January 2016 - Legal Nigeria

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Nigerian Law School Lagos Legal Clinic Goes Dramatic

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The Nigerian Law School is working on a new project to educate Nigerians and Africans about Nigerian Law through Drama. The project, which is an initiative of the Lagos branch of the School, has been tagged “Eko Law”. It is […]

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NURTW boss remanded in prison over murder

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The Lagos State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ebute-Metta, has ordered that the chairman of Meran branch of National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW) Mr. Wasiu Onibudo, 62, be remanded in prisons custody over alleged offences of conspiracy and murder. The […]

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Robbery suspects: They threatened to rape me to death – Victim

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By Esther Onyegbula Last Wednesday, some suspects were paraded at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja over various offences ranging from robbery , rape and impersonation. To the astonishment of all, some people showed up at the command to identify […]

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Court denies Kanu, others bail

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A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday dismissed the bail application of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPB) and founder, Radio Biafra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi charged […]

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Breaking: Supreme court sacks Stella Oduah, Andy Uba from Senate

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A full panel of Nigeria’s Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja, on Friday, sacked the senators and members of the House of Representatives from Anambra State. The decision swept away a host of lawmakers from Anambra State, including the […]

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Legal battle begins to stop Olubada-designate

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Justice Mukthar Abimbola of Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, yesterday adjourned till February 16 the suit filed by Chief Adebayo Oyediji of the Seriki line of Olubadan against the Olubada-in-Council. Oyediji is seeking to restrain […]

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Buhari sends money laundering, criminal activities bills to Senate

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ABUJA —PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, sent his first two executive bills to the Senate, seeking to prohibit money laundering and criminal activities in the country. The bills are:”The Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2016″ and “The Mutual Legal Assistance […]

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Budget 2016 scales second reading

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The 2016 appropriation bill passed second reading amid scathing criticisms from members of the opposition at the House of Representatives yesterday. Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara however said the debate so far was illuminating and it should be a […]

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Metuh gave me $2m cash to invest , witness tells court

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Two testify as PDP spokesman’s trial begins in Abuja Trial opened yesterday at the Federal high Court, Abuja in the money laundering charge against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Olisa Metuh, with the prosecution calling two of its planned 18 […]

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Bello’s swearing-in: Kogi voters drag FG to court

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THE controversy trailing the emergence of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the governor-elect of Kogi State is far from ending, as some registered voters in the state have gone to the ECOWAS Court sitting in Abuja to stop his swearing-in in […]