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POLITICS
ECOWAS Court Rejects Nigerian Politician’s Bid to Reclaim 2023 Presidential Mandate
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit filed by High Chief Ambrose Owuru challenging the outcome of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential…
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RELATIONSHIPS
ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria to End Prolonged Detention of Awaiting-Trial Inmates
ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to reform its prison system after ruling that prolonged detention and overcrowded correctional facilities violate the…
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RELATIONSHIPS
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Ex-Army GOC Otiki Over Missing N100m
The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Major General Hakeem Otiki, affirming…
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CRIME
EFCC Opposes Bail for Ex-NRC Finance Director in ₦2.04bn Fraud Trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday opposed the bail application of a former Director of Finance of…
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CRIME
Judge Queries Absence of Hospitalised Defendant in ₦247.5m Fraud
The trial of Titilayo Funmilayo Eboh over an alleged ₦247.5 million fraud suffered a setback on Friday after her absence…
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FEATURED
Goodluck Jonathan: 2027 Presidency Not a Computer Game” Amid Court Suit
Goodluck Jonathan: ‘2027 Presidency Not a Computer Game’ as Ex-President Urges Youths to Embrace Credible Elections Amid Court Suit
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CRIME
Court Rejects Bail, Orders Accelerated Trial in Alleged $1.5m Fraud Case
Judge Labels Defendant Flight Risk, Refuses Bail in $1.5m Fraud Trial
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EDITORIAL
Ten Years Forgotten: How a Lagos Man Was Lost in Nigeria’s Criminal Justice System
For nearly a decade, Ibrahim Usman existed in a legal limbo few citizens imagine possible in a constitutional democracy. He…
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CRIME
Emefiele Trial: Court Admits Co-Defendant’s Statement, Rejects Fresh EFCC Evidence
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has admitted in evidence the extrajudicial statements made by…
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CRIME
Nigerian Man Jailed 21 Months in U.S. Over $1.5m Fake Nursing Certificate Scam
A 55-year-old Nigerian national, Patrick Nwaokwu, has been sentenced to nearly two years in a United States federal prison for…
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