51 h. ago Release £2.5bn for Ukraine or face court action, Starmer tells Abramovich

Keir Starmer demands Roman Abramovich release £2.5bn from the Chelsea sale for Ukraine aid, threatening court action if the frozen funds are not paid. Read More: https://punchng.com/release-2-5bn-for-ukraine-or-face-court-action-starmer-tells-abramovich/

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62 h. ago Ajaero, Sowore, Others Gather For Nationwide Protest Against Insecurity

There is also a deployment of security personnel on the ground, comprising the police, civil defence, and officials of the Department of State Service (DSS). The post Ajaero, Sowore, Others Gather For Nationwide Protest Against Insecurity appeared first on Channels Television.

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3 d. ago No Court Order Bars Enforcement Of Tinted Glass Permit Policy, Police Tell NBA

The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that no court order restrained it from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy, describing claims to the contrary as a misinterpretation of an existing court ruling. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while responding to questions from journalists over the Nigerian Bar […]

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6 d. ago My husband sent thugs to beat me, destroy my wares, woman tells court

A woman, Muibat, has dragged her husband, Alli, before Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking that it dissolve their wedlock on the grounds that he was irresponsible, a drunk, gambler and in habit of threatening his life. Muibat stated that Alli constantly neglected her and their only child and failed […]

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1 week ago Alleged Defamation: Court Orders Substituted Service On Wike

Fixes March 24 for hearing     A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gwarinpa, on Tuesday, ordered a substituted service of court processes on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, in a N40 billion defamation suit. Justice M. A. Hassan, who issued the order while ruling on an […]

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1 week ago Oyo govt pledges support as OCHS Ibadan 89 set moves to develop alma mater

The 1989 set of Oke-Bola Comprehensive High School, Ibadan, Old Students Association, has begun move to upgrade its alma mater with the renovation of classrooms, staff office, students’ and staff toilets and provision of water source and tank. Speaking during the inauguration of the projects and reunion of the old students held on the school […]

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1 week ago Alleged Sexual Harassment: Akpabio Has Filed ₦200b Defamation Suit Against Me — Sen. Natasha

In February, Akpoti-Uduaghan, in an interview, alleged that the Senate president made sexual advances at her in his office and residence in Akwa Ibom. The post Alleged Sexual Harassment: Akpabio Has Filed ₦200b Defamation Suit Against Me — Sen. Natasha appeared first on Channels Television.

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1 week ago I provide four square meals a day for my wife, man tells court

An commercial mototrcyclist, Malam Isma’il Abubakar, has told a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, that he provides ‘four square meals’ for his wife every day. Isma’il made this known while responding to his wife, Zainab Saleh’s allegations that he does not provide food for her. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), […]

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2 w. ago FG disburses N3.7bn to 2,000 tertiary institution staff under TISSF scheme

The Federal Government has commenced the roll out of the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF), with the successful disbursement read more FG disburses N3.7bn to 2,000 tertiary institution staff under TISSF scheme

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2 w. ago Alleged defamation: DSS arraigns Sowore for inciting public against Tinubu

The secret police instructed him to take down the posts, an order the activist refused to obey, leading to the initiation of the legal proceedings against him and X. Incorporation and Meta (Facebook) on a five-count charge bordering on alleged violations of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act, 2024 and the Criminal Code Act. 

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2 w. 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 Alleged Defamation: Court Grants FG’s Request To Shift Natasha’s Trial To February 23

Natasha is facing a criminal defamation charge over claims that Senate President and former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello plotted to kill her. The post Alleged Defamation: Court Grants FG’s Request To Shift Natasha’s Trial To February 23 appeared first on Channels Television.

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2 w. ago $6bn Mambila Fraud: Obasanjo Promises To Testify, Witness Tells Court

A Third Prosecution Witness (PW3) in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, that former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, expressed his desire to make himself available to testify in any court or forum regarding […]

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2 w. ago Alleged defamation: Court adjourns hearing Natasha Akpoti’s preliminary objection to Feb 2026

Justice Chizoba Oji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Maitama, Abuja, today adjourned the hearing of the preliminary objection raised by the senator representing Kogi Central in the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in her trial for alleged defamation...

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2 w. ago Court Adjourns Natasha’s Alleged Criminal Defamation Trial To 2026

Justice Chizoba Oji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama, has granted the request of the federal government to fix further hearing in the alleged criminal defamation charge brought against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation to 2026. When the case came […]

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2 w. ago Fear Of Bandit Attacks Forces Local Government Workers Out Of Duty Posts

Renewed surge in bandit attacks in rural communities across the country has forced hundreds of local government workers to abandon their duty posts. LEADERSHIP Weekend learnt that primary schools, health centres and community development offices in several remote locations have been hit hardest, with entire staff abandoning their posts in communities repeatedly targeted by gunmen. […]

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3 w. ago Alleged N76bn, $31.5m fraud: Three Arik Air jets stripped of vital parts under ex

The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada, was on Friday told that three aircraft belonging to Arik Air Nigeria Limited were allegedly stripped of critical components while under the management of...

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3 w. ago Tukur Mamu was allocated N50m from Abuja–Kaduna ransom – DSS witness tells court

A Department of State Services (DSS) investigator on Tuesday told a federal high court in Abuja that Tukur Mamu, publisher read more Tukur Mamu was allocated N50m from Abuja–Kaduna ransom – DSS witness tells court

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3 w. ago Publisher Mamu Not Mandated To Negotiate With Terrorists, Witness Tells Court

A witness of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that a Kaduna-based newspaper publisher, Tukur Mamu, standing trial over alleged terrorism funding was not at any time appointed by the federal government to negotiate with terrorists that attacked Abuja-Kaduna Train service in 2022. The witness, an […]

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3 w. ago How alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Mamu, got N50m for his efforts — DSS official tells Court

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, heard how alleged terrorists' negotiator, Tukur Mohammed Mamu was offered N50 million by the leader of a terrorists group for his efforts.

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