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ABUJA–The Supreme Court, on Wednesday has again reaffirmed its judgment ordering a member of the House of Representatives representing, Vandikwa/Konshisha constituency, Honourable Herman Hembe to return all salaries and allowances collected before his removal from office. The court, headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Onnoghen, while delivering the judgment on the application filed…
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OSUN–An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Mrs. Adenike Olowolagba on Wednesday sentenced a female ex-convict, Nofisat Raji, to six months imprisonment for stealing a Techno mobile phone and a laptop computer. Raji, who is 35 years old was arraigned by the police on four counts including stealing. The prosecutor, Joshua Oladoye, told the…
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Diezani Allison-Madueke ABUJA–The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, struck out one of the nine counts of $1.6bn crude oil fraud instituted against businessman, Jide Omokore, and five others. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a ruling, struck out the eighth count after hearing an application by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke,…
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LAGOS–The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is fully prepared for the conduct of the Lagos constituency bye-election in Eti-Osa Local Government Area on Sept. 30. Newsmen report that the election is to fill the vacant seat as a result of the death of the lawmaker representing the area, Mr Kazeem Alimi on July…
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Agitation for a return to regions seems to have a somewhat tribal assumption, the assumption that once a people of shared identities have constituted themselves into one region they would be able to confront the larger society as a united front. The history of regionalism in Nigeria, especially that of the defunct Western Region predominated…
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Wife of the former President of Nigeria, Mrs. Patient Jonathan ABUJA-The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions yesterday ordered banks where Patience Jonathan, her friends and relatives, have accounts to unfreeze them forthwith, following the hardships they are going through. The order followed a petition to the House by Mrs. Jonathan’s counsels, led by…
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THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HOLDEN AT ABUJA ON FRIDAY THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2013 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR HON. CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT SULEIMAN GALADIMA JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT (LEAD JUDGMENT) NWALI…
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Ms. Theodora Kio-Lawson THE chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Lawyers in the Media Forum (LIM), Ms. Theodora Kio-Lawson has said that its quarterly roundtable would interrogate critical issues and regulatory challenges in the country. The issues include the need to reform the aviation, food and beverages as well as the banking sectors in…
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ILAJE – the crisis between the monarch of Mahin Kingdom in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Lawrence Omowole, and the kingmakers of the kingdom has been reportedly resolved as the kingmakers have reversed the deposition of the traditional ruler. Oba Omowole was reportedly deposed by the kingmakers for allegedly removing Oba…
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EGBUNA –the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen confers the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) on Olamide Ogunwumiju and 28 others at the Ceremonial Court Room, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Monday. The newly appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) were welcome into the inner Bar…