Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has placed a N30million bounty on a notorious criminal, ‘Bobrisky’, who has been terrorizing Gokana Local Government Area. He said the bounty extends to information on killers of a Director with the Rivers State Government during the Choba crisis. Wike also banned all youth groups …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja today (Thursday) granted permission to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruling on an ex parte application by the State Security Service, whose operatives arrested Sowore last Saturday, held that the detention order …
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The House of Representatives has faulted the ruling of an Abuja Federal High Court restraining the National Assembly and its agents from taking over the Edo State Assembly until the determination of a pending suit before it. In a reaction , Chairman, House Committee on Media, Hon. Benjamin Kalu said …
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The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal sacked Emeka Nwajuba as member representing Ehimembano/Ihiteuboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo State at the House of Representatives. Nwajuba was set to resign as a member of the House of Representatives following his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari as a minister designate. The …
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An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Wednesday ordered that an 18-year-old applicant, Costly Friday, who allegedly attacked a housewife with a scissors, be remanded in prison. The police charged Friday with five counts of conspiracy, housebreaking, entering, assault and robbery. The defendant, who was not legally represented, however, pleaded …
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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the freezing of three bank accounts allegedly belonging to the Lagos State Government over an alleged N9.9bn fraud. The accounts domiciled in First City Monument Bank, Access Bank and Zenith Bank are numbered 5617984012, 0060949275 and 1011691254, respectively. Justice Chuka Obiozor …
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A 16-year-old boy, Christhopher Samuel, on Tuesday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl. Samuel, whose address is not provided, faces a two-count charge of rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, ASP. Akpan Nkem, told …
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The police on Tuesday, charged two students with unruly public behaviour and cursing school authorities, in an Ado Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Oluwaseyi Osadare and Blessing Ayodele, students of the Anglican High School, Adebayo, Ado Ekiti with breach of peace. They pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution …
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The police in Ondo on Monday arraigned a 26-year-old student, Abel Oluwatosin, in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a patient’s cell phone and N104, 500 cash. Oluwatosin, is charged with theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Ayodeji Omoyeigha, told the court that the defendant on April 8 around …
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), on Friday, approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking an order of the court to vacate the order proscribing its activities in the country. Justice Nkeonye Maha had on July 26, while delivering ruling in an exparte application by the federal government ordered the …
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