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Court dismisses state governors’ case against NFIU on regulation of LG spending

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Fresh from prison, Brazilian returnee rumbled at Port Harcourt airport for importing cocaine

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Supreme Court joins Speaker, AG, Rivers in Buhari, Malami’s suit against Section 84(12) of Electoral Act

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Supreme Court slates May 26 to hear Buhari, Malami’s suit against Section 84 (12) of Electoral Act

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Kanu is ill, Court denies IPOB leader

UPDATE: Court denies IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, bail

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Court awards Nnamdi Kanu

(BREAKING): Court strikes out FG’s new charges against Kanu

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Kanu is ill, Court denies IPOB leader

(BREAKING) FG amends charge against IPOB leader, Kanu, lists his lawyers as accomplices

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Deborah's suspected killer as foreigner, Sokoto police deny report identifying Deborah's suspected killer as foreigner, Deborah Samuel, Sokoto police deny report identifying Deborah's suspected killer as foreigner

Deborah: Suspects can’t be tried ‘for mere breach of public peace,’ says NBA

By Olakunle Maruf, Sunday Ejike and Michael Ovat
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NBA condemns murder of Deborah Yakubu

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Court slates July 22 to rule on EFCC’s application for transfer of Orji Kalu’s N7.1bn fraud trial to Lagos

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648 court cases instituted against Buhari since 2015 ― AGF

Supreme Court slates May 19 to hear Buhari, Malami’s suit on Section 84 (12)

