excos‎

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By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the the June 9 judgment by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sacking the Executive Councils of the Peoples’ Democratic Party […]