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BREAKING: Court awards N20b damages against DSS for ‘illegal’ raid of Igboho’s house

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By Bisi Oladele, Southwest Bureau Chief Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court has directed the Department of State Security (DSS) to pay N20 billion to Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) for unlawfully invading his Soka, Ibadan residence […]

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Odili on EFCC’s watch list, Immigration tells court

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By Ameh Ochojila Former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has been placed on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) watch list over alleged economic and fiscal infractions. Odili, a medical doctor, Deputy Governor between 1992 and 1993 and […]

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FCT Polls: Court Adjourns Forgery Case Against Bwari Council Chair

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By Abubakar Sadiq Isah An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday adjourned a suit challenging the eligibility of the Chairman of Bwari Area Council of the FCT, John Shekwoghaza Gabaya, to contest in the forthcoming chairmanship elections in the Federal Capital […]

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Court orders interim forfeiture of firm’s N2.7b

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By Robert Egbe A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of N2.7billion recovered from the bank account of a Lagos-registered firm, Spiralfoss Ltd. Justice Tijani Ringim made the order following an ex-parte application filed by the […]

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Masquerader/Muslims Clash: Court remands 2 for alleged murder in Osun

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By NAN An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday ordered the remand of a masquerader custodian, Kayode Esuleke, in Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged murder of a Muslim cleric, Moshood Salawudeen. The Presiding Judge, Justice Ayo Oyebiyi, ordered that […]

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Businessman drags ex-wife to court, denies paternity of 1-month-old baby

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By NAN A 57-year-old businessman, Abdulhamid Yakubu on Monday dragged his ex-wife, Maryam Muhammad before a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, denying the paternity of a one-year-old boy. Yakubu, in his petition, said that he raised an alarm on […]

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FG will obey court’s final verdict on VAT issue – Adesina

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By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Sunday said President Buhari will abide by whatever final verdict the judiciary passes on the ongoing Value Added Tax (VAT) legal tussle. Adesina, who […]

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VAT: Despite Appeal Court ruling, Wike inaugurates new tax commission

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ELFREDAH KEVIN-ALERECHI Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday inaugurated the state’s Tax Appeal Commission shortly after the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal ordered maintenance of status quo in the collection of value added tax by state governments. The […]

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Court remands teacher for allegedly sexually assaulting 9-year-old

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By NAN A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 28-year- old teacher, Hassan Aliyu, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl. The police charged Aliyu who resides in Badawa Quarters Kano with […]

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Court remands Kano civil servants for sodomising man

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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Friday ordered two civil servants who allegedly sodomised a 20-year-old man to be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Nasiru Isyaku,48, and Lawal Uba,31, who both live […]