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Judge Ekaette Obot jails lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, for complaining about presence of armed men in court [VIDEO]
Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Ekaette Obot on Monday angrily and abruptly sent human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong to prison for one month after raising observation about the unusual presence of armed police officers in court.
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Buhari government now pays more for petrol subsidy than Nigeria makes from selling oil, gas — report
Subsidy or under-recovery is the shortfall for the underpriced sales of premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol. The cost is deducted from the federation account because Nigeria regulates petrol price and sells it at a cheaper rate for its citizens.
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BBNaija is demonic, Christians who watch it are bastards — Mummy GO
Critics of the show usually called for its ban, arguing that it is “anti-Christ and promotes immorality.”
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After killing many officers of the presidential Guards Brigade in Abuja, these are the next locations nationwide ISWAP slates attacks
There were strong indications on Tuesday that two terrorist groups, the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram, were planning to attack some states in the Northwest, Northcentral and Southwest. The PUNCH learnt that security agencies had got a security report that ISWAP and Boko Haram planned to attack…
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Insecurity: How Lawan averted impeachment move against Buhari
SENATORS, yesterday, put the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, in tight corner, following his refusal to allow open discussion on the recurring cases of insecurity with massive kidnapping, killings and wanton destruction of property by terrorists across the country. @goldmynetv gathered that at the commencement of plenary, senators…
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‘One Million Boys’: Headies deletes Portable from award nominees list over ‘criminal activities’
The organisers of The Headies have disqualified Habeem Okikiola, the controversial singer better known as Portable, from this year’s edition of its awards.
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DSS shared 44 intelligence reports before Kuje prison attack — deputy speaker
Idris Wase, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says the Department of State Services (DSS) shared 44 intelligence reports before the attack on the correctional facility in Kuje.
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NLC warns Buhari, threatens to join ASUU strike [VIDEOS]
Ayuba Wabba, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the union embarked on a two-day protest against the ongoing ASUU strike because it is directly affected.
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Buhari asks senate to confirm Olukayode Ariwoola as substantive CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Olukayode Ariwoola, the most senior justice of the supreme court, as the substantive chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).
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Lagos, Kano, Delta lead as INEC registers 11 million voters between June, July
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 11 million new applicants have completed their voter registration.