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My order on military to shoot anyone found with AK-47 illegally stands – Buhari

Admin 1 3 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja emphasized that security chiefs have received marching orders to go harder on criminals, including to shoot anyone found illegally with AK-47. The President spoke at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional […]

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Rep tasks NLC on wage bill

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Rep. Garba Datti (APC-Kaduna state) has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to forward its argument against the bill to decentralise minimum wage to the house public hearing. Datti, also the sponsor of the bill said rather than resort to […]

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FG replaces FIRS with NIPOST as stamp duty collector

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The Nigerian government on Thursday said it has replaced the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) as stamp duty collector. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, made the disclosure at the launch […]

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Supreme Court dismisses Dickson’s, PDP’s appeals

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By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja and Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck out two appeals filed by former Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The appeals were on the […]

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Massive harvest: EFCC busts 25 suspected Internet fraudsters in Lagos

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The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 25 suspects for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud. The suspects are: Ibrahim Olaiwon Olatunji, Kelechi Daniel David, Olutayo Oluwapelumi, Abiola Baruwa Gideon, Adesuyi Toheeb Adeyika, […]

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Court declines to unfreeze Shell’s bank accounts in alleged oil diversion case

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• Summons three banks for alleged contempt Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, declined to vacate her interim Mareva injunction directing 20 banks to block accounts of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and its subsidiaries. The […]

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APC’s Ize-Iyamu, Audu win at Court of Appeal

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The Court of Appeal in Benin, on Monday, set aside the judgment of the Edo High Court which disqualified the candidature of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and his running mate, Alhaji Gani Audu, in the September 19, 2020 election in Edo […]

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Edo Chief Judge hails Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala leadership strides

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Justice Esther Edigin, Chief Judge of Edo, has extolled the leadership strides of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO), on the occasion of the 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD). Edigin gave the commendation during the 9th […]

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International Women’s Day: Adesina Adegbite,Esq, FICMC Celebrates Women in the Legal Profession and the rest of The World as He Encourages Them to Dare to Be The Best.

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Happy International Women’s Day I join the rest of the world particularly the ‘Women Bodies’ in the legal profession, that is, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) in celebrating women on this special […]

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Monday Ubani urges review of criminal justice system

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A legal practitioner, Mr Monday Ubani, has called for a total review of the criminal justice system in Nigeria, especially on ‘awaiting trial inmates’ in correctional facilities across country. Ubani, former 2nd Vice President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), […]