April 13, 2016 - Legal Nigeria

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25 Year Old Man Face Jail Term For Attempted Theft

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BENIN A 25- year-old man whose name was given as Unity Agbonifo was on Wednesday jailed for one year and six months by an Evbouriaria Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for attempting to steal a Blackberry phone. The Prosecutor, […]

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Adam Johnson Appeals 6year Jail Sentence

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British Footballer Adam Johnson has formally lodged an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15. The former Sunderland and England player was jailed last month following a trial at Bradford Crown Court. […]

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Driver, conductor arraigned for allegdedly battering five VIO officials

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The police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Lagos State, have arraigned a truck driver, Yohanna Amos, 32 and his conductor, Baba Muibi, 25 before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting five Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs), who were on lawful […]

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Nigeria set to receive Ibori, others from UK prison

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The Federal Government has said that it is ready to receive Nigerians serving various jail terms in different prisons across the world. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Francis Enobore, the Spokesperson of the Nigerian Prisons Service […]

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Nigeria’s Tax System Should Be Strengthened – Dr. Abiola Sanni

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A Fiscal Federalism Expert, a lawyer and a lecturer in University of Lagos, Dr. Abiola Sanni, is asking the Nigerian government to strengthen the nation’s tax system. He said that the tax system at the moment focused more on employed […]

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Why we paid N50bn MTN deposit into recovery account –AGF

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ATTORNEY General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said the N50 billion part payment for the N1.04 trillion penalty slammed on MTN for SIM card registration infractions by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was not paid into […]