Justice Suleiman Belgore of the FCT High Court sitting in Garki has granted bail to a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who is standing trial for alleged fraud to the tune of nineteen point four billion naira.Justice Belgore granted bail to the former Minister in the sum of one
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Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammad Sanusi 11, have been reinstated as the new Emir of Kano as Governor’ Abba Kabir Yusuf signed the new Kano Emirate Bill (2024) into law on Thursday.Governor Yusuf officially announced the re-appointment of Emir Sanusi shortly after signing the bill into
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The detained head of Binance Financial Crime Compliance Unit, Tigran Gambaryan, who is facing a money laundering charge in Nigeria, slumped on Thursday during proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja.The development occurred shortly after the case was called for continuation of trial before Justice Emeka Nwite.UNITY TIMES reports
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NlC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have, for the third time, rejected the government wage proposal of N57,000 but shifted their demand from N615,000 to N497,000.The negotiation, which resumed on Wednesday, comes just a few days after the NLC and TUC pulled out of the
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The Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and the glamorizing of vices in Nigerian films.The Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, disclosed this while speaking at a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu on Wednesday, May 22.The
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A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abduwaheed Omar, has been chosen by the Political Commission of the NLC to head a transition committee tasked with revitalising the Labour Party.The committee led by Omar is expected to organise a national convention within the next three months.Other committee members include
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The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has admitted a former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria police, Abba Kyari, to bail after over two years in detention.Mr. Kyari and his co-defendants face eight charges of conspiracy, illegal dealing in cocaine, importation of cocaine, and obstruction.The trial judge,
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