Olayiwola Oshunrinade Two Nigerians, Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced by a United States federal jury to 30 years combined jail term for defrauding some US citizens of $3,500,000. This was contained in a press release made available on the US Department of Justice website. According to the statement, the duo of Ibekie […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has remanded Adamu Umaru, 48, in custody for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. The respondent is a native of Bundugudu LGA of Zamfara State, residing at No. 27 Edem Odo Street Calabar. Umaru was remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene on Friday […]
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Olayiwola Oshunriande The Federal Government has not stopped disbursement of funds to Rivers State contrary to reports on some online platforms on Friday. Mr. Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press in the office of the Accountant General of the Federation said that “disbursement of October allocation to states and local governments by FAAC is ongoing.” He […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Federal Government has stated that it is closely monitoring the legal proceedings of Nigerian-Finnish citizen and leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, following his arrest in Finland on charges of inciting terrorism and promoting violence. Ekpa was detained on Thursday, November 21, 2024, by Finnish authorities, and the […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Four Nigerian students have been sentenced in the United Kingdom for their involvement in a violent altercation that involved knives and a baseball bat in Leicester. The incident, which took place on New Park Street in the early hours of November 4, 2021, left one victim with multiple stab wounds. Following a thorough […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to immediately reinstate Tajudeen Baruwa as the President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, following court judgments affirming his leadership. Falana directed his plea to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, and […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Rivers State government expressed that the recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja, which ordered the cessation of local government allocations, was anticipated due to various developments during the court process. Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, highlighted signs that led to the prediction, noting, “When the trial Judge refused to add the […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from further releasing monthly financial allocations to Rivers State government. The order also affected the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Zenith Bank and Access Bank where the state government also banks. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a judgment, held […]
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Justice Nwite gave the order in a ruling on the motion on notice filed by his team of lawyers led by Deji Adeyanju. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted bail to Nigerian whistleblower, Isaac Bristol, the man believed to be behind the prominent whistleblower account PIDOM Nigeria, ₦5m bail with […]
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Justice Nwite said it was wrong and illegal for the Julius Abure led Labour Party leaders to disown the fresh primary election that produced Nehemiah and Awude having met all conditions precedent. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and recognize Misters Olusola […]
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