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Nigeria gets additional 4, 456 lawyers

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2019 0

The Council of Legal Education on Tuesday called a total of 4, 456 law graduates to the Nigerian Bar, following their success at the August 2019 Bar final examination. Speaking at the event held at the headquarters of the Nigerian Law School in Abuja, the Director General of the Law School,

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$20m fraud: Allen Onyeama, Air Peace boss denies allegations

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

The Chairman/CEO of Air Peace,  Allen Onyeama has denied allegations by of and money laundering leveled against him Mrs Ejiro Eghagh too denied United State Justice Department report. Allen Onyeama in a statement on Saturday by A.O. Alegeh & Co.  reacting to the reports by the United States Department of Justice which announced the allegations  on […]

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EFCC seeks separate trial for Dauski, co-defendants

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2019 0

Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, told an FCT High Court that the agency will seek a court order for  separate trial for former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) from seven other defendants. Dasuki is being tried in two separate cases alongside other defendants before Justice Hussein […]

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Bring Diezani to court or …, Court warns EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2019 0

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to bring former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to court March 10 2020 or the case will be striked it out. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu speaking during the trail said, “My docket is not going to be a […]

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203 ex-employees drag Union Bank to court over unpaid N16bn pension

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Ibadan – No fewer than  203 former employees of the Union  Bank of Nigeria Plc on Thursday dragged the bank before the National Industrial Court, Ibadan, over unpaid N16.2bn balance of pension entitlements. Supreme Court ruling daylight robbery – Timi Frank The case was filed by Augustine Onu, Abegunde Solomon, Olanisebe Ezikiel and 200 others. […]

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Why Court of Appeal rules in favour of Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2019 0

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL, IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION COURT HOLDEN AT ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA JUSTICE COURT 0F APPEAL, ABDU ABOKI JUSTICE COURT OF APPEAL JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH JUSTICE COURT OF APPEAL, SAMUEL CHUKWUDUMEBI OSEJI JUSTICE COURT OF APPEAL, PETER OLABISI IGE […]

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Update: Maina, son remanded as Justice Abang adjourns trials

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

Abuja – A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered that  Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team,be remanded in a correctional centre. The EFCC arraigned Maina and his son, Faisal, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Maina is charged by the anti-graft agency with 12 counts bordering on “money laundering, […]

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Just in: Court orders Police, I-G to maintain status quo on recruitment

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

Abuja -The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Attorney General of Federation (AGF) to respect the jurisdiction of the Court and maintain a status quo on the ongoing recruitment of 10, 000 police officers. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order […]

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Supreme Court justices are fallible, says CJN

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

Abuja – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim  Muhammad, has said that the justices of the Supreme Court are not repository of knowledge, hence are fallible and always amenable to correction. A statement signed by Festus Akande, the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, said Justice Muhammad made the assertion on Tuesday in […]

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Abdulrasheed Maina’s property seized by court

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

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‘Badamasi: Portrait of a General’; Director, Obi Emelonye gets death threats over Film on IBB

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

After three years of painstaking work on ‘Badamasi: Portrait of a General’, an authorized biopic on former military President of Nigeria, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.), the producer of the film, Nollywood star Obi Emelonye, has been warned against releasing it. During an interview, ahead of Nigeria’s 59th Independence anniversary, the filmmaker disclosed that he has […]

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My husband taught me how to use gun, at 16, lady confess to Military Taskforce

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

A gun runner, Mrs. Salamatu Saiyit, has confessed to the knowledge of operating an AK-47 rifle, loaded with 20 rounds of 7.65mm special ammunition, saying that her husband who is now at large taught her the technical know-how. Salamatu, who is now 18 years old, was arrested along six others by the Special Military Taskforce […]

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SMEDAN inaugurates anti-corruption unit to promote transparency

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2019 0

In a bid to promote transparency among the staff of the agency, The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, (SMEDAN) has inaugurated an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU). While inaugurating the unit, Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Umaru Radda, charged staff of the agency to be fully involved in breaking the corruption chain. […]

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Juctice John Tsoho’s name not missing as NJC council member

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2019 0

The name of Justice John Tsoho, the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court is not missing as a member of the National Judicial Council (NJC). This development is contained in the updated list on the NJC website. A visit to the website; https://njc.gov.ng/current-council-members by our reporter revealed that the name of Justice Tsoho […]

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Justice Mary Peter-Odili, Buhari strikeout HDP’s suit challenging Buhari’s election

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck out the appeal filed by Chief Ambrose Owuru the candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The appeal was struck out on the grounds that Owuru and his party engaged in gross abuse of court processes by filing two notices of appeal […]

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Lamboginny releases ‘Kirikiri Don Full’ music video

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2019 0

Pop artiste and prison reform advocate, Yinka Lawanson, aka Lamboginny, has released the visuals for his activist single, ’Kirikiri Don Full’. The video, released on September 17, 2019, brings to life the message of the song, which draws attention to the deplorable state of prisons in Nigeria and the lack of justice that characterizes the […]

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Nigerian Army commence trial of former GOC over alleged N400m fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

The Nigerian Army has commenced the trial of the former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto State, Major Gen Hakeem Otiki, over the alleged diversion of the sum of N400 million by some soldiers in the division. The trial which commenced on Tuesday, at the General Court Marshal, sitting at the Army Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, […]

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Facebook faces massive damages

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun Facebook Inc. users suing over the social networks worst-ever privacy scandal gained leverage to pry into its internal records to back up their claims that it failed to safeguard their personal data, exposing the company to potentially billions of dollars in damages. A federal judge in San Francisco rejected Facebook’s request to throw […]

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Shi’ites: Abuja calm after Ashura Procession

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2019 0

Nneka Nwogwugwu Despite the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, orders to Commissioners of Police in all the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to avert any planned procession and disruption of public peace by Shi’ites members, the Islamic Movement has carried out its Ashura mourning procession in Abuja, in […]

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BREAKING: Court Declares Diezani’s forfeiture of asset

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2019 0

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, recovered from the Abuja home of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Nicholas Oweibo held that Diezani, through her lawyer, […]