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Domestic

Domestic Violence: Man kills self after stabbing wife to death

By Adegbenro Adebanjo Residents of River Valley Estate in the Ojodu -…

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Abuja

NBA condemns murder of lawyer, nurse in Abuja

...as family of late Barrister Nwamaka Chigbo narrates their ordeal  The President…

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Bail

Court grants Ex-AGF Malami, son, wife N500m bail each

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has…

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DPP

New Federal DPP, Oyedepo assumes office

...promises  evidence -driven prosecutions The newly appointed Director of Public Prosecutions of…

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Bail

Court refuses Bauchi Commissioner bail on terrorism financing charges

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday,…

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Apartheid

Ilorin’s Growing Religious Apartheid

By Bamidele Johnson I just drove past a shrine to Ogun, the…

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Asset recovery

Oyedepo: The prosecutor behind Nigeria’s expanding asset recovery regime

By Michael Ojo In Nigeria’s fight against corruption, the most consequential battles…

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DPP

Tinubu appoints crack prosecutor, Oyedepo as Federal DPP

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Mr Rotimi Iseoluwa…

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bunkering

Illegal Bunkering:Tantita Hands Over Suspects, Vessel to Delta State Task Force

Four suspected oil thieves have been arrested in Delta State as part…

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charges

EFCC files 16 count charges of fraud against former AGF, Malami

...lists 37 properties traced to Malami The legal department of the Economic…

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Ajayi

Ensuring Online Safety for Children

By Oluwatomi A. Ajayi, Esq. Introduction Many children are consumed with their…

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December

Ngige to remain on prison till December 18

Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the High Court of the Federal Capital…

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