Category: Judicial
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TINUBU GEARS UP FOR N54.46T 2026 BUDGET BASH AT NASS TOMORROW
President Bola Tinubu shot a formal letter Thursday to the House of Reps, snagging the noon slot on Friday Dec 19 for a high-stakes joint National Assembly address to unveil the whopping 2026 Appropriation Bill—packing naira 54.46 trillion in projected spending to supercharge his Renewed Hope agenda amid economic headwinds. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read the…
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PM VOWS IRON-FIST HATE LAWS AFTER SYDNEY JEWISH FESTIVAL BLOODBATH
Aussie PM Anthony Albanese owned up to gaps in fighting anti-Semitism Thursday in Canberra, slamming down tough new laws post-Sydney’s horrific Hanukkah terror shootout that killed 15 mostly Jewish revelers at Bondi Beach—vowing to crush hate-spreaders, radicals and immigration dodgers fueling division. Days after two IS-linked gunmen—one shot dead, the other 24-year-old nabbed with explosives,…
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FCDA BULLDOZES ABUJA ESTATE DESPITE ACTIVE COURT ORDER
Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) crews, backed by police and NSCDC, razed multi-million naira buildings at River Park Estate in Abuja Wednesday—blatantly ignoring a September 17 court injunction from Justice Mohammed Zubairu that froze all actions pending a suit over ownership disputes between Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd, Houses For Africa and FCT Minister/FCDA. Residents like Emmanuel…
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REPS ORDER UNI ABUJA VC TO BUST ALLEGED HOSTEL RACKETEERING SCAM
House Committee on University Education chair Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) dropped a bombshell directive Tuesday to new University of Abuja VC Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi: launch a full probe into rampant accommodation racketeering where shady middlemen snatch hostels and flip them at 500% markups—leaving students, especially female ones, exposed to dangers and chaos. During an oversight visit…
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SUPREME COURT RULING BACKS TINUBU’S RIVERS EMERGENCY MOVE—AJULO HAILS WISDOM
Ondo AG Kayode Ajulo (SAN) is applauding the Supreme Court’s sharp 6-1 verdict affirming President Bola Tinubu’s Section 305 powers to declare emergencies and temporarily suspend officials like Rivers Gov Siminalayi Fubara—calling it a masterclass in federal balance that spotlights Nigeria’s constitutional tensions without greenlighting overreach. In his breakdown of the Adamawa AG & 10…
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IKEJA ELECTRIC SEEKS UNSEALING AFTER REGULATOR SHUTS HQ OVER CUSTOMER-RIGHTS DISPUTE
Ikeja Electric says it is working closely with regulators to fix a long-running customer complaint after consumer-protection officials sealed its Alausa headquarters over alleged rights violations and failure to obey earlier directives. Head of Corporate Communications, Kingsley Okotie, told NAN the company is a “responsible, law‑abiding” operator engaging all parties—including the affected customer—to implement every…
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EX-MINISTER NGIGE REMANDED OVER N2.2BN FRAUD CHARGES
Former Labour Minister and ex-Anambra Governor Chris Ngige faced a dramatic Friday court showdown in Abuja, where an High Court judge ordered his remand at Kuje Prison pending bail hearing after EFCC hit him with eight counts of fraud and bribery tied to his Buhari-era tenure. Prosecutors accused Ngige of dishing out juicy NSITF contracts…
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SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TINUBU PARDON, UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MARYAM SANDA
The Supreme Court dropped a bombshell Friday, slapping down President Bola Tinubu’s recent pardon and reinstating the death-by-hanging sentence for housewife Maryam Sanda, convicted of killing her husband Bilyaminu Bello in a 2020 domestic brawl. Justice Moore Adumein led the 4-1 ruling, saying prosecutors nailed the culpable homicide case beyond doubt, the Court of Appeal…
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PDP VOWS LEGAL BATTLE TO RECLAIM RIVERS MANDATES FROM DEFECTING LAWMAKERS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is gearing up for court action to snatch back mandates from Rivers State lawmakers who ditched the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling their flip-flop a blatant betrayal of voters. National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong blasted the assembly members as political puppets dancing to their “paymaster and demigod’s”…
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COURT JAILS MAN FOR FIVE YEARS FOR SLITTING THROAT IN STREET ATTACK
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdullateef Yakub to five years behind bars after finding him guilty of attempting to kill Abubakar Babatunde by slitting his throat during a violent incident at Shao Garage on December 26, 2023. Justice I. Olawoyin, after hearing compelling accounts from the victim and other witnesses, ruled…
