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SERAP Wants Court To Stop Buhari From Spending N26bn On Travels, Meals, Others

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By Unini Chioma Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to “stop President Muhammadu Buhari from spending N26bn in the 2022 presidency budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, […]

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N333m Debt: Court Lifts Freezing Order On Benue’s Salary Accounts

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By Unini Chioma A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday lifted the interim freezing order made in respect of the salary accounts of the Benue State Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order after listening to lawyer to Benue State, […]

Jigawa Sues Ex-Attorney General Over Alleged Diversion Of Funds, Seeks Refund For Undone Job

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By Unini Chioma The Jigawa State Government has dragged the immediate past Attorney General of the state, Sani Hussaini Garun-Gabbas before the court over allegation of non-prosecution of an appellate case after collecting fees for the job. In the suit filed […]

AGF Malami Can Lose SAN Title Over #WhoRaidedJusticeOdilisHouse — NBA President, Olumide Akpata

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By Unini Chioma *Urges President Buhari To Set Up Independent Panel Of Inquiry To Investigate AGF & Others*Says He Has Mandated NBA-SPIDEL Chair, Monday Ubani, To Lead Investigation In The Matter*Says FCT Chief Judge Is Probing The Magistrate Who Issued The […]

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Deji of Akure drags Akeredolu to court over Iralepo stool

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By Oluwaseun Akingboye Following the kingship tussle in the Akure Kingdom, the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo, has dragged the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to court over the lingering crisis surrounding the ascension to the stool of Iralepo of […]

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Evans: Selection of judgment date stalled

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By Agency Reporter Selection of a judgement date in the case of kidnapping brought against Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans and five others was on Friday stalled at the Ikeja High Court. Evans’s five co-defendants are: Uche Amadi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Ogechi Uchechukwu, […]

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Court stops lawmaker from building petrol station in residential area

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By Adebisi Onanuga Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja High Court yesterday restrained a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rotimi Olowo, from taking further steps to build a petrol and gas filling station in Ketu, Lagos. The order […]

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Adesina Adegbite,FICMC attended the just concluded Midwest Bar Forum meeting in Sapele and appreciates the leadership for a well organized meeting.

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AA commended the leadership of the Forum for their steadfastness and brotherhood. He stated that Edo and Delta States are part of the old Western Region of Nigeria, which has now been adopted by the NBA in it’s electioneering process, […]

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Misappropriation: I have no case to answer, ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki tells court

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By Agency Reporter Former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, on Wednesday, indicated his interest to file a no-case submission after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]

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#EndSARS: Many Nigerians don’t know Buhari can’t sack police officers, says Fashola

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by Samuel Akpan Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says it is surprising that many Nigerians don’t know that the president doesn’t have the power to sack police officers. Fashola said this on Friday while speaking on the topic, […]