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Businessmen used forged FIRS documents to dupe Kuwaiti of $4.8m – EFCC
Mr Daniel Danladi, an Investigating Officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday narrated how two businessmen allegedly used forged Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) documents to defraud a Kuwaiti…
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Court fixes date to hear suit challenging Atiku Abubakar’s citizenship
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, fixed Sept. 27 to hear a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa, a group, challenging the citizenship of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
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JUST IN: Court grants Baba Ijesha bail over alleged defilement
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court has granted bail in the sum of two million naira and two sureties to Nollywood actor Olarenwaju Oyiminka (alias Baba Ijesha).
The judge ordered that one of the sureties must be…
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Alleged defilement: 2 SANs enter appearance for Baba Ijesha in court
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha has beefed up his defence in his trial over allegations of child molestation by hiring two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to represent him during proceedings at an Ikeja Special…
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Kano CJ approves appointment of 34 Sharia Court judges
Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir, has approved the appointment of 34 additional Sharia Court Judges in the state.
The State Judiciary Spokesman, Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano, on…
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EFCC re-arraigns FIRS officials, ex-directors on fraud allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, re-arraigned some top officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FRIS) and two former directors before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja,…
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Police arrest 3 kidnap suspects in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested three kidnap suspects in Hadejia Local Government Area of the state, the command spokesperson, ASP Lawan Shiisu, has said.
Shiisu, in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday, said the suspects were…
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JUST IN: Court sentences Farouk Lawan to 7 years in jail
A former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan has been sentenced to seven years in prison for receiving a $500,000 bribe from a businessman, Femi Otedola.
The High Court in the…
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Chaos : DSS saves situation as blasphemous singer apologizes
Another Blasphemous Singer, Ahmad Abdul, whose song created near chaos and violence reactions from Kano residents has openly apologized to entire Muslims Umma, Kano Government, and Islamic Scholars.
The Singer Ahmad Abdul who was…
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UPDATED: Bandits abduct FGC Yauri students, kill policeman
The Police Command in Kebbi has confirmed the abduction of some students of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, on Thursday afternoon.
Five teachers were also abducted while a policeman was killed during the attack.
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