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Octogenarian arraigned for allegedly defiling 4-year-old Court recovers N16.3m from convicted, Court dismisses case against Rev Fr Alia, Benue APC guber candidate, Court remands Prophet over member's son’s death in Ondo, Court orders INEC to resume voter registration exercise, Firm seeks N500m compensation from Abuja council for unlawful disengagement as revenue collector, Court stops Nigeria Air/Ethiopian Airline deal, Six suspected land thugs arrested, arraigned over attack on Lagos company, orders fresh one within 14 days, Two remanded in Enugu prisons for illegal sale of land, FG moves to, Court convicts 13 suspects for cyber-related crimes in Oyo, Court dismisses pro-Tinubu group's bid to stop certificate forgery case against APC presidential candidate, Court stops Kogi govt from closing down Dangote Cement, others, Court man jail assault,Three brothers, one other in court for allegedly assaulting Amotekun official, EFCC arraigns ex-Lagos, Couple docked for alleged $4m theft, Man in court, Court dismisses EFCC's, Court man jail defilement ,Court acquits man of attempted robbery charge, Court directs El-rufai to reinstate traders, Court remands teenager, Resume work immediately, Court sentences man, A high court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has sentenced a man, Lucky Godwin to death by hanging for stabbing a woman to death inside a hotel room in Abakaliki, the state capital., Court clears AIICO MD of stealing charges, Court orders BRT driver, Edo PDP crisis worsens as court recognises Obaseki's candidates, orders INEC to publish names, Dethroned Shangisha Baale jail ,presidential ticket to South-East, Kwara district head remanded , rule on FG’s suit against ASUU, Taraba PDP guber candidate, Court grants PDP request, Kwara Court remands 7 for stealing N40m worth of fish, Court stops sports minister, Court grants perpetual injunction restraining Gov Lalong from rebuilding burnt Jos market, Traditional ruler drags one to court over threat to his life in Imo, Court orders arrest of two for impersonation as traditional rulers in Ondo, Court grants bail to Benin palace secretary, four others , Court remands Benin palace secretary, chiefs over illegal demolition of houses, Court remands 23-year-old over alleged killing of his grandmother, Owo Poly staff, son in court for allegedly assaulting neighbour, Four suspected kidnappers remanded, importation of sugar unfortified, court discovers ghost workers, Court convicts man for destroying PDP billboard in Benue, certificate case against Tinubu, Court retrains Lagos Speaker, others from interfering with activities of House Service Commission Chairman, COTRIMCO Zone C tours Southwest judiciary, Alleged N30m fraud: Judge threatens couple with arrest warrant, suspended Accountant General to bail, adoption of addresses in suit against OGFZAA, 7-man robbery gang docked in Lagos, FGGC sexual molestation crisis, Court slaps N5m, Abia APC guber ticket: Appeal Court throws out Ogah's suit against Emenike, board composition of BEDC, Magistrate's absence stalls arraignment of retired NAF officer, Bilal over alleged threat to life, judge who dissolved marriage, Appeal Court adjourns suit, Release Ukpo’s biodata to Ekweremadu, Court restrains Kano govt, Plateau High Court sentences three to death over murder, Police arraigns 38 years old man, Alade Market construction: Company raises alarm on disobedience to court order, Court vindicates Warri chief, Court INEC from ending registration, use of Hijab in schools, Court remands blogger, Court remands man in Warri prison over alleged blackmail of Delta cleric, 5 Staff of Cheda, forgery felony in Ondo, Alleged sexual abuse, Court orders Lagos govt, Court permits landlord, My wife children frequently, PDP's suit against Buhari, 2023: Political appointees drag APC, INEC to court over disqualification threats, 60-year-old man, one other jailed in Ondo for forging late cocoa farmer signature, Senior lawyer sues AGF, Two ex-FIRS chiefs bag 5-year jail term each over income tax certificate forgery, court remands 28-year-old man, Unfreeze 18 frozen accounts belonging to lawyer, Court orders CBN Gov, Court sentences driver to five years imprisonment for stealing diesel, Suspected kidnapper remanded,, Man, 34, in court for allegedly attempting to strangle mother, Court quashes charge, Court dismisses APC's appeal on Akwa-Ibom party leadership tussle, Court remands apprentice , Court frees Ex-NNPC GMD, Court sentences father, Court convicts 73-year-old revenue, FCT designates special courts, After 33 years of marriage, man seeks divorce, says wife always beats him, Court declares seats of 20 Cross River lawmakers vacant for defecting from PDP to APC, pornography My wife My wife denies me sex, Ex-Chief of Air Staff of N66m , Court dismisses Deji of Akure suit, Ondo Judge withdraws from suit over bias allegations, Court strikes out bail granted, Court remands 15 suspected kidnappers at Abolongo correctional facility, Oyo, 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jailed for cybercrime in Kwara, Businessman bags life imprisonment for defiling, impregnating 14-year-old wife’s niece, Court restrains APC from swearing in Benue Chairman, Treasurer, Asst. Secretary-elect, Court sentences three to 17-yr, Court grants Saipem MD, Delta Chief Judge frees four awaiting trial inmates in Warri prison, raids on Justice Odili's residence, Elevation of Ibadan High, Court sentences welder to death by hanging for stabbing carpenter to death in Kogi, YIAGA calls for declaration, Court adjourns FG's

Court adjourns hearing in PDP’s suit against Buhari on Electoral Act till May 24

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NDLEA blocks Italy, Dubai-bound drugs in Lagos, seizes 203,879 Tramadol tabs in Abia, Kaduna, Yobe, Kogi raids

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Aggrieved retirees sue FG over alleged disparity in pension policy, FG inmates years Malami,FG inmates years Malami,Malami's memo to Buhari , implementation of 2020 Tripartite Agreement , How FG rescued steel industry, agreement to repatriate looted assets, Paris Club refund was inherited, $418m Paris Club refund, Malami s decision to shelve ambition , Malami’s absence stalls hearing , My tenure in office has not ended, Electoral Act amendment request, I didn't exonerate Kyari, Malami denies blaming judiciary, Why Buhari would not sign new electoral law, Malami, Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega road, Committee Chairman shields AGF , Insecurity: FG threatens to impose state of emergency in Anambra, deserving persons will be considered for presidential pardon, We will appeal N20bn, FG engages public

Malami’s decision to shelve governorship ambition demonstrates altruism, patriotism ― Aide

