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Trial judge Emeka Nwite ruled that Mr Bello’s defence lawyer’s objection lacked merit and ordered proceedings to continue.
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Trial judge Emeka Nwite ruled that Mr Bello’s defence lawyer’s objection lacked merit and ordered proceedings to continue.
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The guild described the move as dangerous and injurious to journalism, warning that it could undermine press freedom and editorial independence
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The government approved a 100 per cent DTA for federal workers attending approved training programmes, regardless of location, and introduced a new exit benefit scheme for retiring civil servants under the Contributory Pension Scheme.
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The lawyer argued that many of the said individuals are reasonably suspected to have participated in acts constituting terrorism, murder, kidnapping and other grave offences under Nigerian law.
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He revealed that worsening health complications have left him financially strained and in need of urgent medical care.
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Across Nigeria, Tunisia, and Turkey, the grief is shared. Not because of numbers alone, but because of presence; how he played, where he played, and the imprint he left behind
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His defection comes on the heels of earlier political realignments facilitated by the governor, including the movement of three federal lawmakers into the APC
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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan rejects ₦1bn damages awarded to former Governor Yahaya Bello, saying she won’t pay a kobo.
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Police authorities disclosed that preliminary investigations identified Mr Musa, the alleged ringleader, as a dismissed corporal of the Nigerian Army.
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The court-martial, constituted by the Defence Headquarters, was inaugurated under heavy security at the Scorpion Mess in Asokoro, Abuja.