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A lawsuit has been filed against First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu, and other top officials over funds raised for the abandoned National Library headquarters in Abuja. The case was instituted by Ayodele Ademiluyi,…
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Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday urged an Abuja High Court to bring his trial to an end over the prosecution’s repeated absence in court. Emefiele is standing trial before Justice Hamza Muazu on…
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A court in Zambia has sentenced two men, Leonard Phiri and Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to harm President Hakainde Hichilema. The pair were arrested in December…
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Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday to answer charges brought against him by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Sowore, who…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken legal action against Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, challenging his appointment of members of the Rivers State Independent Electoral…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to former NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, over alleged fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order after the Economic…
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The Labour Party crisis reached a turning point after the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that Julius Abure’s tenure as National Chairman has ended. The court dismissed his case against the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
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‎A Federal High Court in Kano has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking to stop statutory allocations to all 44 local government councils in Kano State. ‎The APC, through its state chairman Abdullahi…
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The Federal Government has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to reject a no-case submission filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). During Friday’s proceedings, lead government…
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Prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana has criticised the Nigerian Senate for appealing a court decision that found the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan unconstitutional. The legal expert said the Senate’s refusal to…
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