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Sharing formula will change to production formula for states, says Peter Obi
January 11, 2023
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Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential standard bearer of Labour Party. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and two-term governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, recently visited Akwa Ibom State for his campaign. Speaking with newsmen before the campaign rally, he revealed his plans for Nigeria if elected president of Nigeria next month including the development of the Niger Delta region, and making Nigeria as a country to work again. We are talking about how we…

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CAC denies registering Wickedness Association of Nigeria
January 11, 2023
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By Advocatenewsng.com THE Corporate Affairs Commission has dismissed a claim making rounds that it registered “Wickedness Association” as a business entity. Reacting to the viral “certificate of registration” containing the name of the business and the date it was registered as December 24, 2022, with registration number: BN 74101,  the Commission described it as forged. In a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday and e-signed, the Commission said, “the name and object of the ‘association’ offend the provisions…

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Buhari begs NASS to approve CBN’s N22.7tr loan to FG as he signs N21.83tr 2023 budget
January 3, 2023
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President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria. By Advocatenewsng.com PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to reconsider its position on his request to pay an outstanding N22.7 trillion to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He made the appeal on Tuesday when he signed the 2023 budget into law. The money, he had said, was taken by the federal government from the apex bank and it is the balance accumulated for over 10 years. PREMIUM TIMES reported how senators disagreed…

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How Lagos cop killed my 7-month pregnant wife – Lawyer’s husband
December 27, 2022
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Late Bolanle Raheem and killer cop, Drambi Vandi • Killer policeman 33 years in service, Atiku, Sanwo-Olu, NBA fume By Advocatenewsng.com Gbenga Raheem, the husband of a female lawyer, Omobolanle, who was shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, has narrated how his wife was killed. Gbenga spoke on Monday when sympathisers visited his house in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro had exclusively reported that Omobolanle was coming from an eatery with some…

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Court sacks ADC’s chair, Ralph Nwosu, NWC
December 22, 2022
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Sacked ADC chairman, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu. By Advocatenewsng.comA Federal High Court, Abuja, sitting before Justice Binta Nyako, today delivered judgment in favour of Kinglsey Temitope Ogga and other plaintiffs in suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/1541/2022, and barred the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu from extending Nwosu’s tenure of office after it expired going by the extant provisions of the ADC Constitution. The court held that the party was bound by the extant provisions of its Constitution…

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Alleged terrorism financing: Court stops DSS from arresting CBN governor
December 20, 2022
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CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected the suit filed by the Department of State Services to arrest governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele over terrorism financing charges. The Chief judge described the suit as an illegal operation and plot to deceive the court into granting a frivolous order to help them arrest and deprive an innocent man of his personal liberty. Delivering…

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Agbakoba goes to court to stop EFCC from overstepping bounds of its powers
December 20, 2022
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Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN. By Advocatenewsng.com A former Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) president and a human rights and social crusader, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has proceeded to the court to seek interpretation of the scope of the powers conferred on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) as espoused in the Act that established it. Agbakoba said he was worried with the recent moves by the anti-graft agency to oversight the Government of Kogi State over what it alleged…

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Appeal Court affirms Sen Bassey Otu as APC governorship candidate for C’River State
December 17, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.comTHE Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal has delivered judgment in appeal No. CA/C/337/22 filed by Senator John Owan Enoh against the APC, INEC and Senator Bassey Otu. The court affirmed Senator Prince Bassey E. Otu as the authentic APC governorship candidate for the upcoming 2023 general elections. In a unanimous decision on the appeal filed and argued for the appellant by Chief Awa Kalu, SAN and opposed and argued by Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, for Senator…

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Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak to officiate World Cup final between Argentina, France
December 15, 2022
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Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak. By Advocatenewsng.com A Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak, has been chosen to oversee the Qatar 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France on Sunday. According to Sports Center, FIfA referee chairman, Pierluigi Collina has picked Marciniak as the man for the tournament’s big match. That is after the 41-year-old’s strong performances refereeing both finalists in the World Cup’s earlier stages. The Polish referee officiated France’s 2-1 win over Denmark in the group stage. Marciniak also called Argentina’s 2-1…

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Blasphemy: Court sentences Kano cleric to death
December 15, 2022
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The Cleric, Nasiru Kabara. By Advocatenewsng.com A Kano Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu, Kano State, on Thursday, sentenced to death by hanging an Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, who was charged with blasphemy. The judge, Ibrahim Yola, delivered the judgement in a court session that lasted over two hours. The court also banned radio and television stations from broadcasting works produced by the cleric. Similarly, the judge ordered the state government to confiscate the two mosques belonging…

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