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Man Remanded for Stealing 100 Chairs, Three Bottled Water from Church

An Upper Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Friday, remanded one Shedrach Johnson for stealing plastic chairs from a church. The police charged Johnson, who lives in Gidan Daya, Orozo, Abuja with criminal trespass and theft. The Judge, Malam Hassan Mohammed, deferred sentence and adjourned the case until March 24. Mohammed ordered that the convict […]

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International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Russian President, Vladimir Putin

The International Criminal Court says it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine. The court said in a statement that Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer […]

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Court Orders INEC To Electronically Transmit Guber, Assembly Election Results

While the All Progressives Congress (APC) was challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically upload the results of Saturday’s governorship and State House of Assembly elections, another Federal High Court in Abuja has mandated the Commission to electronically transmit results of the exercise […]

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Breaking: Gunmen Abduct YPP Deputy Guber uber candidate in Cross Rivers

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Agbor Onyi, the deputy governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), in Cross River. Confirming the abduction on Friday, Irene Ugbo, police spokesperson in the state, said Onyi was kidnapped alongside three other persons while travelling to north Cross River for Saturday’s election. The development comes some hours before the […]

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Elections: UK to Shut Visa Centres in Lagos

The United Kingdom on Friday said its visa application centres in Lagos would be closed on March 20. The governorship and assembly elections are scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 18. In a statement on Friday, the UK said affected centres were Ikeja and Victoria Island, adding that customers would not be able to collect […]

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Just In: Buhari Signs Bill Mandating President-elect to Appoint Cabinet in 60 days

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the bill that mandates the President-elect and governors-elect to submit the names of persons nominated as ministers or commissioners within 60 days of taking the oath of office for confirmation by the Senate or State House of Assembly. He also assented to the State Houses of Assembly Financial and […]

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Lagos police arrest woman with laminated INEC materials

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old woman who was allegedly found with laminated electoral materials. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Friday. Hundeyin said the suspect was arrested on Thursday around 4pm at Candos Road, Baruwa in the Iyana-Ipaja area of the state. He said the suspect was arrested inside […]

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