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Ganduje: Amnesty International kicks as Court remands Kano TikTok users

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok users – Mubarak Muhammad (Uniquepikin) and Nazifi Muhammad – in custody in Kano State. The duo were remanded in prison for allegedly defaming the character of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, in one of their comedy skits.

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U.S. court releases certified true copies of Tinubu’s alleged drug dealing, money laundering case in Chicago

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has released fresh documents holding Bola Tinubu’s encounter with American authorities over allegations of narcotics trafficking and money laundering. Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress and former Lagos governor, has come under intense public ridicule and

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Court stops EFCC from seizing London properties linked to Diezani

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama has stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from seizing four London properties wrongfully linked to former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke. The court also barred the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Crown Prosecution Service (United Kingdom), the National Crime Agency

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EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa sent to prison

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of court in relation to his agency’s failure to comply with an earlier order of the court. Justice Chizoba Oji, in a ruling, held that “the Chairman Economic […]

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Ogoni Nine: Nigerian widows end case against Shell in Netherlands

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

Four out of the nine widows of the activists from the Ogoni region, who opposed the operating practices of the Royal Dutch Shell oil corporation, have ended their case and cancelled further proceedings against Shell in Hague, Netherlands. The widows had sought to hold Shell liable for damages after their anti-oil activist husbands were executed […]

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US to its citizens: 19 northern states, three others in Nigeria danger zone

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

The United Kingdom (UK) has issued a new travel advice, warning its citizens against visiting 22 states in Nigeria. UK, in the advice issued on Monday by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), however, removed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from the list of cities its citizens should not visit. It would be recalled […]