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BREAKING: South African Authorities Investigate Mother Of Nigerian-born Miss SA Finalist Chidimma Adetshina’s Of Identity Theft, Threaten Legal Action

5 months ago888 min

The South African government has stated that the mother of Chidimma Adetshina, a finalist in the 2024 Miss South Africa contest, may have been involved in identity theft. Chidimma was born in Soweto, South Africa to a Nigerian father and a mother who is of Mozambican descent. Social media attacks have targeted her Nigerian heritage despite her being born in South Africa and meeting all competition requirements. However, the new development regarding her mother...

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‘Fake Lawyer’ Claim: Inibehe Effiong Takes Legal Action Against Chief Umeofia, Erisco Foods For Defamation

9 months ago996 min

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has given Chief Eric Umeofia, the Chief Executive Officer of Erisco Foods Limited 14 days to retract and apologise to him for the alleged defamatory statement against his person. Effiong in a statement issued on Monday, said that in the pre-action notice his counsel, Femi Falana served Chief Umeofia and his company, he is demanding N100 million in damages with an apology letter which must be published in...

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Lawyers Accuse Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya and APC Of Owing N40Million Legal Fee For Election Cases After 15 Months, Threaten Legal Action

9 months ago9015 min

The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya and his party, the All Progressives Congress, have been accused of owing their attorneys who represented the party in court at the governor’s behest for the pre-election cases filed against him and the party by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to letters from Steel Attorneys obtained by SaharaReporters, the governor and the party have owed its lawyers N40 million for the election cases handled for him for...

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BREAKING: Labour Party Crisis: Nigeria Labour Congress Writes INEC Chairman, LP Legal Adviser Not To Validate ‘Illegal National Convention’

9 months ago939 min

As the crisis in the Labour Party continues to fester, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Legal Adviser of the Labour Party to desist from validating the “illegal Labour Party National Convention” scheduled for March 27, 2024. In separate letters dated March 22, 2024, addressed to the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the LP National Legal Adviser and obtained by SaharaReporters, NLC warned...