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Electricity supply to court disconnected over N250,000 bill

Admin 1 9 years ago

There was disagreement between electricity workers and court officials after the workers of the Ikeja Electricity company stormed Ejigbo Magistrates’ court in Lagos state, western Nigeria and disconnected its cable over N250,000 electricity debt. The workers alleged that the court […]

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Court summons IGP over probe of Senate Rules

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Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court has summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase to appear before him on August 4 over the controversial Senate Standing Order 2015. He is to explain to […]

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Gunmen kill teacher in Nsukka

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By Chrs Nnadi, Nsukka The peace of the university town of Nsukka was shattered on Monday as a middle-aged secondary school teacher was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Mrs. Amaka Ugwu, a classroom teacher at Urban Boys Secondary School, Nsukka, […]

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Court orders police to pay N18m fine to 3 transporters

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Abuja – A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay a fine of N18 million for illegally selling off three fuel tanker trailers belonging to three fuel tanker owners. Dauda Jibril, Vwede Akpohonor […]

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NDLEA nabs China-bound man with 1.185kg drugs at Lagos airport

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This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement said the NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Mr Hamza Umar, noted that Chibude was arrested by NDLEA officers […]

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Police parade 14 suspected criminals in Oyo

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Ibadan – The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday in Ibadan paraded 14 suspected criminals arrested for committing various crimes ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping and vandalism. The Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Katsina, who paraded the suspects before newsmen, reiterated […]

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Police Nab Cattle Rustlers, Armed Robbers In Kano

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Kano State Police Command has arrested some perpetrators of various crimes in the state, which include Cattle rustlers, armed robbers amongst others. The Police arrested a suspect, Yahaya Sale (popularly called Narigasa), for allegedly stealing over 100 domestic animals in […]

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Court refuses to stop Saraki from performing official functions

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday refused an exparte application by five senators seeking to stop the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, from performing his constitutional legislative duties on account of use of the purported forged Senate Standing […]

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Judge fails to show up to substantiate allegations against Aregbesola

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Justice Olamide Folahanmi of Osun State Judiciary has demanded that she be given Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s response to her petition to the Osun State House Assembly, as a condition for appearing before the investigative committee of the house. She was […]

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Buhari arrives Cameroon, holds talks on terrorism

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President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from the Boko Haram sect. AFP reports that security was tight for the 24-hour visit, after a surge of Boko Haram violence in […]