A federal High Court, Lagos has granted the application for final forfeiture of $40 million worth of jewelry allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke. Justice Nicholas Oweibo in his ruling yesterday held that the respondent failed to prove that the items in question were not acquired with proceeds of […]
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The Nigeria Police recently said it would strengthen the Operation Puff Adder and Safer Highway in the South-West by partnering with the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC). The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who said this in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, at the South-West geopolitical zone security summit said the police hoped the strengthened partnership would […]
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Air Peace to bring back 320 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday admonished South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to take “visible steps” to halt the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners resident in that country. The President said the persistent attacks and violence were capable of denting the image of South Africa as a leading […]
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The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday nullified the election of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, of the All Progressives Congress in the February 23 election. The three-member tribunal chaired by Justice Danladi Adeck, in a unanimous decision, declared the former Senate Minority […]
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“I think that is a little bit laughable. On one hand you say that the Supreme Court is having contradictory decisions on the same issues because they have different panels and on the other hand, you want to unbundle it to have it in different places. You are just going to create more conflicts.” These […]
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The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Oyo State, on Tuesday, upheld the victory of Senator Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party for Oyo South Senatorial District in the February 23 National Assembly election. The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, had challenged the declaration of Balogun by […]
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Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by gunshots. Instructed by her panicked father, the 19-year old Zimbabwean grabbed a few belongings and fled with him to a police station for safety. “We left our bags,” Nyamakwenje said. “We only took two minutes.” […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of “a loyal and honest staff,” Buhari Nalado Sandamu, who served him and his family for more than 30 years. The president made his feelings known in a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday. Buhari […]
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• Vow to treat march as act of terrorism• FG plotting to implicate IMN members, sect alleges• Abuja residents worried over possible violent clashes The Nigeria Police Force has beefed up security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of today’s Ashura procession by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). There was a deployment of […]
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• Ministry faults celebration of 2015 interview• APC leaders move to sustain president’s legacies The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office since the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, allegedly admitted that the president was not in possession of the required certificate and begged Nigerians to pardon him. The opposition […]
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