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Rivers Police Condemns Attack On Journalists, Commences Investigation.

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The Rivers State Police Commissioner has condemned the assault on journalists during a recent protest, confirming that an investigation is underway. SP Grace Iringe Koko, spokesperson for the Commissioner, stated that some personnel have been identified and are currently being questioned. The Police Commissioner emphasized the importance of journalists in promoting peace and development and assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that the matter would be handled seriously. “Upon the conclusion of the investigation, the findings and measures will be made public,” Koko said.

Edo State Government clears 12-year gratuity backlog for retirees.

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“After over a decade of delay, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has begun the long-awaited payment of gratuities owed since 2012, releasing ₦1 billion in the first phase. ‘This is just the beginning—we’re restoring dignity to our retirees,’ the Governor said, as pensioners welcomed the move with relief and gratitude.”

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Lagos Court orders Final Forfeiture of N13M to Government

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Lagos Court orders Final Forfeiture of N13M to Government Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 7, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N13m recovered from one Chinedu Chinedu Vincent Ezeudemba to the Federal Government. Ezeudemba had obtained the money from a victim by…

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Lagos Court Jails Man Three Months For Hawking New Naira Notes

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Lagos Court Jails Man Three Months for Hawking New Naira Notes The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Hammed Saka to three months imprisonment for hawking new Naira notes. He was jailed by Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting…

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Police Woman In Akwa Ibom Bags 3 Months Sentence For Contempt

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Police Woman In Akwa Ibom Bags 3 Months Sentence For Contempt Uko Okon, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State High Court, Abak Judicial Division, committed a Police Officer, Mrs Juliet Attah, to three months imprisonment on Thursday for disobeying a Court order to produce a tricycle she seized from a tricyclist, Mr Elijah Alphonsus Akpan, in…

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Court Gives 18 Years Jail Term To 5 Men For Murder

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Court Gives 18 Years Jail Term To 5 Men For Murder. A Lagos High Court has sentenced five men to 18 years imprisonment for murder. Justice Oyidamola Ogala sentenced Imuriana Muhammed, Ogbole Muhammed, Yahaya Sefiyanu, Haruna Suleiman, and Gambo Dauda Ogah to 18 years following their plea bargain agreement on a five-count amended charge bordering…

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Alleged 76bn, $31.5m Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Ex-AMCON MD, Ahmed Kuru, Four Others In Lagos

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Alleged 76bn, $31.5m Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Ex-AMCON MD, Ahmed Kuru, Four Others in Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Omokaro, a former Assistant General Manager, Treasury, Union Bank of Nigeria, in the trial of a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of…

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Court Reserves Judgement In Obasa’s Suit Challenging Removal As Lagos Speaker

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Court reserves judgment in Obasa’s suit challenging removal as Lagos Speaker Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has reserved judgment in the suit filed by reinstated Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, challenging the legality of the January 13, 2025, proceedings that led to his initial removal. The judge reserved judgement after hearing arguments…

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Court Restrict Dantata Travel Movement Over Alleged N350M Fraud Trail

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Court Restrict Dantata Travel Movement Over Alleged N350M Fraud Trail. Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Special Offences Court Ikeja has refused an application to release the international passport of a 35-year-old woman, Rukayya Saadina Dantata, standing trial over alleged N350 million. The judge, while ruling on her application for a passport to travel on medical…

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Court Orders Oba Otudeko To Appear For Arraignment For Alleged N12.3bn Fraud

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Court Orders Oba Otudeko to Appear for Arraignment for Alleged N12.3bn Fraud Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 17, 2025, ordered Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N12.3b fraud brought against him by the Economic and…