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APC Sokoto Crisis: Court adjourns indefinitely
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, has adjourned indefinitely, the case bordering on the leadership tussle in the Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The presiding Judge, Justice…
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Court adjourns suit filed by Marafa challenging Matawalle’s congresses in Zamfara
Justice Bello Kucheri of a Zamfara High Court on Thursday adjourned to March 14, a suit filed by Sen. Kabiru Marafa against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and another.
Marafa, a chieftain of the APC in the suit number…
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Businessman caught having oral sex with two underage brothers
A businessman, Abubakar Barkindo, has been caught having oral sex with two brothers, aged 8 and 9, for suspected ritual purposes in Adamawa State.
Barkindo, who admitted to committing the act, however, said it was to test if his manhood…
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JUST IN: Appeal Court upholds Ganduje’s faction Congresses
Abuja division of Court of Appeal on Thursday set aside the judgment of the FCT High Court which invalidated the Kano state ward and local government congresses.
In upholding the appeals filed by the faction of Governor Abdullahi…
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Judge fixes date to rule in Kanu’s motion challenging court’s jurisdiction
Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 8 for ruling in a preliminary objection filed by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu is challenging the…
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UPDATED: Supreme Court declares Buhari’s Executive Order 10 unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Friday declared that the Executive Order 10 on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature is unlawful and unconstitutional.
In a split decision on Friday, majority of the court’s seven-member panel agreed that…
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Alleged land fraud: Court remands lawmaker in EFCC custody
Justice Halilu Yusuf of an FCT high court, Maitama on Thursday, remanded Gabriel Zock (APC-Kaduna State) in the for custody of EFCC over alleged N185 million land fraud.
The EFCC, charged Zock, representing Kachia/Kagarko federal…
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Alleged N5.2bn Fraud : JAMB ex-registrar operated eight phony firms-Aide
A legal practitioner, Peter Oyewole, on Wednesday, testified against the former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde, In the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Oyewole told Justice Obiora Egwuatu that…
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Court jails fake Emzor paracetamol producer
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has secured the conviction of one Friday Ogbodo, a manufacturer of fake Emzor paracetamol.
The agency’s Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, made this…
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N5bn Fraud: Ex-JAMB registrar seeks plea bargain with ICPC
A former registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde, standing trial over an alleged N5 billion fraud on Tuesday opted for a plea bargain with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other…
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