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Emefiele's absence stalls Reps probe on cash withdrawal limit policy, Reps set to , CBN to redesign, CBN raises benchmark interest rate to 15.5% at September MPC Meeting, Nigerians to start using USSD, Court strikes out Emefiele's suit, PDP blasts Emefiele, INEC honour court cummons, Emefieles resignation double standard, CBN releases N3.5bn rebate, Sale of forex to banks will end soon, CBN extends N23.20bn funding, Emefiele mulls IFC in Lagos, CBN to stop watch-listed, CBNNigeria Emefiele, banking cash open forex teller points, Emefiele financial operations, CBN leaves lending rate, CBN boosts poultry sector, CBN Special Bills, access N25billion facility, zero balance accounts, shipping companies, CBN, Export cargo, CBN wheat production, forex, companies, cbn Nigeria to end 2020 with $34.3bn, CBN, Maize, loan defaulters, n15 trillion, access CBN interventions

2023: AGF, INEC honour court summons in Emefiele’s case, as PDP, others join suit

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NHRC flags-off 2022 prison audit exercise, donates drugs to inmates

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Justice Odili bows out of Supreme Court, joins calls for restructuring 

Justice Odili bows out of Supreme Court, joins calls for restructuring 

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Octogenarian arraigned for allegedly defiling 4-year-old Court recovers N16.3m from convicted, Court dismisses case against Rev Fr Alia, Benue APC guber candidate, Court remands Prophet over member's son’s death in Ondo, Court orders INEC to resume voter registration exercise, Firm seeks N500m compensation from Abuja council for unlawful disengagement as revenue collector, Court stops Nigeria Air/Ethiopian Airline deal, Six suspected land thugs arrested, arraigned over attack on Lagos company, orders fresh one within 14 days, Two remanded in Enugu prisons for illegal sale of land, FG moves to, Court convicts 13 suspects for cyber-related crimes in Oyo, Court dismisses pro-Tinubu group's bid to stop certificate forgery case against APC presidential candidate, Court stops Kogi govt from closing down Dangote Cement, others, Court man jail assault,Three brothers, one other in court for allegedly assaulting Amotekun official, EFCC arraigns ex-Lagos, Couple docked for alleged $4m theft, Man in court, Court dismisses EFCC's, Court man jail defilement ,Court acquits man of attempted robbery charge, Court directs El-rufai to reinstate traders, Court remands teenager, Resume work immediately, Court sentences man, A high court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has sentenced a man, Lucky Godwin to death by hanging for stabbing a woman to death inside a hotel room in Abakaliki, the state capital., Court clears AIICO MD of stealing charges, Court orders BRT driver, Edo PDP crisis worsens as court recognises Obaseki's candidates, orders INEC to publish names, Dethroned Shangisha Baale jail ,presidential ticket to South-East, Kwara district head remanded , rule on FG’s suit against ASUU, Taraba PDP guber candidate, Court grants PDP request, Kwara Court remands 7 for stealing N40m worth of fish, Court stops sports minister, Court grants perpetual injunction restraining Gov Lalong from rebuilding burnt Jos market, Traditional ruler drags one to court over threat to his life in Imo, Court orders arrest of two for impersonation as traditional rulers in Ondo, Court grants bail to Benin palace secretary, four others , Court remands Benin palace secretary, chiefs over illegal demolition of houses, Court remands 23-year-old over alleged killing of his grandmother, Owo Poly staff, son in court for allegedly assaulting neighbour, Four suspected kidnappers remanded, importation of sugar unfortified, court discovers ghost workers, Court convicts man for destroying PDP billboard in Benue, certificate case against Tinubu, Court retrains Lagos Speaker, others from interfering with activities of House Service Commission Chairman, COTRIMCO Zone C tours Southwest judiciary, Alleged N30m fraud: Judge threatens couple with arrest warrant, suspended Accountant General to bail, adoption of addresses in suit against OGFZAA, 7-man robbery gang docked in Lagos, FGGC sexual molestation crisis, Court slaps N5m, Abia APC guber ticket: Appeal Court throws out Ogah's suit against Emenike, board composition of BEDC, Magistrate's