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Abacha loot: Court dismisses suit against Malami, over appointment of consultant
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and others, challenging the appointment of a consultant to monitor the spending…
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Court remands trader for stealing 10 pieces of “Ankara”
A Kano Sharia Court sitting in Fagge, on Friday, ordered that a 33-year-old trader, Musbahu Aliyu, who pleaded guilty to stealing 10 pieces of “Ankara” be remanded in a Correctional centre.
The defendant, who resides in Yakassai Quarters…
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Zamfara: Court fixes date to rule on suit challenging Buni caretaker committee
A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara, on Wednesday fixed Dec. 2 for ruling in the suit filed by 10 All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Chairmen challenging their dissolution.
The presiding judge, Justice Aminu…
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UPDATED: ICPC arraigns FIIRO ex-D-G for alleged certificate fraud
Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday remanded Chima Igwe, a former Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO). for alleged certificate fraud.
Solebo held that Igwe…
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Court refuses to dismiss N2b fraud suit against Dantata, others
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday rejected a request by Dantata Success and Profitable Company (DSPC), Kano, to strike out the fraud case brought against it by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SEC has accused…
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Court remands lawyer in prison over Abduljabbar’s case in Kano
A Kano Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting at Gidan Murtala and presided over by Hauwa Minjibir, on Tuesday, sent a lawyer, Hashim Hussein Hashim, to correctional centre for allegedly abusing the state Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Tahar…
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Lecturer arrested arranging ‘resit’ for female student in bedroom
A lecturer at the Kwara State University, Malete, Pelumi Adewole, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly sexually harassing a student.
Adewole was arrested by the State Intelligence…
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Alleged treason: Court adjourns Kanu’s trial as lawyers stage walk out
The Federal Government told a Federal High Court, Abuia that a team of lawyers of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, staged a walkout before the trial opened, causing the court to adjourn…
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Security operatives restrict entry to court premises as Nnamdi Kanu stands trial
There is tight security at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday morning, as the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is produced to face his trial.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on Oct.…
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36 candidates sit for Judges, Khadis selection examination in Jigawa
About 36 candidates sat in the preliminary examination for the post of High Court Judges and Khadis of Sharia Court of Appeal in Jigawa.
Alhaji Abbas Rufa’i, Director, Special Services and Protocol Matters, Jigawa State Judicial Service…
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