July 14, 2015 - Legal Nigeria

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There’s ‘nothing’ to NDLEA’s probe on Fans mi video — Davido

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Nigerian pop star, Davido, has reacted to the alleged investigation of his ‘Fans mi’ video by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over what many termed promotion of narcotics, a banned and illegal substance. In a recent interview with a National […]

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Jamb reduces cut-off mark for admission

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has announced a reduction to 180 of the admission cut-off score for degree programmes. It also cut to 150, the score required by applicants for national certificate in education, national diploma and national innovation […]

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Top News: Court grants Lamido, sons bail [To pay N25m each]

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Having spent five days in prison custody, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, granted the former ‎governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido‎ bail on self recognizance. However, Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered Lamido to surrender all his travelling documents to the […]

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‘Subsidy can only be removed by amending Price Control Act 1977’

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Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the house of representatives, says any call for removal of petroleum subsidy can only be done through amendment of Price Control Act 1977. He said the amendment cannot be by presidential fiat or government policy. Dogara said this while addressing national executives of Independent […]

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Oshiomhole accuses Okonjo-Iweala of prosecuting Jonathan’s re-election with $1bn

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Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has again accused Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, of funding the ill-fated re-election bid of former President Goodluck Jonathan with $1 billion illegally deducted from the Federation Account. BusinessDay reports that Oshiomhole made the […]

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Police Raise the Alarm on Increased Cult Groups in Lagos

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Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt and Chiemelie Ezeobi in Lagos The Lagos State Police Command yesterday raised the alarm over the increasing wave of cult activities within the metropolis, even as it beefed up security around key government establishments for […]

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Man bags 4 months jail term for beating up prostitute

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A Zuba Upper Area court on Monday sentenced Uche Duru, 34, of no fixed address, to four months imprisonment for beating up a prostitute. The presiding Judge, Mallam Aminu Sa’ad, gave judgement after Duru pleaded guilty to the one count […]

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Policewoman arrested for causing the death of ex lover

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State Police Command has apprehended a female police sergeant over alleged connection in the murder of her male colleague, simply identified as Kelechi. The suspect, who was identified as Helen, according to a dependable source, was married to Kelechi. There was […]

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Alleged fraud: Oronsaye docked, released

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Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, allowed the former Head of Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, to go home after he entered his plea to a 24-count criminal charge preferred against […]

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Assassination attempt in Benin foiled, native doctor, five others arrested

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THE Police in Zone 5, Benin, have arrested six persons, including a native doctor, allegedly involved in a plot to assassinate one Etinosa Ighodalo of lyowa in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Also arrested and paraded before […]