Category: News
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JUST IN: Court strikes out money laundering charges against Fayose
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of all charges in his long-standing money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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‘Why Emir Sanusi did not attend Buhari’s burial’
A close associate of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Muhammadu Dallatu, has opened up on the reason why the monarch did not attend the burial of late President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Facebook owners challenge FG’s N32.8m fine
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has prayed the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja to dismiss, in its entirety, a suit filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. challenging the sanctions imposed on it.
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Fethullah terrorists have infiltrated Nigeria – Turkish govt warns
The Turkish government has warned that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world.
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Former APC chairman gets ADC membership card
Chief John Odigie, the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday obtained his membership card of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin City where he registered as a member.
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Speed Darlington drags FG to court, demands billions for declaring him ‘Wanted’
Darlington Achakpo, the controversial Nigerian singer, popularly called Speed Darlington, has filed a lawsuit against the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to court for declaring him wanted.
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JSF neutralises 2 gunmen, detain suspected IPOB member
The Anambra Joint Security Force (JSF) says it has neutralised two suspected gunmen and also detained a suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The spokesman for the state Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka on Tuesday.
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I paid N6.5m ransom to regain freedom – Uromi Chief Imam opens up
The Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque in Edo State, Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo has opened up on claims that he was rescued by the police. The cleric revealed he paid N6.5 million ransom before regaining freedom.
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‘I pity Tinubu for what he is doing’ – Gov. Radda recalls conversation with Buhari
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has recounted a conversation he had with the late President, Muhammadu Buhari. Radda recalled how Buhari told him he pitied President Bola Tinubu for being brave enough to remove the subsidy on fuel.
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‘Kings should not be butchered after death’ – Oluwo on Awujale’s burial rites
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has reacted to the burial rites of late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, saying that he was not subjected to mutilation or cannibalisation “as done by butchers.” Oluwo expressed satisfaction as Oba Adetona was buried according to Islamic rites on Monday, after his death on Sunday, July…