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Court refuses Kyari bail, says application overtaken by event

By Olalekan Awojodu, Abuja A federal high court in Abuja Monday refused…

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Fake policewoman arrested in Lagos

Christiana Otukogbe, a 54-year-old woman, has been arrested after she was found…

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Billionaire kidnapper, Evans sentenced to life imprisonment

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Friday…

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Court orders interim forfeiture of Okorocha’s Abuja property

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, February 24, 2022,…

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Appeal court reduces Farouk Lawan’s jail term

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday reduced the sentence of…

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Court to hear Abba Kyari’s bail application February 28

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, will on February…

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N4.6m fraud: Ex-revenue officer bags three years imprisonment

An Enugu State High Court has sentenced a former Revenue Officer with…

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Forgery at FIIRO: Court subpoena staff to testify or face arrest

The Special Offence court in Ikeja on Wednesday issued a summon to…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha

Alleged forgery: Fani-Kayode not Kubwa General Hospital patient – Witness tells court

The Head of Medical Records at the Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, Mr…

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N450m Diezani bribe: Ex-minister Ochekpe, two others to spend six years in prison

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Command, on Tuesday,…

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Court grants NDLEA order to detain Abba Kyari for 14 days

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted the National Drug…

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Okorocha’s absence stalls trial over alleged N2.9bn fraud

The absence of former Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State at the…

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