The World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 launched recently by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) emphasises the…
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Nigeria: Supreme Court to Hear Suit On Constitutionality of Virtual Court Sitting
The Supreme Court has fixed today for the hearing of the suit brought by the Attorney-General of Ekiti State, Olawale…
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Nigeria: Panel Quizzes More EFCC Directors As Magu’s Interrogation Enters Day 6
Abuja — The presidential panel probing alleged corrupt practices against the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Nigeria: Statutory Protection Where Public Officer Acts Pursuant to Non-Existent Law
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 7th day of February, 2020 Before Their Lordships…
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Nigeria: Time to End Corruption At the NDDC
Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the ongoing public hearing of the Senate Adhoc Committee investigating corruption allegations at the Niger Delta…
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Nigeria: At Least 3,600 Rape Cases Recorded During Lockdown – Minister
Over 3,600 rape cases were recorded across Nigeria during the lockdown, the minister of women affairs and social development, Pauline…
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Nigeria: Magu Failed to Submit EFCC Audited Accounts for Four Years
The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, failed to submit the audited accounts…
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Nigeria: Day 6 – Panel Quizzes Magu On N700m Training Fund
Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, yesterday appeared before the Presidential panel probing…
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Nigeria: Senator Faults Buhari’s Request for Confirmation of 11 FCT Judges
Abuja — Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has stated that it was…
Read MoreNigeria: Ondo – APC, PDP, 15 Others Adopt Indirect Primaries
Abuja, Akure — 10 ruling party aspirants threaten boycott Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, the…
Read MoreNigeria: Impeachment Plot – Ondo Deputy Speaker, 2 More Deputy Governor Loyalists Suspended
Akure — The leadership of Ondo State House of Assembly, yesterday, suspended three lawmakers for unruly behaviour, amidst the impeachment…
Read MoreNigeria: How We Tracked ‘Woodberry’ Via Iphone, Whatsapp, Bitcoin Transactions – FBI
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was nabbed through details accessed from his WhatsApp, iPhone and Bitcoin transactions, court…
Read MoreNigeria: Senate Passes Sexual Harassment, Police Act 2004 Bills
Abuja — The Senate yesterday passed the sexual harassment bill which stipulates a 14-year jail term for those found guilty…
Read MoreNigeria: EFCC Arraigns Popular Social Media Influencer for Alleged Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a popular Nigerian social media influencer, Adedamola Rukayat (a.k.a Adeherself), before…
Read MoreNigeria: ‘Orji Kalu’ and Other Problems
A Case for a Radical Approach to Tackling Court Delays through Constitutional Reform This article asserts that, the 1999 Constitution…
Read MoreNigeria: House Threatens to Arrest Bank Chiefs, Others for Failure to Honour Summons
Abuja — The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Finance and Banking and Currency yesterday threatened to use the constitutional…
Read MoreNigeria: Enugu Couple Remanded for Brutalising Maid With Hot Iron
Enugu State Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded in custody a 40-year-old man, Mr. Jude Ozougwu, and his 24-year-old wife, Ifeoma, for…
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The anti-corruption agency, EFCC, has spoken on the arrest of its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, by security agents. PREMIUM TIMES…
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Security agents have arrested Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC. Mr Magu was arrested at the…
Read MoreNigeria: Malabu Scandal – Adoke Denies Italian Prosecutors’ Claims
A former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, has denied allegations by Italian prosecutors that he received N200 million…
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