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Court strikes out Kanu’s N50bn rights violation suit against FG

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, struck out a N50…

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$90k

Court remands bizman over non declaration of $90k

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday remanded a Sierra…

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Police raid, arrest 11 in crime crackdown across Europe

By Hassanat Adebowale Law enforcement agencies in five European countries carried out…

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Oduduwa University staff arraigned over N722,000 fraud

By Hassanat Adebowale   Mercy Olokunboro, a 45-year-old staff member of Oduduwa…

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EFCC arrests 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin

By Hassanat Adebowale   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has…

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bizman

Bizman who collapsed in court bags six months jail term

The businessman who was arraigned on Wednesday morning but collapsed in the…

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Businessman

Businessman collapses in court, about to plead guilty to counterfeit charges

There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court, Wednesday morning…

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Arms Fraud

EFCC Re-Arraigns Former NSA, Dasuki Over Alleged N33.2 Billion Arms Fraud

By Hassanat Adebowale The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned…

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Agunloye

Court Orders EFCC to Submit Documents in Agunloye’s $6bn Fraud Case

By Hassanat Adebowale The trial of Dr. Olu Agunloye, former Minister of…

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Court

Court remands Police Inspector for killing officer’s wife, two others

By Hassanat Adebowale A Chief Magistrate Court in Calabar, Cross River State…

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Five Captured

Kogi Jailbreak: Five Inmates Recaptured

By Hassanat Adebowale The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has successfully recaptured five…

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Correctional Centre

Jailbreak! 12 inmates escape from Kogi Correctional Center

Twelve inmates early on Monday morning in a jailbreak escaped from the…

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