Free Copy of the Judgment: AFDIN Ventures LTD & ORS V. Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council

by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LL.M, ACIArb(UK) Generation of revenue by government often comes with the demand and collection of taxes, levies and penalties. In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, governments of the Area Councils are bent on increasing internally generated revenues. While many residents in Abuja (including, legal practitioners and tax experts) question the authority of…

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Features

To detain Chibuzo Abba Kyari collected N8m from Hushpuppi – FBI

The embattled super cop and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation received the sum of $20,600, about N8 million from money laundering suspect, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, to arrest and detain a “co-conspirator,” Chibuzo Kelly Vincent. The United States District Court for the Central District…

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Faith

Invest in your children

‘Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly.’ Job 8:7 NKJV The Lazy B ranch sits on two hundred and sixty square miles. Most of it is scrub brush, and it’s been in the Day family since 1881. When Harry and Ada Mae Day had their first child, a baby daughter,…

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Faith

Become willing to change

‘Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!’ Deuteronomy 32:29 NKJV Unless you’re willing to change, in a few years from now you’ll be exactly the same as you are today, except you’ll be older, with less time and fewer options. The Bible says, ‘Oh, that…

August 2, 202142Comments

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Faith

Don’t meddle in other people’s business

‘Some of you are…meddling in other people’s business.’ 2 Thessalonians 3:11 NLT Scan any tabloid or watch any TV talk show and you’ll discover that ‘meddling’ has become a multibillion-pound business. But it’s not the kind of business a follower of Christ should be in. And while mothers-in-law sometimes have a reputation for being meddlers,…

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Breaking barriers

Mariam Oyiza Aliyu on rising above physical abuse, dedicated work with violated minors, and the rape epidemic in the North East

“A girl I recently rescued was threatened at knife point by an old man. When it was found out that she is pregnant, everybody in the community came out to beat, insult and castigate her. She is just 12.” - Mariam Oyiza Aliyu Bullied, emotionally and physically abused from preteen years until she left secondary…

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Features

Cybercrime: Challenge of the Nigerian youth in the digital age, By Rotimi Onadipe

Cybercrime is a crime perpetrated through electronic communication network, particularly the internet. This menace is very rampant among youths within the age of 14 to 21 and it has done incalculable damage to the image of Nigeria. Cybercrime can be perpetrated through many ways e.g. phone calls, internet calls, sending of scam emails containing “get…

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Opinion

Stressing The Court In Plea Bargain Agreement; How To Avoid

By Stanley Maduabuchi Ofoegbu Esq As the world population increases, so does the rate of crimes. Day after day, different kinds of crimes are birthed by different persons who are criminally minded. With the increase in industrialization, urbanization, and technology coupled with the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria, the rate of crime cannot help…

August 1, 20210Comments

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Opinion

How Suspension Of Nigerian Police Chief, Abba Kyari Vindicated IPOB – Nnamdi Kanu’s Disciple

According to a report by SaharaReporters, Simon Ekpa, a disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said Nigeria breeds criminals. Ekpa, a Finland-based member of IPOB, who was disengaged from Radio Biafra as a broadcaster, stated this on his Twitter page while reacting to the suspension by the Nigerian…

August 1, 2021250Comments

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Opinion

Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, Abba Kyari: ‘Nigeria is a zigzag republic’ – Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker, has described Nigeria as a “Zigzag Republic”. The former lawmaker in a post on his official social media pages on Sunday blasted Nigerians for been tribalistic on their approaches to issues that bother on the entire country. Senator Sani who spoke said that Nigerians give special treatment to some individuals…

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