Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed a popular businessman, Ifesinachi Onyekere, also known as “Fish Magnet”, despite the payment of an undisclosed amount for ransom. Onyekere, a son of an All …
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Alleged N76b fraud: Court grants ex-AMCON boss Kuru permission to seek treatment abroad
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has granted the former Managing Director of AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, permission to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment. Justice Mojisola Dada also ruled …
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Kidnappers threaten to kill six abducted law students over unpaid ransom
by Tobi Bensonby Tobi BensonThe abductors of six Nigerian Law School students have reportedly threatened to execute the victims if the ransom demanded is not paid. The students were abducted in Benue State on …
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OGUN: Police arrest two soldiers, 19 cultists in Osiele midnight raid
by Tobi Bensonby Tobi BensonThe Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 21 suspected cultists, including two soldiers, during a midnight raid at a hotel in Osiele, under the Odeda Police Division, …
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Akwa Ibom denies suing Cross River over 76 oil wells: ‘We remain open to a political solution’
The Akwa Ibom State Government has firmly denied initiating legal action against Cross River State over the ownership of 76 offshore oil wells, accusing its neighbour of spreading misinformation and …
Policemen in Akwa Ibom State have repelled a robbery attack in the Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state, with one suspect gunned down and two others escaping with …
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Court awards N10m compensation to #EndSARS protesters for rights violations
by Tobi Bensonby Tobi BensonA Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to pay ₦10 million in damages to several #EndSARS protesters …
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FULL LIST: Moneme, Uwanna, Badejo-Okusanya, 54 others make SAN list
by Tobi Bensonby Tobi BensonThe Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), has approved the elevation of 57 legal practitioners to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). At its 169th plenary session held …
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, struck out the ₦12.3 billion charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, …
Police authorities in Ondo State have arrested a suspect linked to a rival cult clash in Ondo town. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the Ondo Police Command, …