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    Metro Nigerian Law School Releases Bar Final Examination Result

    The Council of Legal Education has disclosed that out of a total of 3, 056 candidates that participated in the April 2016 Bar final examination, 720 of them failed. The Council, through a statement that was signed by the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Mr. O. A. Onadeko, said the...
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    Metro Kidnap in Oyo, Get Death Sentence

    Kidnapping is now a very serious offence in Oyo State, which attracts maximum punishment of death sentence in the event of the death of a kidnap victim while in captivity of the abductors. However, a convicted offender will be liable to life imprisonment if the victim is released or rescued...
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    Business Nigerian Lawmakers Hike MTN Fine to $15.6 billion

    MTN Nigeria fined $5.2 billion in 2015 by Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is facing a possible hike to $15.6 billion in a bizarre turn of events. Nigeria’s House of Representatives is about to hike the fine slapped on MTN Nigeria for failing to deactivate the SIM cards of some 5.1...
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    World Woman Caned for Getting Too Close To Man She Wasn’t Married To

    A woman was caned in front of a crowd of people for being ‘too close’ to a man who she wasn’t married to, an offence in Indonesia under Sharia Law. Nur Elita was forced to endure the punishment outside a mosque where hundreds of people gathered to watch her being caned. She received five...
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    Politics Adams Oshiomhole Scraps Customary Court of Appeal

    The Edo Government on Tuesday repealed the Act establishing the Customary Court of Appeal in the state, PM news reports. Governor Adams Oshiomhole, who signed the Amendment Bill into law, said that the Customary Court of Appeal had ceased to exist in the state. He said that with the...
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    Politics Attorney General, Abubakar Malami Speaks on Arms Deal and Stolen Funds

    Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, (SAN), yesterday, in an interview with Vanguard said the Federal Government was more interested in recovering to the last kobo, all public funds stolen and stashed away by top politicians and their cronies under the...
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    Metro 19 Northern Governors React To Army, Shi'ite Clash in Zaria

    Governors of Nigeria’s 19 Northern States on Saturday in Kaduna endorsed the actions in Kaduna State, the location of last weekend’s violence involving Nigeria's Shiites and the Army. In a communique issued at the end of a meeting, the governors stressed that all Nigerians should respect the...
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    Business Fresh Trouble For MTN As FG Files Criminal Charges Against It

    The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has filed criminal charges against MTN Nigeria Communication and its Chief Executive Officer, Ferdi Moolman, over alleged copyright infringement. The charge, with number ABJ/CR/379/2015, filed in the Federal High Court, Abuja, was obtained by the News...
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    Metro [Photos] Massive Crowd Storm Port-Harcourt Airport To Welcome Wike

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike addressed thousands of supporters who thronged the Port Harcourt International Airport to receive him on Thursday, following his trip from Abuja. He described the nullification of his election as a temporary setback, saying that God's will and the...
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    Politics Buhari to Religious Groups: Don’t Breach Public Peace

    President Muhammadu Buhari has warned religious bodies across Nigeria to refrain from activities that are capable of breaching public peace and order. He advised them to always respect constituted authorities and extant laws when conducting their activities. Channels television reported...
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