The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election in its entirety. “This petition is accordingly, and hereby dismissed in its entirety,” says Tribunal. “In …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said their joint operation with America Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, to arrest and prosecute internet fraudsters has yielded 167 arrests, and recovery of 92m. The anti-graft agency said it also recovered four exotic cars, plots of land in choice areas in Lagos, …
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US pop star Ariana Grande has sued fashion retailer Forever 21 for using her trademark style to promote its products without her permission, including adverts featuring a “look-alike model.” Grande is seeking $10 million over claims the brand, and its spin-off cosmetics line Riley Rose created an online campaign with …
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A former Goldman Sachs banker, Ellias Preko, who helped the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, to hide funds in offshore accounts has been ordered to pay back £7.3m or face 10 years more in jail. Preko, a 60-year-old Ghanaian had been convicted and jailed for four and a …
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The Bayelsa High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Tuesday refused to stop the All Progressives Congress (APC), from using direct mode to conduct its primary for the for the Nov. 16 governorship election n Bayelsa. The President of the court, Justice E. G Umukoro, who struck out the case seeking …
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Nigerian Mission in South Africa has attributed the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and spate of violence to weak judicial system and lack of adequate stringent measures against crimes in South Africa. The Mission noted that South African judicial system “is very lenient with crimes” such as xenophobia. The Nigeria …
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The Senate has described the legal action by some civil society groups against its plan to buy official cars for members, as an effort in futility. The spokesperson for the Senate, Adedayo Adeyeye, stated this while reacting to the alleged N5.5bn earmarked for the purchase of the exotic cars on …
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The All Progressives Congress candidate in the 2019 House of Representatives election in Delta State, Collins Eselemo, has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, to probe the Delta State Election Petition Tribunal members for alleged judicial misconduct. He also prayed the CJN to investigate the tribunal members for …
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, challenging his detention for 45 days by the Department of State Security. Justice Nkeonye Maya, who declined all applications by Counsel to Sowore, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, sent the case …
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The Lagos State House Assembly has set up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses by the government of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The House said it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 buses out of the 5,000 buses proposed by Ambode for mass transit …
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