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Why We Need Special Courts for Electoral Crimes – INEC Chair
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called for the urgent establishment of an Electoral Offences Tribunal to...
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Courts remand 29 Chinese, 10 Filipinos, Others In Ikoyi, Kirikiri Prisons Over Alleged Fraud
No fewer than 29 Chinese, 10 Filipinos and three others have been remanded in the Ikoyi and Kirikiri Correctional Centres of Lagos State. The Federal...
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Nnamdi Kanu: I Don’t Expect Justice in Abuja Courts
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed his lack of confidence in obtaining justice from the courts in...
Culture
They Are Not Criminal Courts: MURIC Clears the Air on Southwest Shariah Panels
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has disclosed that Shariah arbitration panels exist in all six states of Nigeria's Southwest region. However, these panels, which...
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Labour Party Crisis Deepens: Caretaker Committee Slams Court’s Decision on Abure
The ongoing leadership crisis within the Labour Party has taken another dramatic turn, with the party’s 29-member Caretaker Committee, appointed by top party figures...
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Nigerian Airports to Launch Mobile Courts to Tackle Unruly Passengers
In a bold move to curb the rising menace of unruly passenger behaviour at Nigerian airports, the aviation authorities have revealed plans to establish...
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Defilement Case: Lagos Challenges Appeal Court’s Release of Popular Lagos Doctor
The Lagos State Government has vowed to challenge the recent decision of the Court of Appeal that overturned the conviction of Dr. Femi Olaleye,...
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ICPC to Revive 15-Year-Old Corruption Cases Abandoned in Courts
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has pledged to breathe new life into corruption cases that have been abandoned in...