EFCC: Court Backs Senate Rejection Of Magu

LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja Federal High Court has validated the rejection of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes, Ibrahim Magu, by the Senate. The Senate had rejected the confirmation of Magu as chairman of Anti-graft agency due to security reports from the Department of State Services. The Senate spokesman, Senator Abdulahi…

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Nigeria Plans To Drag Tax Defaulters To Court

LAGOS JNAURY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s finance minister plans to drag tax defaulters who don’t make use of an amnesty to court as she seeks funds to plug the nation’s $25 billion infrastructure gap. In the nine months of reprieve ending March, some penitent taxpayers have said “you got me” and cleared arrears without paying interest and…

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Man Arraigned For Bathing Son With Acid

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ojo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on Friday arraigned a 78 year old man, Joeseph Adetunji, for allegedly bathing his son’s face with acid. Adetunji who was remanded with his son-in-law, Abayomi Balogun, 60, is facing trial for conspiracy and assault for causing grievous harm. The Prosecutor, Police Insp. Uche Simeon, told the…

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Court Upholds IPOB Proscription

LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has on Thursday dismissed the application by the Indegenous People of Biafra, IPOB to reverse the court’s order proscribing it and designating it as a terrorist group. The Acting Chief Justice, Abdu Kafarati, while delivering his ruling on the application, resolved all the three formulated…

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