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DPO’s murder: 26 suspects discharged, 5 remanded

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An Iyanganku Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday discharged 26 suspects in connection with the murder of CSP Ike Nworgu following the advice of the Oyo Sate Directorate of Public Prosecution. Nworgu was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Agugu Police Station […]

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APC requests resignation of judge who called for Aregbesola’s sack

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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on Justice Olamide Oloyede to toe the honourable path by first, resigning her position as a High Court Judge in the state’s judiciary before, “ganging up with the […]

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Man in court for stealing sausage, gets N20,000 bai

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A 22-year-old man, Emeka Ifyjerike, has been arraigned before a Badagry chief magistrate’s court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing a carton of turkey and some sausage valued at N9,500. The accused, whose address is unknown, is facing a charge of […]

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Will you support gay rights in Nigeria?

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By Olufemi Ajasa Now that the US has demonstrated its commitment to equality before the law, by ensuring same-sex couples can now marry in all 50 states of the confederate following its historic Supreme Court’s ruling which gave marriage equality […]

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Legal Practitioners Act and the Disciplining of Lawyers

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Legal Eagle By May Agbamuche-Mbu, Email: may.mbu@thisdaylive.com Every now and again one reads about a lawyer being struck off the roll and the issue of the rules of professional conduct in our profession becomes a hot topic of discussion. Over the years […]

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NDLEA arrests 85 suspects, seizes 55kg drugs in Ebonyi

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Abakaliki – Raph Igwenagu, Ebonyi State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) on Saturday said it arrested 85 suspects for drug related offences in the first half of 2015. Igwenagu made this known in Abakaliki at a forum […]

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I won’t go to court- Eagles’ coach

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Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi said he will not be taking any legal actions against the Cote D’ Ivoire Football Federation after it listed him on their website as one of the applicants to replace Herve Renard as the Elephants […]

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Court of Appeal orders Nigerian govt. to stay action on extradition of Ex-MINT boss, Okoyomon

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The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday turned down the bail application of Emmanuel Okoyomon, a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, whose extradition is being sought by the United Kingdom. The U.K. government […]

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N8billion CBN Currency Fraud: Accused persons want judge disqualified from trial

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Accused persons in the over N8billion currency recycling fraud at the Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday asked the trial judge, Justice Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, to hands off the case. They also want […]

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Sharia court sentences nine (9) to death for blasphemy

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An Upper Sharia Court, Rijiyar Lemo, in Kano, has sentenced 9 persons: Abdul-Inyas, Hajiya Mairo and seven others to death for blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam. The trial was done in secret, and details of its proceedings are yet […]