NJC, Court of Appeal React as Rumours of Death of Justices Who Upheld Tinubu’s Election Spread
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NJC, Court of Appeal React as Rumours of Death of Justices Who Upheld Tinubu’s Election Spread

Politics tamfitronics The National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Court of Appeal have denied reports of the mysterious deaths of two of the justices who upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in 2023. According to the NJC and the Court of Appeal, these claims are false and misleading.The rumours suggested that two of the five justices on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal—Justice Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf and Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo—died under suspicious circumstances. Social media posts claimed Justice Bolaji-Yusuf was found dead just hours after appearing to be in good health. Another rumour stated that Justice Ugo allegedly passed away following strange noises from his room, with family members reportedly finding him bleeding and unresponsive.However, the NJC in a statement by its Secretary, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, labelled the reports as completely false.“Please ignore the news;...
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Contractors’ court appearance over 2018 tower death delayed
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Contractors’ court appearance over 2018 tower death delayed

Top Stories Tamfitronics Image © 2019 GoogleBy Gino SpocchiaA criminal case brought against facade firm Lindner Prater, contractor Winvic and two other companies over the death of a man hit by a window falling from a building has been adjourned.The firms were due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier this week (29 October) to face charges related to a fatal incident outside the Corniche development in Vauxhall, south London, six years ago.Lindner Prater and Winvic have been charged with a breach of section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which protects people not employed on a job from “risks to their health or safety”.Also facing the same charge are the scheme’s developer St James, a subsidiary of Berkeley, and architecture firm Foster & Partners.But the first hearing in the case...
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Supreme court rejects telcos’ plea on dues owed to govt; Vodafone Idea, Indus Towers shares slide
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Supreme court rejects telcos’ plea on dues owed to govt; Vodafone Idea, Indus Towers shares slide

Top Stories Tamfitronics HomeCompaniesUpdated - September 19, 2024 at 01:07 PM.| BENGALURUTop Stories Tamfitronics Shares of Vodafone Idea and Indus Towers slumped around 15% each after the news, while Bharti Airtel briefly turned negativeThe companies had argued that the country’s telecommunications department made significant errors in calculating the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, the basis for licence fee calculation owed to the government. (file photo)| Photo Credit: ANUSHREE FADNAVISThe Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request by telecom companies including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel to recalculate how much they owe the government in licence fees, a court order showed.Shares of Vodafone Idea and Indus Towers slumped around 15% each after the news, while Bharti Airtel briefly turned negative.The companies had argued that the country's telecommunications department made significant errors in calculating the adjusted gross...
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Court discharges, acquits Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism charges ?News Update
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Court discharges, acquits Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism charges ?News Update

Lifestyle The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday declared as illegal and unlawful, the abduction of the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria and quashed the entire terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government.The Court held that the Federal Government breached all local and international laws in the forceful rendition of Kanu to Nigeria, thereby making the terrorism charges against him incompetent and unlawful.In a judgment in an appeal by Kanu, by Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, the criminal charges by the Federal Government against Kanu were voided and set aside.The Appellate Court said that the Federal Government having flagrantly breached the fundamental rights of Kanu, lost the legal right to put him on trial.The Court held that laws are meant to be obeyed and that the Federal Government has no...
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