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The government of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara states have filed contempt proceedings against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over their alleged failure to comply with the Supreme Court order on old naira notes.   Recall that …

CNN  —  The protracted doping saga involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva entered another phase on Tuesday as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Last month, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) effectively cleared Valieva of wrongdoing, saying that the 16-year-old …

Biodun Oyebanji of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has been affirmed as winner of the June 18th governorship election in Ekiti state by an appellate court.   The candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Segun Oni, had claimed that Oyebanji’s victory was characterised by irregularities. He also averred that …

BELOIT, Wis. — It is a funny thing about American politics that for one night, the nation’s most important campaign of 2023 descended on Cheezhead Brewing, a tavern where about 50 Republicans gathered to discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Standing in front of a Green Bay Packers logo made …

A man is set to stand trial for allegedly putting his penis in a seagull’s beak, causing significant suffering to the bird.   David Lee appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, England, on Friday, February 17, charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has been barred by a federal high court sitting in Lagos from engaging the services of the chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to distribute election materials in the state pending the hearing and determination of …

The President recently affirmed the February 10 deadline for the expiration of the old naira denominations that were redesigned in 2022. He, however, extended the validity of the old N200 note by 60 days, while banning the old N500 and N1000 notes. The president also directed the CBN to recirculate …

10 states have approached the Supreme Court to set aside President Muhammadu Buhari’s ban of N500 and N1,000 notes.   The state governments in the lawsuit filed by their counsel, A.J. Owonikoko (SAN), asked the apex court to declare the President’s directives in his Thursday February 16, broadcast as unconstitutional. …

The Oguta High Court located in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was on Sunday night, February 12, bombed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.   According to reports, the gunmen arrived the court premises at about 11.30pm and attacked it.  The Magistrate?s court registry, appeal court record office, file room, …

The Jan. 31 deadline was, however, met with outrage from Nigerians, forcing the apex bank to extend the deadline to Feb. 10 after which the notes would seize to be legal tender. Meanwhile, governors of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara approached the Supreme Court on Feb. 3, requesting that the extension …