A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja-based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the …
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The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man, Lekan Akinyemi, for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse for ritual purposes in Abeokuta, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 24, 2024. Odutola said the suspect was arrested …
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed concerns over the sour relationship between the governor and the Sultan of Sokoto as well as the rumour of impending dethronement of the Sultan. The concerns were reinforced by the action of the governor of Sokoto who recently deposed 15 traditional rulers. According …
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Despite the numerous challenges, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja said the Nigerian Army had significantly contributed to national development in several areas over the past 161 years. Lagbaja stated this on Monday when he briefed newsmen on the forthcoming 2024 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). …
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday, arraigned Abubakar Sambo, Director of Finance and Account of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) for alleged fraud to the tune of N1.84 billion. Sambo was arraigned before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court, Abuja on three-count …
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of a 54-count money laundering charge. The court discharged and acquitted Ikuforiji of alleged N338.8 million money laundering. The former Speaker was discharged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode …
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Ogun State government has acknowledged the outbreak of cholera in the State, as it declared its readiness to contain the spread of the disease effectively and efficiently. It said 25 cases had been reported in seven local government areas with one death. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Monday …
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Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Monday emerged as the Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum by consensus among the sixteen Governors present at the meeting held in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital. It would be recalled that the late Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State led the forum until …
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Vice president, Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals. Edwin said the IOCs were deliberately and wilfully frustrating the refinery’s efforts to buy local crude by …
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