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Nigeria takes critical legal steps to launch as Africa’s financial hub

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Nigeria has set up critical legal frameworks that would enable the creation of a robust global financial market, and hopefully position the country to actualising the tall dream of an Africa’s financial hub mulled several years ago. Three critical bills […]

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Oshiomhole advocates stiffer penalties for child abuse, rape.

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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has advocated stiffer penalties against rapists, paedophiles and anyone involved in child abuse to serve as deterrence to others. He also urged people of the state to stop giving alms to child beggars to […]

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Trader collapsed and died of cocaine ingestion qt the airport

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Lagos-based trader has died of complications from cocaine ingestion after collapsing at the departure hall of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, last Sunday. Emmanuel Ndulue, 32, was an intending passenger on an Ethiopian airline flight to China en route Addis […]

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Building Collapse: Court indicts Joshua’s Synagogue church, says aircraft not cause of collapse on july 09, 2015 at 7:14 am in headline

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AFTER 10 months of sitting, the Lagos Coroner’s Inquest into the collapse of a six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), yesterday, in Ikeja indicted the church for “criminal negligence” and recommended that it be prosecuted. […]

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NDLEA arrests man travelling to Abuja with US$2 million cash at Lagos airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it has intercepted a man carrying US$2,198,900 at the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. In a statement Wednesday, the agency said that one John Ibiteye, 46, is being […]

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Ambode orders enforcement of law prohibiting street trading, begging

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday directed the Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Other Special Offences to carry out full enforcement of the law restricting street trading in the metropolis. The Governor, in a statement signed by the Secretary to […]

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Breaking News: Alleged 15bn fraud: EFCC docks Nyako, son

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dragged the former Governor of Adamawa State,Admiral Murtala Nyako‎ before the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment over his alleged complicity in money laundering. Nyako who was marshaled into the court […]

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Man docked for deceitfully promising girl friend marriage

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The Police on Tuesday arraigned a hotel attendant, Danladi Sule, 31, in a Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, for allegedly deceiving his girl friend that he would marry her. The prosecutor, Insp. Joseph Ahua told the court that Rabiat […]

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Coroner to delivers judgement today on Synagogue's case

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Baring any unforeseen circumstances, the coroner inquest into the Synagogue collapse building will today deliver its final verdict at the Coroner court, Ikeja. The coroner court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, fixed the July date after parties in […]

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Alleged Graft: EFCC arrests, flies Lamido, 2 sons to Kano for trial

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday, arrested immediate past Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido with his two sons over graft allegations. Vanguard learnt that the former governor and his two sons- Aminu and Mustapha-were picked up in Abuja on Tuesday […]