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Soyinka and Nigeria’s dinner with the devil
March 21, 2018
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      Professor Wole Soyinka Reuben Abati   Professor Wole Soyinka was keynote speaker at the maiden annual lecture of the Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism held in Lagos on March 15. Topic: “Rebuilding Trust in a Divided Nigeria: Can Nigeria be fixed?” The Nobel Laureate did not disappoint. His presentation titled “From Miyetti to Haiti: Notes from a Solidarity Visit” took us on a journey to Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Nigeria also, and other…

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FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA’S HOME TRUTH
March 21, 2018
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     Ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mariam Alooma Muktar By Abdulrasheed Ibrahim In one of my articles titled “The Making of the first female Chief Justice” I wrote thus: “Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar stepped into history on the 16th July 2012 when she was sworn-in as the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria. Since 1958 when Sir Adetokunbo Ademola became the first indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria, all those that came in succession to the office have been male…

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Freed Dapchi schoolgirls return home amidst confusion, jubilation
March 21, 2018
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  Some released Dapchi schoolgirls undergoing debriefing. A sizeable number of Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State on 19 February, were on Wednesday morning returned to the community. While the parents and relations of the freed girls were happy and jubilant, the parents of some of the girls who were not among the returned ones were confused, sad and asking curious questions as to why their children were not…

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Nigeria military faults Amnesty International on indicting report
March 20, 2018
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  The Nigerian Military has described as false Amnesty International (AI) report in which the group alleged that the Nigerian Military and security forces were informed that a convoy of Boko Haram fighters were heading towards Dapchi in Yobe state to abduct some school girls, and failed to act accordingly. The DHQ rebuttal was contained in a press statement issued on Tuesday by Brigadier General John Agim, Acting Director, Defence Information. The full text of the press statement reads;…

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Court sentences estate agent to 1,230 years imprisonment over N28m fraud
March 16, 2018
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  A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, on Thursday sentenced an estate agent who is also a site engineer, Babatunde Habeeb,  to 1,230 years imprisonment for duping unsuspecting accommodation seekers of N28 million, under false pretence of giving them accommodation. Habeeb who is also known as Babatunde Salawudeen, is a younger brother to the 43 year old property developer, Alhaji Ishola Salawudeen, whom he connived with and duped the 101 prospective tenants to the tune of N28million. The convict who…

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Court sanctions Stanbic IBTC Bank, asks it to pay N50b to customer
March 15, 2018
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Justice Candide-Johnson of an High Court of Lagos State, has ordered Stanbic-IBTC bank Plc to pay the sum of N50 billion as general damages, to one of its customers, Long-term Global Capital Limited, for breaching a contractual agreement between them. Apart from the judgment sum, the judge also ordered the bank and CRC, who is a joint defendant in the Suit filed by Longterm Global Capital Limited, to publish forthwith and not less than seven days, a retraction and…

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N470m fraud: Court permits Belgore to attend conference in Kenya
March 15, 2018
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Dele Belgore (SAN) A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Thursday ordered the Deputy Chief Registrar (DCR), to release Mr. Dele Balgore (SAN), international passport, to enable him attend a conference in Kenya. Justice Rilwan Aikawa gave the order yesterday while delivering ruling in an application filed before the court, by the senior lawyer. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), did not file any counter affidavit to the application. The judge however ordered that Belgore must returned the…

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Renowned Nigerian lawyer absolves Buhari of insurgency in North East, blames military
March 15, 2018
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Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) The renowned Legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has absolved President Muhammadu Buhari of the orgy of the insurgency and killings bedeviling the nation.  Babalola who spoke in  his institution, Afe Babaola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) while being honoured by Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Thursday said Military took over of government in 1966, which ushered in a lopsided unitary system in the country and abrogated the regional system,  was responsible for the…

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Lagos backpedals, reviews land use charge downwards
March 15, 2018
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Governor Ambode of Lagos State The Lagos State Government on Thursday buckled under pressure, reducing all levies for its new Land Use Charge (LUC) that had attracted public outcry in the state. The reduction came two days after the Ikeja branch of the Nigeria Bar Association in Lagos marched against the new law, with its chairman, Mr Adeshina Ogunlana, describing the protest as a clear no to oppressive tax regime in Lagos State. The Committee for Defence of Human…

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SUSPECT WHO STABBED WITNESS IN COURT, SHOT DEAD
March 15, 2018
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  A gang member on trial was shot dead when he launched himself onto a witness in an attempt to stab him. Siale Angilau, a member of the Tongan Crips gang, was filmed grabbing a pen or pencil before running towards the witness, another gang member. Court footage shows the witness sinking out of the way before a US Marshal shot Angilau, 25, four times. The clip of the incident that took place in 2014 has only now been…

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