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Law Enforcement
EFCC Arraigns Lawyer Over Alleged N1.3bn Forex Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a legal practitioner, Barrister Alexander Uchenna Ozougwu, before the…
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Crime
Osun Monarch On Trial In U.S. Over Alleged COVID-19 Relief Fraud
The Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been taken into custody by the U.S. Federal Bureau of…
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Foreign News
Libya Deports 48 Nigerian Women And Two Children
A total of 48 Nigerian women and two children have been deported from Libya back to Nigeria. The…
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Crime
EFCC Arraigns 14 Filipinos For Alleged Cyber-Terrorism And Internet Fraud In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned 14 Filipinos and a company,…
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Crime
Nigerian Drug Kingpin Arrested For Using Romance Scams To Smuggle Drugs
A 59-year-old Nigerian drug kingpin, known as K Jeff, has been arrested for orchestrating an international drug smuggling operation…
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Foreign News
U.S. Judge Declines Request To Block Elon Musk From Cutting Federal Jobs, Accessing Government Data
A U.S. District Judge has denied an emergency request to temporarily prevent Elon Musk and the Department of Government…
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Law Enforcement
Kaduna Court Sentences Trader To 10 Strokes Of Cane For Assaulting Friend Over N3,000 Debt
A Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna has sentenced a 34-year-old trader, Jibrin Yusuf, to 10 strokes of cane for…
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The Parliament
Senate Summons NSA, Intelligence Chiefs Over Alleged USAID Funding Of Boko Haram
The Nigerian Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)…
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Foreign News
A$AP Rocky Acquitted In Felony Assault Trial
Rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of felony assault following a high-profile trial in Los Angeles.…
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Foreign News
Woman Sues IVF Clinic After Giving Birth To Another Couple’s Child
A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against a fertility clinic after an embryo mix-up led her to unknowingly…
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Litigation
DSS Threatens Legal Action Against Daar Communications Over Alleged ‘False Report’ On Lagos Assembly Crisis
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a legal threat against Daar Communications PLC, owners of Africa Independent…
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Foreign News
Trump Administration Appeals To Supreme Court Over Firing Of Government Watchdog
The Trump administration has filed its first Supreme Court appeal of the new term, seeking approval to remove Hampton…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Female Lawyers Call For Peaceful Resolution Of Lagos Assembly Crisis
Amid growing tensions following the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly,…
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Metro News
FG Bans Public Parade Of Criminal Suspects, Citing Human Rights Concerns
In a landmark policy shift, the Federal Government (FG) has directed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to end the…
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Crime
Serial R@pist Sentenced To Two Life Terms And 44 Years For R@ping And Killing Minors In South Africa
The High Court of South Africa, Northern Cape Division in Kimberley, has sentenced Itumeleng Reclin Machabe, also known as…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Senior Lawyer Demands Refund Of N62 Million Allegedly Extorted By Enugu Police
Prominent constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Mike Ozekhome, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode…
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