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3 men sentenced to death by hanging
An Ogwashi-Uku High Court sitting in Delta state presided over by Justice A.O.Akpovi has sentenced two bus drivers, Okechukwu Mba, Christian Joseph and a conductor, Ekwe Nwomah to death by…
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INEC settles for Makarfi as PDP chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has decided to finally settle for former Governor Ahmed Makarfi as the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained…
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Court grants Fayose’s aide, Agbele N50million bail
A FCT High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday granted a N50million bail to Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state. The accused is also expected…
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Just In: Aisha Buhari sues Gov. Fayose to court
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has sued Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State for 'falsely' accusing her of being involved in the Halliburton corruption scandal. A court summon dated…
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2 judges sanctioned following petition against them
A statement by the Acting Director of Information to National Judicial Council (NJC), Soji Oye, on Sunday, disclosed that the NJC had recommended the compulsory retirement of two high court…
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N1.219bn: EFCC seizes Fayose’s properties
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have seized some Lagos and Abuja properties belonging to Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose. According to the Punch, the properties were seized as…
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The top 10 stories that made headlines this week
These are the top ten news headlines for the week. 1. Threats to impeach President Buhari According to reports, some Senators called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari at…
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Court dismisses Omisore’s bail application
An FCT High Court this morning dismissed a bail application by Senator Iyiola Omisore for lack of competence. Omisore is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today
These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today 1. Saraki's trial stalled The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, has been adjourned as…
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Fani-Kayode fulfills bail conditions, awaiting release
After more than two months in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday, perfected his bail conditions and is now…
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Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yunusa gets bail after 4 months
Yunusa 'Yellow' Dahiru, the man accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Ese Oruru, has been granted bail and released from custody after more than four months in Okaka Prisons in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa…
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‘N15bn, public apology, bail’ | Dasuki drags FG to court
Vexed by his more than six months of detention, the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, on Friday, filed a N15 billion lawsuit against the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Economic and…
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EFCC to seize Fayose’s Lagos, Abuja properties
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made plans to seize some properties linked to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, according to reports. The properties believed to be…
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FG trains special team to prosecute Saraki, Ekweremadu, others
The Federal Government has instituted 20 teams of prosecutors, comprising 80 lawyers all together to handle high profile criminal cases following due investigation by law enforcement agencies. Reportedly, each of…
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‘Is Sheriff above the law?’ – Markafi wonders
Ahmed Markafi, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party’s National Caretaker Committee, on Wednesday, urged the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to order the arrest and prosecution of the factional chairman of the…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five news to monitor today Niger Delta Avengers attack again Militant group, Niger Delta Avenger attacked another oil facility. 2. CBN calms nerves over 'distress' in banking sector…
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‘What a joke’… ‘disgusting’ | The world slams 6 year sentence of Oscar Pistorious
The world appears shocked at the news of the 6 year prison verdict given to Oscar Pistorious for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Many have slammed…
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Pistorius won’t appeal 6 year sentence
The counsel for the defence, Oscar Pistorius has opted not to appeal against the judgement issued by Judge Thokozile Masipa minutes ago. This was made known by Pistorius' attorney Andrew Fawcett, while…
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Court fails to unfreeze Fayose’s bank account
The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti hearing the suit involving the Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, failed to unfreeze the governor's…
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‘We must put the past behind us and support Makarfi’ – Fayose
The Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, praised the recent ruling of a Federal High Court which affirmed the removal of Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of…
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‘This government has no case against Saraki’ – Dino Melaye
The senator representing Kogi West and Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Dino Melaye has discovered a plan by certain people to distort the police report on…
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Just In: Abuja court refuses to ‘un-sack’ Abia state’s Ikpeazu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared that it would not set aside its previous judgement sacking Okezie Ikpeazu as the governor of Abia state over tax offences. Justice…
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Court clears Diezani from Omokore’s money-laundering trial (PHOTOS)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to remove former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke from the trial of Jide Omokore…
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EFCC arraigns former NNPC GMD and Omokore (PHOTOS)
Jide Omokore, the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited and a close associate of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Monday arraigned before a federal high court by…
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BREAKING: Court upholds the removal of Sheriff as PDP chairman
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Monday, ruled that the removal of Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was…
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Fani-Kayode can go home if he has N250m
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode can go home after over 50 days in detention if he has N250 million and 2…
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‘AGF Malami should address his personal interest in Saraki, Ekweremadu’s forgery case’ – Senate
Following last week's ruling by Federal High Court that the suit against the presiding officers of the Senate was an abuse of court process, the senate, on Thursday, said that…
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According to Uche Ogah, this was why the court confirmed him governor of Abia state
Monday Ubani, the legal representative to the Abia state Governor-elect, Uche Ogah, over the weekend, said that his client filed the suit which ousted the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, after…
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‘PDP crisis won’t end till 2019’ – Sheriff predicts
The National Chairman of a faction within the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, on Friday, said the leadership crisis currently rocking the former ruling party might extend into 2019 which…
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Abia PDP war: ‘Uche Ogah wants immunity to escape 12 criminal charges’
As the controversy surrounding the Abia governorship position deepens, the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has accused his opponent, Uche Ogar, of trying to get into the governor's office so he…
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