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“ICC Tribunal Flags $500,000 Transfer To Atiku’s Then-Wife, Finds Fmr AGF, Malami SAN Acted Against Nigeria’s Interest In Mambilla Deal”

The arbitral tribunal constituted under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has delivered severe ...
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“Eight Suspects Charged Over Disappearance Of 22-Month-Old Girl From Bayelsa Church” — Police Say Search For Child Continues

The Bayelsa State Police Command has charged eight suspects before the State High Court over the disappearance of Amarachi ...
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“Rejecting Adesanya’s Forex Explanation Is Not A Corruption Verdict Against Me” — Atiku Replies APC Over $500,000 Transfer

Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected calls by the ...
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“Introduce A Reasonable Wage Award Now” — NLC Tells FG As Petrol Price Rises To About ₦1,430 Per Litre

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately introduce a reasonable wage award for ...
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“AI Cannot Remove Lawyers’ Responsibility For Accuracy, Integrity And Humanity” — NBA President Badejo-Okusanya Tells Ghana Bar Conference

Urges African Lawyers To Embrace Industry, AI, Cross-Border Practice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs ...
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“VAT, Withholding Tax, Capital Gains, Multiple Taxation Under Review” — FG Opens Fresh Tax Reform Exercise Ahead Of Finance Bill 2027

The Federal Government has opened a fresh phase of Nigeria’s tax reform programme, giving a newly inaugurated technical ...
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“Federal High Court Could Not Sit On Appeal Over Its Own Judgment” — Court of Appeal Restores NDC Registration In 2-1 Decision

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, which had ...
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“67 Miners Were Packed Into NSCDC Cell Before 37 Died” — Niger Gov Says Suffocation, Toxic Exposure Under Investigation

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has disclosed that 67 artisanal and suspected illegal miners were detained in a ...
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“Babangida Told Us To Continue Working At The Site” — Survivor Alleges; Former Military Ruler Says Claim Is False, Baseless

A survivor of the mass deaths of suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has claimed that the gold mining site where the men ...
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“You Advertised Charms For Wealth, Prepared Charms For Criminals” — Court Jails Anambra Native Doctor ‘Eke Hit’ For Six Years

The Anambra State High Court has sentenced popular native doctor Ekene Igboekweze, popularly known as “Eke Hit,” to six years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of offences relating to the ...
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“Citizens Arrested On Suspicion Are Entitled To Their Fundamental Rights” — NHRC Probes Deaths Of About 33 Miners In NSCDC Custody

The National Human Rights Commission has commenced a preliminary investigation into the reported deaths of about 33 persons ...
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“Judge Said His Hands Were Tied By A Call From Above” — Remanded Yobe Critic Lamarbago Makes Claim, Appeals To Human Rights Groups

A Magistrate Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, has remanded political critic Musa Abdullahi, popularly known as ...