absence stalls arraignment of retired NAF officer, Bilal over alleged threat to life, judge who dissolved marriage, Appeal Court adjourns suit, Release Ukpo’s biodata to Ekweremadu, Court restrains Kano govt, Plateau High Court sentences three to death over murder, Police arraigns 38 years old man, Alade Market construction: Company raises alarm on disobedience to court order, Court vindicates Warri chief, Court INEC from ending registration, use of Hijab in schools, Court remands blogger, Court remands man in Warri prison over alleged blackmail of Delta cleric, 5 Staff of Cheda, forgery felony in Ondo, Alleged sexual abuse, Court orders Lagos govt, Court permits landlord, My wife children frequently, PDP's suit against Buhari, 2023: Political appointees drag APC, INEC to court over disqualification threats, 60-year-old man, one other jailed in Ondo for forging late cocoa farmer signature, Senior lawyer sues AGF, Two ex-FIRS chiefs bag 5-year jail term each over income tax certificate forgery, court remands 28-year-old man, Unfreeze 18 frozen accounts belonging to lawyer, Court orders CBN Gov, Court sentences driver to five years imprisonment for stealing diesel, Suspected kidnapper remanded,, Man, 34, in court for allegedly attempting to strangle mother, Court quashes charge, Court dismisses APC's appeal on Akwa-Ibom party leadership tussle, Court remands apprentice , Court frees Ex-NNPC GMD, Court sentences father, Court convicts 73-year-old revenue, FCT designates special courts, After 33 years of marriage, man seeks divorce, says wife always beats him, Court declares seats of 20 Cross River lawmakers vacant for defecting from PDP to APC, pornography My wife My wife denies me sex, Ex-Chief of Air Staff of N66m , Court dismisses Deji of Akure suit, Ondo Judge withdraws from suit over bias allegations, Court strikes out bail granted, Court remands 15 suspected kidnappers at Abolongo correctional facility, Oyo, NICON: Court orders committal proceedings in person against AMCON MD, BPE DG, others, Court slates April 8 , Court remands job seeker , Anambra businesswoman drags cleric to court over alleged N4m fraud, judgement debt to Akwa Ibom , Court orders NNPC, Mobil to pay N82bn judgement debt to Akwa Ibom communities, Court discharges, Anambra court frees three murder suspects, sentences one to 21 years imprisonment, Don, 4 others arraigned over forgery of chieftaincy documents, constitution, Bayelsa Fixes LGA elections, elevation of Ibadan Baales/Mogajis, Court sentences two persons, Court sentences woman to nine years imprisonment for kidnapping 3-yr-old girl, Court adjourns sitting, suit by Aregbesola's loyalist, Court sentences sex offender to life imprisonment, Court sentences man to life imprisonment for impregnating daughter, Court remands Kunle Poly, 2 others over Idumota’s mayhem, Court bars FG from direct funding of Police from Federation Account, Spare parts seller, one other jailed for cybercrime in Kwara, Businessman bags life imprisonment for defiling, impregnating 14-year-old wife’s niece, Court restrains APC from swearing in Benue Chairman, Treasurer, Asst. Secretary-elect, Court sentences three to 17-yr, Court grants Saipem MD, Delta Chief Judge frees four awaiting trial inmates in Warri prison, raids on Justice Odili's residence, Elevation of Ibadan High, Court sentences welder to death by hanging for stabbing carpenter to death in Kogi, YIAGA calls for declaration, Court adjourns FG's

2023: Political appointees drag APC, INEC to court over disqualification threats

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Navy boosts NDLEA’s marine operations with boats, equipment

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Court restrains police from trespassing, arresting businessman over property, Bullying in Nigerian society must stop  ,Court lifts restraining order against Trucks Transit Parks MD, law students young lawyers ,Police arraign seven in connection with Osun first lady's attack, ​FG wins court case to be sole lottery regulator, court, Ogun court directs police to go after land grabbers, Threat to life: Court orders personal service on retired Air Force officer, nullification of section 84, Court remand hunters' president in correctional facility , Lagos Traditionalist, court, Ondo, Ondo monarch's qualification for throne

Appeal Court sets aside judgment voiding Section 84(12)

By Sunday Ejike and Tijani Adeyemi