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Court jails five in Rivers for illegal petroleum products deals

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By Obinna Nwaoku A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced five oil thieves to various jail terms in separate judgment for illegal dealings in petroleum products. While Justice Phoebe Ayuba convicted and sentenced Peter […]

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Court Orders Characterize 2021 Sports Federations Elections

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By Unini Chioma The 2021 sports federations elections which were held on Thursday in Abuja have come and gone but not without the sad incidents that usually characterize such elections in Nigeria. The gladiators as expected deployed all manners of tools […]

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Court Stops NUJ From Proceeding With October 3-5 National Delegate Conference

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By Tony Ezimakor A Federal High Court in Ibadan, presided by Justice Opeloye Ogunbowale has issued an order restraining the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), its President, Chris Isiguzo and Secretary, Mr Shuiabu Usman Liman from proceeding with events of the […]

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Court jails ex-navy captain for N45 million fraud

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The ex-navy captain was convicted for presenting false documents to obtain N45 million from a bank. CHUKWUEMEKA AYOMIDE The Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a retired navy captain Jerry Ogbonna to 13 years in prison for N45 million fraud. […]

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Court slams Adesina’s impostor with 28years imprisonment

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By Odun Edwar and Timothy Agbor Mother, son bag 8 years for stealing cigarettes, others in Osun Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, yesterday slammed 28 years imprisonment on Alfa Jamiu Isiaka, a self-styled Alfa in Ilorin for […]

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Court sentences commercial sex worker to four years in prison

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By Uja Emmanuel, An Upper Area Court in Makurdi on Thursday sentenced a commercial sex worker, Dooshima Anems, to four years imprisonment for biting a customer’s tongue during sex. The police charged Anems with assault and causing grievous hurt. The […]

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Man, 30, charged with peddling 6.3kg hemp

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By NAN The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has charged a 30-year-old man, Matthew Kolapo, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, with peddling restricted drugs. The defendant is charged on one count of drug trafficking. The charge is marked FHC/L/214c/2021. […]

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Court sets November 30 for judgment in suit between Sanusi vs. Ganduje, others

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Mr Sanusi, after his banishment from Kano, was confined to Awe town in Nasarawa State. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi The Federal High Court in Abuja Thursday fixed November 30 for judgment […]

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Court orders Kwara fraudsters to forfeit car, iPhones to FG

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The fraudsters are to collectively forfeit iPhones, a vehicle, and 1,500 dollars to the federal government. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA A Kwara State High Court on Tuesday ordered three love scammers and cybercriminals to forfeit iPhones, a vehicle, and 1,500 […]

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Court orders police to pay IPOB activist N50 million for unlawful detention

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The presiding judge, Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, declared Ms Umeadi’s continuous detention as a gross violation of her fundamental human rights. JUSTINA MBOHO The Gudu Division of the Federal Capital Territory High court has ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N50 […]