Category: Judicial
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UK-FUNDED SPRiNG & NJI SUPERCHARGE WOMEN, PEACE, SECURITY IN NIGERIA’S COURTS
Nigeria’s justice system just got a powerhouse boost! The UK-funded Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) programme teamed up with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) for a game-changing workshop in Abuja, embedding Women, Peace and Security (WPS) principles right into judicial training and processes nationwide. SPRiNG Team Lead Dr. Ukoha Ukiwo hailed Nigeria’s fresh…
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REPS LAUNCH URGENT PROBE INTO TAX REFORM GAZETTE SCANDAL – PROMISE SWIFT FIX
Nigeria’s lawmakers aren’t messing around! The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on alleged discrepancies in the Tax Reform Acts just vowed a lightning-fast, no-stone-unturned investigation after spotting fishy differences between what the National Assembly passed and the official gazetted versions – a potential bombshell that could shake public trust in the entire lawmaking process.…
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SHEIKH GUMI HEADS TO COURT OVER SHOCKING FACEBOOK THREAT SCANDAL
Kaduna’s fiery Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi isn’t taking any chances – he’s stormed a Chief Magistrate Court demanding summons for two Facebook posters, George Udom and Bello Isiaka, over wild claims they pinned on him! Gumi alleges the duo dropped a “Breaking News” bomb Tuesday morning, slapping his photo next to a threat to…
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NFVCB URGES TITLE TWEAK FOR ‘A VERY DIRTY CHRISTMAS’ AMID CAN BACKLASH
NFVCB boss Dr Shaibu Husseini bowed to Christian Association of Nigeria uproar Friday, formally asking Ini Edo’s producers to rename the Dec 16 cinema hit “A Very Dirty Christmas” slamming its “dirty” tag on sacred yuletide as a faith-mocking slight, despite greenlighting the family drama’s gritty plot of buried secrets exploding holiday reunions. Husseini defended…
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DSP SUICIDE SHOCKER: COP BLOWS OWN HEAD OFF AMIDST ARMS THEFT PROBE
Niger Police confirmed Friday a bombshell tragedy: DSP Abdullahi Isah, 12PMF Minna’s armoury boss, shot himself dead Tuesday during a routine gun audit after his Dec 15 arrest for shady ammo deals—right as discrepancies exposed 13 missing AK-47s and 2,000+ rounds fueling bandit sales in Shiroro’s Erena hood. Spokesman SP Abiodun Wasiu detailed the 2:30pm…
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SENATE GREENLIGHTS SAIDU MOHAMMED, ORITSEMEYIWA EYESAN AS OIL REG WATCHDOG BOSSES
The Senate gave a unanimous thumbs-up Friday to President Tinubu’s picks, confirming Saidu Mohammed as NMDPRA CEO and Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as NUPRC head—unlocking fresh leadership for Nigeria’s midstream/downstream and upstream petroleum regs under the 2021 PIA for five-year terms packed with promise. Joint Petroleum Committee chair Sen Kawu Sumaila detailed the grilling sessions that vetted…
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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…
