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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says some of its officials are currently being prosecuted for corruption in various courts across the country. The Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this at an interactive session with Editors in Abuja on Wednesday. Magu, who did not immediately give the number of the…
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ARRAIGNMENT– suspected notorious kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known and addressed as Evans and five others, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Uche Amadi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Victor Aduba and Chilaka Ifeanyi were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping were on Wednesday hauled up before an High Court of Lagos State, in Ikeja Judicial Division. However when the charge…
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It was a sad day for fraudulent thirty (30) members of Imo State Pension Board; these thirty (30) members have been arrested by special operatives of Department of State Services, DSS for pension fraud to the tune of N650million from the state. Sam Onwuemeodo, the Chief Press Secretary to the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha…
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AGF–on Tuesday, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), set up an Investigation Unit in the Federal Ministry of Justice to investigate “sensitive and important cases.” The AGF disclosed that the investigation unit is saddled with the duty “to coordinate and form part of every investigation in Nigeria.”…
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Chief Sebastine Hon (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) A legal luminary and constitutional advocate, Chief Sebastine Hon (SAN) has kick against the practice of granting amnesty or pardon to offenders by chief judges of state as unlawful and unconstitutional. Sebastine said there is no pre-conviction authorisation for pardon or release from custody by any Chief Judge,…
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The Attorney-General of Lagos State, Adeniji Kazeem A Group of lawyers, led by Olayinka Ola-Daniels, have kick against and condemned the action of the Hon. Attorney-General of Lagos State, Adeniji Kazeem, in filing a Nolle Prosequi in the case of the Lagos State against Deepak Khilnani and Sushil Chandra. The protesting lawyers called for the…
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HIGH COURT: a High Court sitting in Lagos State on Monday dismissed an application to vary bail conditions brought before the honourable court by Marco Ramirez, who was accused of defrauding three Nigerians of $565,000 in a green card fraud. Marco Ramirez was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 16 counts…
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The former governor of Ekiti state, now Minister for Steel and Minerals Resources Development, Mr Kayode Fayemi EKITI– the Ekiti Judicial Commission of inquiry set up by the Ekiti State government under the Governor Fayose’s administration to investigate purported abuse of office, allegations of fraud against the former governor of the state, now Minister for…
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AGBOR– at the Agbor Magistrate Court, Delta State, a 59 year old medical practitioner, two lawyers and a 72 year old man were yesterday arraigned before the Magistrates’ court over a four counts charge of conspiracy, felony, threat to life and forgery preferred against the accused persons by the police, the police prosecutor, Christ Kpapuma…
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Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo HATE SPEECHES- Nigeria Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has drawn the line on hate speech and divisive comments. Prof. described divisive comments and ethnic hate speech as a arms of terrorism. This disclosure was made in Abuja during the ongoing security summit organised by…