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In 1954 Sir John Verity lost his job because he won an argument. It was in his ninth year in office as Chief Justice of colonial Nigeria. Sir John arrived Nigeria in October 1945 from the British Guyana, where he had served in a similar position since 1941. At the time, Nigeria was still a unitary system under colonial rule.
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Five years after her husband was executed in Saudi Arabia, Egyptian Noura Fouad is still seeking his remains, unable to lay his body to rest and pay her respects at his grave. "My husband had an unfair trial," the mother of three told AFP. He had been an upstanding man "trapped by traffickers", she added,…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a review on the transaction fees for automated teller machines (ATMs) to address the rising operational costs and enhance efficiency in the banking sector. A review of ATM transaction charges was last done in 2019 when the fee was reduced to N35 from N64 per withdrawal. According…
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On September 1, 1999, Comrade Moses Oisakede, former President of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), died in a fatal motor accident. Oisakede met his untimely death on his way to the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, to resolve the expulsion of 104 students who were protesting the poor condition of their…