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Ghana on high security alert after over 1,800 prisoners break jail in Nigeria
Ghana is on high security alert following the escape of over 1,800 prisoners from the Oweri Custodial Centre in Imo State – Nigeria.
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Africa
ECOWAS condemns US invasion of Venezuela
In a statement from its Abuja headquarters on Sunday, the Economic Community of West African States said it was “deeply concerned” by the operation, which saw US forces enter Caracas and detain Mr Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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Business
Jonah Capital accuses Nigeria’s company registrar of “corporate theft” in $50m share dispute
The row surfaced publicly after Ghanaian business magnate Sir Sam Jonah petitioned Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, seeking diplomatic intervention.
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Courts
Court orders extradition of Ghanaian to Nigeria for alleged theft charges
Agordotse, who served as the Operations Manager at Discovery Logistics and E-Commerce Service in Lagos, is accused of stealing company property, including a KIA Cerato saloon car, two motorcycles, electronic devices, and cash amounting to 8...
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Africa
Nigeria: Binance official escapes custody
Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan dual national, was arrested in February with his US colleague Tigran Gambaryan.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria's Supreme Court fire reached judge's office
Part of the court, located in Abuja, went up in flames during the morning
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: Tinubu opens defence in Peter Obi's petition, tenders 18 exhibits
Mr Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the disputed poll, filed his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, accusing the electoral commission, INEC, of rigging the election in favour of Mr Tinubu.
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Africa
Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as new president
Tinubu becomes the 16th president of Nigeria.
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Africa
Nigerian woman on Italy's most wanted list extradited
The 48-year-old was one of the few women on Italy's most-wanted list, police said in a statement, describing her as a prominent figure in the Nigerian mafia.
Daily Trust
Africa
Nigerian court sentences Peter Obi's campaign chief Doyin Okupe for money laundering
The court convicted Doyin Okupe on 26 counts of money laundering.
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Africa
Nigeria: Body of Benchers warns National Assembly against Law School proliferation
BOB Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), gave the caution while admitting 4,711 new lawyers at the Call to Bar ceremony yesterday in Abuja.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Africa
Abuja: Court sentences IGP to three months in prison
The court, in a ruling by Justice M. O. Olajuwon on Tuesday, held that the IGP should be committed to prison and detained in custody for a period of three months or until he obeys an order it made on October 21, 2011.
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Africa
Nigeria: Civil servant seeks divorce on grounds of ritual accusations
In his divorce petition in the Jikwoyi Customary Court, in Abuja, Mr Onu said, ”I don’t know why she is accusing me of this kind of thing. This shows there is no more trust between us.”
Peoples Gazette
Africa
Nigeria: Unemployed man ordered to sweep court premises for stealing perfume
The complainant claimed the convict entered the store and stole three perfumes worth N4,000 ($9.00).
Peoples Gazette
Africa
U.S. court releases certified true copies of Nigeria presidential aspirant’s drug dealing, money laundering case
Nigerians have long insisted that the presidential candidate should come clean on his involvement in the case, which saw him forfeit up to $460,000 to American authorities in 1993.
Peoples Gazette
Africa
Nnamdi Kanu: Nigeria court ends trial against IPOB separatist leader, orders his release
The Court of Appeal ordered Mr Kanu's release from the custody of the State Security Service (SSS), where the IPOB is being held since he was brought back to Nigeria.
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Africa
Nigeria Court nullifies suspension of Bar Association's General Secretary
The judge said the ratification of the suspension of the NBA's General Secretary on 21 August ought not to have been carried out in view of the pendency of a suit challenging the suspension.
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Africa
Nigeria orders Abuja school to shut over attack fears
Nigeria is grappling with rising attacks by gunmen, many of them targeting individuals, priests and students for ransom
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Africa
Nigeria: Terrorists plotting more prison attacks in three States - Military intel
The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military told the correctional service.
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Nigeria Owo church attack: Gunmen kill Catholic worshippers in Ondo
The armed men entered St Francis Catholic church in the town of Owo during a Sunday service. They fired into the congregation and then kidnapped a priest as well as some other church-goers, witnesses said.
BBC