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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been restrained from recognising Ishaku Abbo as its candidate for Adamawa North in the forthcoming general election by the State High Court 3.    Justice Danladi Mohammed ruled that Senator Abbo is not entitled to seek re-election since he has been expelled by the party. …

Catalonia’s Supreme Court has confirmed that former Barcelona and Brazil defender, Dani Alves is under investigation over an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in a nightclub in Spain last month. It comes after Spanish media had reported that a woman had accused Alves of touching her beneath her …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga.    Aigbonoga was kidnapped on Monday morning, January 9, 2023, around Ugoneki axis, on her way to the court in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State.    The incident comes two days after …

A federal high court sitting in Kano has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish Bashir Ishaq Bashir’s name as the Labour Party’s legally nominated candidate for the 2023 Gubernatorial Candidate along with Alhaji Auwalu Abdullahi as his running mate.   Bashir had asked the court to compel …

Supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-President, Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Congress in the capital.   The dramatic scenes on Sunday January 8, comes a week after left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s inauguration.   Supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept that he lost the election …

The Taliban on Friday, Jan. 6, called for Prince Harry to face trial for war crimes after he bragged about killing 25 troops in Afghanistan.   The fundamentalist group’s interior minister, Anas Haqqani, said on Twitter that sections of Harry’s memoir, “Spare,” were akin to him confessing to “war crimes.”   “Mr. …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold its decision to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars of student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, arguing that it was acting within its executive authority and did not need new congressional authorization. In a …

A sharia court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, has dissolved the three-month-old marriage union between one Muhammad Abdulganiyu and Ma’arufat Ibrahim, Guardian reports.   Delivering judgment in the case on Wednesday, January 3, the judge, Malam Rilwan Kyaudai said the marriage was dissolved after all efforts to reconcile the couple by …

“I’ll warn you: There’s money involved,” he emailed one ally. “Societies like this begin from one starting point: Donor. It’s not as expensive as you think, though.” In return, Mr. Pride, the longtime executive director of the society, did favors for Mr. Schenck and other donors, getting them coveted seats …

ASP Drambi Vandi accused of shooting pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, appeared before the Yaba Magistrate court in Lagos state this morning, December 30.   The state Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, filed a one-count charge against Vandi for the murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem.  The charge sheet reads; “That you ASP Drambi …