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Accused Officer Says Bullet That Ended Bolanle Raheem’s Life Not From Him

Accused Officer Says Bullet That Ended Bolanle Raheem’s Life Not From Him

Spread the love          Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer from Lagos, was shot to death, but the bullet that did it is unknown to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi, who is suspected of doing it. Vandi…

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ASUU: Femi Falana, SAN Sues FG Over Upheld ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy

ASUU: Femi Falana, SAN Sues FG Over Upheld ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy

Spread the love          Human rights activist Femi Fanlana (SAN) has sued the Federal Government for treating ASUU members unfairly and illegally in aftermath the National Industrial Court’s (NIC) decision to uphold the “no work, no pay”…

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Alleged Blasphemy: Shariah Court Orders Arrest Of Bauchi Islamic Cleric

Alleged Blasphemy: Shariah Court Orders Arrest Of Bauchi Islamic Cleric

Spread the love          A bench warrant has been issued against Dr. Idris Abdul’aziz, the imam of the Dutsen-Tanshi Jumma’at Mosque, by the Bauchi metropolis’s Upper Shariah Court of Appeal for failing to appear before the court.…

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INEC Rejects Certified True Copies Of Documents Tendered By Atiku, PDP

INEC Rejects Certified True Copies Of Documents Tendered By Atiku, PDP

Spread the love          The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected most documents tendered by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before the Presidential Election Petition Court. The rejection followed the admissibility of document…

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Court Grants Wives Equal Rights Over Husbands’ Properties

Court Grants Wives Equal Rights Over Husbands’ Properties

Spread the love          A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has added a new vista to the rights of women in Nigeria as it declares that wives are joint owners of the properties with their husbands…

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Obi v Tinubu: Tribunal Admits Documents On Tinubu’s Alleged Illicit Drug Offence

Obi v Tinubu: Tribunal Admits Documents On Tinubu’s Alleged Illicit Drug Offence

Spread the love          On Tuesday, documents accusing President Bola Tinubu of drug offenses in the US were admitted as evidence by the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja. The Labour Party’s Peter Obi filed a lawsuit…

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Court Sentences Hilton Owner, Rahmon Adedoyin To Death By Hanging Over Adegoke’s Murder

Court Sentences Hilton Owner, Rahmon Adedoyin To Death By Hanging Over Adegoke’s Murder

Spread the love          Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo has sentenced Dr Rahman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife to death by hanging. Earlier, Justice Ojo declared that Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, where…

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Oyetola vs Adeleke: How Supreme Court Decided Osun Poll Dispute

Oyetola vs Adeleke: How Supreme Court Decided Osun Poll Dispute

Spread the love          On July 16, 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a governorship election in Osun State. It subsequently declared Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner. INEC said…

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Court Dissolves Parallel PDP Exco In Rivers

Court Dissolves Parallel PDP Exco In Rivers

Spread the love          In a landmark ruling, Abuja High Court has dissolved the parallel executive committees (EXCOs) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. The court declared that the EXCOs responsible for nominating Siminialayi…

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PDP Using Social Media To Bully Judges – Supreme Court

PDP Using Social Media To Bully Judges – Supreme Court

Spread the love          Inyang Okoro, a Supreme Court justice, made this allegation on Friday while presiding over an appeal filed by the PDP to overturn Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s election as president-elect on the grounds that his…

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