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Buhari not in charge of governance – Babachir Lawal

February 3, 2023

President Buhari of Nigeria. By Advocatenwsng.com A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said that there is no government without an inner caucus, and that governance is out of the hands of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Lawal said this when he appeared on Channels Television’s “The Verdict 2023”, on Friday night. Speaking about the state of governance of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Lawal said things were out of the hands of the President….

Two ex-SARS officers bag death sentence for murder

February 3, 2023

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By Advocatenewsng.com A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, two former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad for extra-judicial killing. Recall that five members of the SARS team, ASP Samuel Chigbu, Shedrack Ibibo, Magus Awuri, Ogoligo, and Olisa Emeka were standing trial for killing Michael Akor and Michael Igwe, while in their custody for allegedly stealing recharge cards in Oyigbo, Oyigbo Local Government Area in 2015. But ASP Samuel Chigbu and…

EFCC arrests Yoruba actress for abusing new naira notes at Lagos party, takes custody of Range Rover, iPhone, to face prosecution

February 3, 2023

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Actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it will arraign one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and cosmetologist, arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, for allegedly tampering with the new naira notes. EFCC operatives also seized a Range Rover and iPhone belonging to the actress, as items recovered from her. This was as operatives of the Lagos zonal command of the EFCC commenced investigation into…

Court of Appeal okays ex-AGF’s trial after refunding N6.4b

February 1, 2023

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Mr. Jonah Otunla. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Court of Appeal, Abuja, has set aside the judgment of a lower court barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from initiating either civil or criminal proceedings against a former Accountant General of the Federation, Jonah Otunla. According to the EFCC, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, in a judgment, marked CA/A/657/2021, on Monday, January 30, 2023, held that Otunla failed to prove that there was actually a non-prosecution agreement between…

Economic hardship in Nigeria: Inflation or Emefieletion?

February 1, 2023

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Dr. Oludare. POLITICAL OPINION.By Marindoti Oludare FOR the past eight years, Nigeria has been on a rollercoaster ride of economic uncertainty. Prices have risen astronomically and the people’s purchasing power had dipped dramatically. One should not be remiss to mention that owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, prices have significantly gone up globally. However, this pales in comparison to the rate of hike in price in Nigeria since 2014. We all know that…

IPOB’s lawyer laments Kanu’s life-threatening condition in DSS detention facility

January 31, 2023

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IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, before his present predicament. By Advocatenewsng.com COUNSEL for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has raised concern over the denial of adequate medical attention to his client and leader of the IPOB group, Nnamdi Kanu. In a letter dated January 30, the lawyer revealed that the DSS has no adequate medical facilities to treat Kanu’s worsening health condition or care for his left eardrum which was badly affected following his ordeal in the hands…

Reps approve Buhari’s request to borrow another N1 trillion from CBN

January 31, 2023

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House of Representatives in session. By Advocatenewsng.com THE House of Representatives has approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to secure an additional N1 trillion loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to fund the 2022 supplementary budget. The CBN has already violated its enabling law by loaning the federal government more than the approved limit, PREMIUM TIMES reported. This did not, however, deter the lawmakers from approving the fresh loan from the Central Bank. Also, the House…

Osun tribunal judgment: APC presented incomplete BVAS report – Ex-INEC director

January 30, 2023

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Ex-Gov Gboyega Oyetola and Governor Ademola Adeleke. By Advocatenewsng.com A former Director of Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, has thrown more light on the election petitions tribunal judgment that sacked Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the 2022 governorship election in the state. The Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal had on Friday ruled and nullified the election of Adeleke and directed INEC to withdraw his certificate of…

Court sentences Amadi to 18 months jail term for N2.9b fraud, liquidates IDID Nig Ltd

January 30, 2023

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The convict, Kenneth Amadi. By Advocatenewsng.com A Federal High Court, Lagos sitting before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Alagoa today convicted and sentenced a businessman, Kenneth Amadi, the chief executive officer (CEO) IDID Nigeria Limited, to 18 months imprisonment over fraud of N2.4 billion. The judge arrived at the decision after finding him guilty of counts 4 and 5 of the criminal charge made against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), through the office of the Attorney General of the…

Confusion as INEC BVAS fails in Osun, Adeleke loses again, tribunal faults umpire over over-voting

January 28, 2023

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Governor Adeleke heads to Appeal Court. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) which worked in Anambra to produce Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Edo, to produce Godwin Obaseki, Ekiti, to produce Biodun Oyebanji, eventually failed in Osun to produce Governor Ademola Adeleke as a clear winner of the election, since the election tribunal has voided his mandate, attributing it to over-voting in nine local government areas which INEC allegedly failed to acknowledge before announcing the final result of the…

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Buhari not in charge of governance – Babachir Lawal

Two ex-SARS officers bag death sentence for murder

EFCC arrests Yoruba actress for abusing new naira notes at Lagos party, takes custody of Range Rover, iPhone, to face prosecution

Court of Appeal okays ex-AGF’s trial after refunding N6.4b

Economic hardship in Nigeria: Inflation or Emefieletion?

IPOB’s lawyer laments Kanu’s life-threatening condition in DSS detention facility

Reps approve Buhari’s request to borrow another N1 trillion from CBN

Osun tribunal judgment: APC presented incomplete BVAS report – Ex-INEC director

Court sentences Amadi to 18 months jail term for N2.9b fraud, liquidates IDID Nig Ltd

Confusion as INEC BVAS fails in Osun, Adeleke loses again, tribunal faults umpire over over-voting

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