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JUST IN: We’ve only 3 Sunday Igboho’s associates with us not 12 – DSS

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By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has said it only has only three associates of the Yoruba Nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a – Sunday Igboho) in its custody. DSS’ lawyer, I. Awo told a Federal High […]

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Medical report, others delay Igboho’s bail application

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Sodiq Oyeleke, Kayode Oyero and Lesi Nwisagbo The legal team of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is awaiting an official medical report, among other documents, to file a bail application on his behalf, The PUNCH has […]

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Igboho: Why South-West govs are afraid to speak out -Lawyer

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Sodiq Oyeleke Olasupo Ojo, the Coordinating counsel for Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has said that some governor’s in South-West are scared to make their positions known on Igboho’s arrest and detention. Ojo, in an interview during PUNCH Onlineprogramme, Roundtable, on […]

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[BREAKING] $1m fraud: Why I arrested Hushpuppi’s associate —Abba Kyari

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Kayode Oyero Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has narrated his encounter with alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi. On his verified Facebook page on Thursday, Kyari, a leader of the Inspector-General of Police’ Intelligence Response Team, said Hushpuppi […]

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Hushpuppi paid IGP’s team leader Abba Kyari to jail associate –US

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Kayode Oyero The United States Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, paid a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari, to arrest and jail an estranged ‘co-conspirator,’ Chibuzo Vincent. This was […]

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APC congresses under threat as Supreme Court declares Buni’s chairmanship illegal

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John Alechenu The judgment of the Supreme Court on the Ondo State governorship election is threatening the All Progressives Congress local and state congresses starting on Saturday, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that although the APC was going […]

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BREAKING: Igboho’s extradition hearing holds today

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By Alao Abiodun A court hearing over the extradition of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho by the Beninoise authorities will hold today, The Nation has learnt. Igboho, is currently held by operatives of Brigade criminelle in Cotonou. He […]

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GOODWILL MESSAGE TO THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS (FIDA) NIGERIA, ON THE OCCASION OF HER NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING HOLDING IN ASABA, DELTA STATE.

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I heartily congratulate the Country Chairperson, the Executive Officers and all members of NEC of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, on occasion of their quarterly NEC Meeting taking place in Asaba, Delta State. FIDA is famously renowned […]

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El-Zakzaky: We’ll seek damages against Kaduna govt — Lawyer

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By Luminous Jannamike Ibrahim Wuyo A Kaduna High Court, yesterday discharged and acquitted leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat. Justice Gideon Kurada in an eight-hour ruling, upheld the no-case submission filed […]

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880 new lawyers called to Bar

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By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja Chairman of the Body of Benchers and retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, has advised the 880 law graduates admitted to Bar yesterday not to stray from the ethics of the profession. Rhodes-Vivour […]