53 h. ago Brazilian lawmakers close to curbing Indigenous land rights limit

Brazilian lawmakers are advancing a constitutional amendment to limit Indigenous land rights, despite a Supreme Court ruling and expert climate warnings. Read More: https://punchng.com/brazilian-lawmakers-close-to-curbing-indigenous-land-rights-limit/

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6 d. ago LG fund: Osun PDP gov candidate hails S’Court ruling, warns against violence

Osun PDP governorship candidate Adedamola Adebayo hails the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Osun LG fund, urging members to celebrate peacefully. Read More: https://punchng.com/lg-fund-osun-pdp-gov-candidate-hails-scourt-ruling-warns-against-violence/

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7 d. ago Yakubu’s Ambassadorial Nomination ‘Terrible Optics’ For Tinubu Administration — Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the nomination of the immediate-past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (EFCC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as Ambassador by President Bola Tinubu, has presented a ‘terrible optics’ for the administration, which, according to him, was already battling with credibility issues. LEADERSHIP reports that the Presidency had at […]

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8 d. ago 27 siezed houses: Court warns EFCC chairman over disobedience of order

A Federal High Court warns the EFCC chairman of contempt for failing to obey its judgment directing the immediate release of 27 wrongly seized houses. Read More: https://punchng.com/27-siezed-houses-court-warns-efcc-chairman-over-disobedience-of-order/

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9 d. ago Court Warns Sowore, Threatens Bail Revocation Over Alleged Defamatory Social Media Posts

A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned politician and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, against making further public statements considered detrimental to national peace and security on social media. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Mohammed Umar cautioned that the court would not hesitate to revoke Sowore’s bail if he repeated such actions. The […]

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2 w. ago Sylva Seeks New Date To Appear Before EFCC Over Alleged $14.8m Fraud Case

A former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), requesting the anti-graft agency to fix a new date for him to appear over an ongoing investigation into allegation of $14.8million fraud. Sylva, in a letter he personally signed and addressed to the EFCC Chairman, […]

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2 w. ago Alleged $1bn NestOil Debt: First Bank, Access Bank, Zenith Bank MDs risk imprisonment over disobedience of court order

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued stern warnings to three major financial institutions, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Access Bank Plc, and Zenith Bank Plc, placing their Managing Directors on notice that they could face imprisonment for allegedly disobeying a subsisting court order. The warnings were contained in a series of Form 48 […]

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2 w. ago Alleged $1bn NestOil Debt Claim: First Bank, Access Bank, Zenith Bank MDs Risk Imprisonment Over Disobedience Of Court Order

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued stern warnings to three major financial institutions, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Access Bank Plc, and Zenith Bank Plc, placing their Managing Directors on notice that they could face imprisonment for allegedly disobeying a subsisting court order. The warnings were contained in a series of Form 48 […]

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3 w. ago Wike faults contractor over delayed completion of Judges’ quarters

(FCT) Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of work at the ongoing Judges’ Quarters and Court of Appeal complex in Daki Biyu, Jabi, Abuja, warning that the contractor is unlikely to meet the revised December completion deadline.

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