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SADIYA UMAR FAROUQ is facing prosecution by the EFCC, alongside BASHIR NURA ALKALI and SANI NAFIU MOHAMMED, over alleged criminal conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of public funds to the tune of One-Point-Three Million Dollars and Seven Hundred and Forty-Six-Point-Seven Million Naira.
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The NDLEA said TOPE OJO and TUNDE OLONISHAKIN won the bid for the six-floor hotel located in Victoria, Island Lagos, with a N5.9b bid.
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The suspected gunrunners were identified as EMMANUEL CHUKWUEMEKA, CLIFFORD BOLEYELEFA, AMADI PRINCEWILL, and AMADI FELIX CHIBUIKE, who were arrested in separate intelligence-led operations conducted in Bayelsa and Imo States.
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Justice BINTA NYAKO delivered the judgment in what could pass as the fastest terrorism trial in Nigerian history, which comes less than a month after the suspects were arrested by the Department of State Services on May 31, 2026.
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After months before the court, the trial judge on Thursday 11th June 2026 delivered his ruling on plea bargain terms filed by the prosecution and defence in the case.
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In view of the defendant’s ‘not guilty’ plea, Justice OSHODI ordered the remand the defendant in EFCC custody, pending her scheduled arraignment before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for another alleged fraud case.
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MATT WIEBE's presentation "Law as Business, Law as Justice: Profitability, Ethics and Human Rights in a Changing World" was the highlight of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Law Week celebration of the Nigerian Bar Association, Eti-Osa Branch, held in Victoria Island.
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Members of the NBA Eti-Osa Branch, famed as the Coastline Bar, ignored unfavourable weather, with threats of rainfall on Saturday morning, and trooped out in their numbers for the Health Walk. Clad in branded shirts provided by one of the Law Week sponsors, Leemaz Computers & Homes, the participants
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Outlining details of the Law Week events, beginning with a news conference at the Lagos State High Court, Eti-Osa Judicial Division, the NBA Branch Chairman, OLANREWAJU OBADINA, said the theme reflects the realities confronting legal practitioners globally.
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However, Justice EMEKA NWITE discharged and acquitted the fifth defendant, MOMOH OTUHO ABUBAKAR, 47, after finding insufficient evidence linking him to the terrorist attack.
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The Eti-Osa Branch Chairman also said there would be a session that would bring together real estate stakeholders to discuss trends and challenges, including the rising cost of rent and the rising cost of processing land and property transactions in Lagos State.
During the arraignment, the prosecution counsel, JUBRIL KAREEM, told Justice OLAWALE ALEBIOSU that the defendant beat RAMON IMAM to death, and also attempted to murder one SAMUEL OMALE by beating him with fist blows.
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Justice JOYCE ABDULMALIK also admitted the DSS investigation report as Exhibit A, despite an objection by the defence counsel, SAM AMADI, who informed the court the defence had not been served with the investigation report and other documents sought to be tendered by the prosecution.
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"The news of Her Lordship’s transition came as a painful and devastating loss not only to the Judiciary of Lagos State but also to the entire legal profession and all who had the privilege of encountering her exceptional character, wisdom, and service to humanity."
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EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate I, Ikoyi alleged that the self-styled relationship therapist defrauded one IFEYINWA NONYE OKOYE under the false pretence of leasing a six-bedroom detached duplex in Lekki, Lagos State.
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61-year-old Prof NKECHY EZEH committed the crime through a nonprofit known as Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, funded by US federal programmes, the Department of Education, and private donors.
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The NBA spokesman noted that the 2026 Law Week celebration would go down as a “historic convergence of legal minds and policymakers”, stressing that it was already generating significant public and institutional interest both locally and internationally.
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According to SERAP and NGE, “the right to freedom of expression includes not only factual reporting but also opinions, commentary, and analysis. Journalism without opinion is neither practical nor democratic.”
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SERAP had alleged that the DSS operatives invaded their Abuja office, and harassed and assaulted their workers, while the DSS maintained that the operatives were on a routine visit to acquaint themselves with the new leadership of the organisation.
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The fresh lawsuit is seeking an order of mandamus compelling the police to conduct a thorough, diligent, and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death in September 2023.
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The Coroner’s Court was informed that hearing is suspended pending the outcome of a meeting between the State Attorney General and all parties involved, which is scheduled for May 12, 2026.
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The Inspector General of Police, OLATUNJI DISU, presented the findings and recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee to newsmen at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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The defendants are facing a thirteen-count charge bordering on treason, terrorism, and money laundering, alongside former Petroleum Minister, TIMIPRE SYLVA, who is currently at large.
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Court papers indicate that the defendants allegedly had prior knowledge of a planned treasonable act involving one Colonel MOHAMMED ALHASSAN MA’AJI and others but failed to alert authorities.
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The drug convicts, including seventy-five women, were awarded a combined jail term of two hundred and fifty-four years.
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The NNPP lawyers said the time for equivocation, hesitation, or administrative delay on the part of INEC has long elapsed, adding that continued refusal by the Commission to comply with subsisting court decisions amount to a direct affront to the authority of the Court of Appeal.
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Does the APC deserve our votes come 2027? Well, this author is certainly not going to make that mistake if things don't change soon.
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The doctrine of status quo ante bellum is not a mechanical time machine. It is an equitable principle aimed at preserving the subject matter of litigation, not destroying it. The critical question is: what exactly constituted the “status quo” worthy of preservation?
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CAS Director General MATTHIEU REEB said the court understands that teams and fans are eager to know the final decision, and it will ensure that arbitration proceedings are conducted as swiftly as possible.
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The Judge dismissed the claims that AISHA ACHIMUGU received the $13m as gifts through the bank accounts of Oceangate Engineering Company, as she never showed up in court to show cause why the funds should not be forfeited to the federal government.
