The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will begin legal action to recover mandates held by Rivers lawmakers who defected to the All-Progressives Congress (APC). The National Publicity Secretary, Ini …
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Anti-CorruptionCivil Society
Obasanjo Willing to Testify in Court on $6bn Mambilla Contract, Witness Tells Court
A Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, in the ongoing matter of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Apo, …
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News
Court Orders EFCC to Release 27 Seized Properties, Owners Accuse Commission of Defying Judgment
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release 27 houses wrongfully seized from their owners, declaring the anti-graft agency’s forfeiture …
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Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced one Samuel Asiegbu to three years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for …
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The Kano State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on a bill seeking to amend the law establishing the state’s Sharia Courts and the Sharia Court of Appeal. The proposed …
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The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the immediate release of one Mr Sewedo Folorunsho, who has been awaiting trial for alleged murder in Kirikiri prisons for …
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Civil SocietyHuman Rights
FCT Court Sentences Teacher to Life Imprisonment For Raping Nine-year-old Child
Justice Osho Adebiyi of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced 19-year-old school teacher Abdullahi Abbass to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old pupil in …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Gummi, represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of …
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that 16 officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria will face disciplinary action for alleged acts of indiscipline and breaches of military regulations. Director …
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A shareholder dispute has emerged over the 2023 acquisition of Pan African Towers (PAT), as the company’s former Chief Executive Officer, Azeez Amida, drags private equity firms Development Partners International …