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Spitting in public to fetch fine, jail term in India amid outbreak

Spitting in public in India will be punishable with a fine and a jail term of up to one year, the government has said, as the number of Covid-19 positive cases crossed 12,000 on Thursday. Spitting is one of many widespread problems that the country of 1.3 billion has to tackle in its efforts to […]

France hits Apple with €1.1bn fine

Tech giant Apple received a fine of 1.1 billion Euros (1.2 billion dollars) from French authorities on Monday for making anti-competitive agreements with two firms in its distribution network. “The two firms, Tech Data and Ingram Micro, were hit respectively with fines of 76.1 million Euros and 62.9 million Euros,’’ the French competition authority announced. […]

Sowore, Bakare vs FG: Fresh charge filed, N200, 000 fine paid

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Abuja – Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare were, on Thursday, arraigned by the Federal Government before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on fresh charges as the prosecution brought forward the evidence of payment of the N200, 000 fine imposed yesteday by the court. Sowore and Bakare, however, pleaded not guilty to the amended […]

Court fines EFCC N10m for freezing shares, stocks without court order

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Andrew Orolua, Abuja. The Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded N10 million fine against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in favour of Alhaji Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and his company Nasdal Baf Nig Ltd. The fine was imposed by the court on the anti graft agency as general damage for breaking its own […]