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ICPC uncovers N49.9bn ‘ghost’ workers’ salaries
September 15, 2022
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Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye. THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Thursday opened up that the N13.59trillion 2021 budget was padded by the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, with duplicated projects worth N300b. The ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, during an interface with the Senate Committee on Finance, also disclosed that projects duplication worth N100billion were also inserted into the N17.12 trillion 2022 budget by some MDAs asides…

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King Charles III appears to signal an end to climate change activism
September 9, 2022
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King Charles 111. By Advocatenewsng.com. OUTSPOKEN about the “existential” threat posed by climate change when he was Prince of Wales, King Charles III on Friday seemed to signal an effective end to his decades-long public advocacy for lowering greenhouse gas emissions, which are warming global temperatures. In his first speech as king, Charles pledged to uphold the constitutional principles that kept the sovereign, including his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, from weighing in on what could be seen as…

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Court of Appeal at 45: A spotlight towards enhanced judicial prowess
September 9, 2022
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Justice Monica Bolna-an Dongban-Mensem, President, Court of Appeal, Nigeria. LEGAL OPINION. By Barr Hafizu Isah. WHEN the Federal Court of Appeal was established in 1976 following Decree (now Cap. C36 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004) the aim was to help lighten the burden of the Supreme Court. In other words, it came to serve as a bridge between the Lower Courts and the Apex Court. Owing to the 31st December, 1983 Military Intervention and the promulgation of…

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Queen Elizabeth takes eternal rest after 96 years on earth
September 8, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of the United Kingdom and head of the Commonwealth, has proceeded to the eternal reals of existence at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has just announced. The queen passed on Thursday as members of her immediate family rushed to her side, including her son and heir, Prince Charles. “The Queen passed on peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” the statement read. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this…

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Lawyer gets five years jail term for drug trafficking
September 6, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced a 26-year-old lawyer, Yetunde Sulaimon, to five years imprisonment for drug trafficking. Justice Daniel Osiagor handed down the sentence to the convict after she pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and unlawful export of 1.10 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa. Earlier, when the convict was arraigned, the prosecutor, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, had told the court that the convict, who resided around Aguda, Surulere area of Lagos, was arrested…

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CCTV exposes officers of Nigerian Civil Defence Corps extort millions of naira from independent oil marketers in Rivers
September 6, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. THE Rivers State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has accused some officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps of extorting its members in the state. The extortion is ongoing despite the disbandment of the anti-vandal unit of the Rivers State Command of the Corps. The state governor, Nyesom Wike, had accused personnel of the Corps of aiding and abetting vandals and oil thieves to carry out illegal activities in the…

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Wike vows to flog, crush PDP ‘small boys’
September 5, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. GOVERNOR of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, said he would not leave his political opponents for God, but he would deal with them himself. Wike said he would flog “the small boys.” Governor Wike spoke on Monday when he inaugurated the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, and the rehabilitated Aba- Owerri Road in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State. “God has given me what it…

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Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning as next British PM 
September 5, 2022
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British Prime Minister-elect, Liz Truss. By Advocatenewsng.com. LIZ Truss will become Britain’s next Prime Minister after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative Party on Monday, vowing to press ahead with promised tax cuts and action to tackle a deepening energy and cost of living crisis. After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive leadership contest, Truss, currently the foreign minister and the favourite to win, beat former finance minister Rishi Sunak in a vote of Conservative Party…

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AGA-Africa trains lawyers on Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets
September 4, 2022
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Participants at the AGA-Africa organised two-day training workshop for lawyers on Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets…… at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday last week. By Advocatenewsng.com. ATTORNEY General Alliance – Africa, a non-governmental, political or profit oriented organisation spread across the globe and working in partnership for justice has concluded a two-day training workshop for a select few privileged members of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) on the use of Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets. The aim, according…

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Fidelity Bank posts impressive H1 2022 results, as profits hit N25.1b, proposes 10k interim dividend per share
September 2, 2022
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MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe. By Advocatenewsng.com. ONE of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, has released its H1 2022 results recording a remarkable 21.6% growth in profit to N25.1billion as well as decent growth in most key ratios. According to the report released on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) on Tuesday, 30 August 2022, the bank grew Total Deposits by 13.1% YTD to N2,290.1b from N2,024.8bn in 2021FY, driven by double-digit growth in low-cost deposits. Low-cost…

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