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Lagos Police arrests ‘one chance robbers’ at Ilasan
By Innocent Raphael Police detectives from Ilasan Division in Lagos, have arrested four suspects alleged to be a gang of ‘one chance robbers’. Spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post via his X handle on Wednesday, along with a group picture of the suspects. Hundeyin stated that the robbers were apprehended following discreet…
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BREAKING: Abuja Court grants EFCC permission to arrest ex-Kogi governor, Bello
The Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, preparatory to his arraignment on Thursday. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the warrant this afternoon at the instance of the EFCC. This is coming few hours after a Kogi State High Court in…
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BREAKING: Ganduje’s arraignment stalled as Kano govt unable to serve criminal charges
The arraignment of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been stalled due to the Kano State Government’s inability to serve criminal charges against him. Ganduje; his wife, Hafsat Ganduje; his son, Abdullahi Umar; and five others, were slated to face eight counts including $413,000 bribery allegation, as well as the diversion and misappropriation of…
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BREAKING: Court stops EFCC from arresting ex-Kogi governor, Bello
A State High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining and prosecuting ex-governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Justice I.A Jamil of High Court IV gave the order in a two hour judgement delivered in suit no HCL/68/M/2020 in Lokoja on Wednesday. The judge said that infringing on the fundamental…
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Court fixes May 20 to rule on Kanu’s transfer application
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to rule on the application seeking to transfer the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Nyako adjourned for ruling after listening to arguments on the application. During the proceedings, Counsel for the defendant, Aloy Ejimakor, moved the application to prepare…
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Kogi: EFCC storms Bello’s residence, prevents vechicular movement
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday stormed the residence of the immediate past Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, at Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4 in Abuja. It gathered that the operatives of the anti-corruption commission were in the area to effect the arrest of the former governor, who had been having issues with EFCC even before…
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Court orders Ganduje to stop parading himself as APC National Chairman
The Kano State High Court has affirmed the suspension of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje. Granting an ex parte application brought before it by Dr. Ibrahim Sa’ad on behalf of two executive members of Ganduje’s ward, Dawakin-Tofa Local Government Area, the Assistant Secretary, Laminu Sani and Legal Adviser, Haladu Gwanjo (plaintiffs), the Court restrained Ganduje…
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BREAKING: Police arraign 29 arrested Yoruba Nation agitators in Oyo
Twenty-Nine arrested Yoruba Nation agitators have been arraigned before the Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State. They were arraigned for their involvement and roles in the failed invasion of the Governor’s Office and the House of Assembly. The case, with charge number Mi/520c/2024, is between the Commissioner of Police and the 29 suspects. They were arraigned on seven…
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Naira Abuse: Court grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m bail after pleading ‘Not guilty’
Instagram celebrity, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest has pleaded not guilty for alleged naira abuse. He pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and was granted bail in sum of N10m. The socialite was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Lagos before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on…
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Our leaders will understand citizens’ plights better under parliamentary system- Obi
By Innocent Raphael The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the Nigerian leaders would understand the plights of citizens better if the country adpots parliamentary system of government. Obi made this assertion during a lecture at Harvard Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He emphasized the need for more direct interaction between the president and…
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