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Yahaya Bello Wins Kogi State Governorship Election

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Mr Bello, who is substitute to late Mr Abubakar Audu, defeated the incumbent Governor, Captain Idris Wada, of the Peoples Democratic Party who was seeking a second term in office. Declaring the results of the historic election, which was concluded, […]

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Ezekwesili mocks Nigerian lawmakers, says repressive social media law “IMPOSICANT”

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A former minister, Oby Ezekwesili, on Friday said the attempts by the Nigerian legislators to muzzle free speech through an anti-social law would be futile. In her reaction via Twitter, Ms. Ezekwesili scoffed at the proposed law and said it […]

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The urgent need to reform the judiciary

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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent reform of the judiciary in view of the delay tactics employed by judicial officers, lawyers and judges, to stall corruption trials and hinder the recovery of proceeds of crime in high profile corruption […]

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Man, 41, docked for allegedly defrauding friend of N350, 000

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The police on Thursday arraigned a 41-year-old man, Ahmadu Samboke, in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, for allegedly cheating a friend. Samboke of Ruga Maishai Mararaba, is standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, breach of […]

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Pistorius convicted for murder

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… Athlete to be re-sentenced Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict. He killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 after shooting her four times […]

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Three arraigned for stealing phones, laptop in Edo

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Three young men identified as Harrison Chukwuemeka (19), Stanley Sunday (19) and Otega Ogwa (25) have been arraigned at an Egor Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing handsets and laptop valued at N81,000. The items belonged to one Lucky Amiogbere. Police […]

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$2bn arms deal: EFCC arrests Yuguda, detains Dasuki’s Finance Director, others

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Indications emerged, yesterday, that more heads may roll over the disappearance of $2 billion meant for the procurement of arms and ammunition for the country’s armed forces in the office of the National Security Adviser under the last administration. Vanguard […]

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Court bars AGF, NDLEA from seizing Kashamu’s properties

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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday restrained the Federal Government from seizing Senator Buruji Kashamu’s properties over drug trafficking allegations. Justice Ibrahim Buba held that it would amount to abuse of powers for the respondents to infringe on […]

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Lagos files 111 charges against Synagogue, others

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The Lagos State Government has filed a 111-count charge against the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations and the engineers that allegedly constructed a building that collapsed and killed 116 people, mostly South Africans, on September 12 […]

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Synagogue: Lagos arraigns TB Joshua, others today

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The trustees of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, will today be arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over the collapse of a six-storey building in the church on September 12, 2014, which led to the death of […]