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The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has disclosed that the court carried over 152,469 cases from the previous year. During the 2024/2025 legal year, Justice Tsoho noted that 13,648 new cases were filed, 10,148 cases were disposed of, and 155,969 cases were carried into the current legal year. Justice Tsoho…
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Mr. Jake Epelle, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa, has filed a N150 million suit against Emirates Airline over allegations of breaching his fundamental human rights. In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1285/2021 and filed before Justice Musa Liman of a Federal High Court in Abuja, Epelle named the airline as the sole…
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The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has knocked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for concealing the name of a former government official who forfeited 753 units of duplexes to the Federal Government. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie on December 2, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of an estate measuring 150,500…
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Ah, harmattan! That dry, dusty, and chilly season has returned, especially affecting northern Nigeria. While the season has its unique charm, keeping the house tidy during this time can feel like an endless battle against dust. No matter how often we clean, the harmattan wind seems determined to leave a layer of dust everywhere. The…
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Two medical doctors, Jude Okpani and Akinlade Isaiah-Tunde, have been arraigned by the Rivers State government on a two-count of manslaughter and negligence. The charges, read in court, alleged that the doctors caused the death of a patient, Rebekah Tamunotirukuba-Sekidika, on February 2, 2024, at a clinic in Port Harcourt. According to the prosecution, the…
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A former commissioner in the cabinet of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Dr Fabian Ihekweme, has filed a N5 million suit against the Nigerian Police Force and the Imo State Commissioner of Police at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit alleges gross violations of his fundamental human rights following what he describes as…
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The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said there is nothing wrong with pursuing the tax reform. The bills, which have passed second reading in the Senate, include the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024-SB.583; the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, 2024-SB.584; the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, 2024-SB.585; and the Nigeria…
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After borrowing an estimated N5.63 trillion from local investors through the FGN Bond in the first 11 months of the year, the Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office (DMO), has offered a subscription to two savings bonds at 17.48 per cent and 18.48 per cent interest rate to end the year.
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The Kaduna Governor, Uba Sani, has presented a budget proposal of N790 billion for the year 2025, prioritising critical sectors such as infrastructure, human capital development, security, and agriculture in the state. While presenting the draft budget at the Kaduna State House of Assembly on Monday, the governor stated that his administration adopted a conservative…
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The Presidency has spoken on the urgent need for the recently proposed Tax Reform Bills, stating that Nigeria "can not continue on this path or wait for 20 years if this country is to deliver the prosperity we need for our people." This was disclosed in a statement by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga,…