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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has vowed to prosecute those who took bribes during the delayed selection process of the new Alaafin of Oyo. Makinde said this on Monday, during the presentation of staff and certificate of office to…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has vowed that the 50 individuals detained for vandalising manhole covers on Abuja roads would face prosecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on…
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Saudi Arabia has released three Nigerians who were earlier arrested and prosecuted in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting-Spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, , Kimiebi Ebienfa, the…
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The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a widely circulated social media claim accusing a senior officer of collaborating with criminals. The allegation, shared by Adamu Garba Zango, a lecturer at Baze University, alleged that a Deputy…
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The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has said that no law in Nigeria prohibits the prosecution of minors. Fagbemi stated this in Abuja on Friday while briefing journalists regarding a…
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged threat to arrest, detain and prosecute him after his tenure as governor. Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer, Darlington…
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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai says he led a government of integrity and competence during his eight years as governor of the State. This was contained a press statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Muyiwa…
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has sworn to follow the prosecution of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to a logical conclusion. In a chat with journalists at the EFCC…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed by Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, seeking protection against arrest, detention or prosecution by the police and others. …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to identify, within 90 days, its officials involved in the registration of the underaged during the continuous voters’ registration (CVR)…
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