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Lawyer Drags NERC, AEDC, AGF, Minister Of Power To Court Over Electricity Tariff Hike

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Joe Agi, has taken legal action against the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) for allegedly raising his electricity tariff by 230 per cent. Naija…

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Kogi court summons EFCC chairman over attempt to arrest Yahaya Bello

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A Kogi High Court has ordered the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 over alleged contempt of court. According to the court, Olukoyede will need to prove why he…

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Court stops Rivers Govt from withholding local govt allocations

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a restraining order against the Rivers State Government, prohibiting it from withholding allocations for the 42 local government areas in the state. This order comes amidst a legal battle marked FHC…

Dhananjay Singh Gets Bail: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Former MP, Refuses To Postpone Seven-Year Sentence in 2020 Kidnapping and Extortion Case

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The MP-MLA court in Jaunpur on March 6, sentenced Singh and his associate Santosh Vikram to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2020 case of the kidnapping and extortion of Namami Gange project manager Abhinav Singhal.

Court stops Rivers from withholding LG financial allocations

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BY ANDREW OROLUA A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Rivers State Government from withholding the financial allocations of the 42 Local Government Areas in the state pending the determination of a motion on notice for…

India News | Setback for Dhananjay Singh as Allahabad High Court Refuses to Postpone the Seven-year Sentence

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Former MP and muscleman Dhananjay Singh has received a setback from Allahabad High Court as the court has refused to postpone the seven-year sentence given to Dhananjay Singh by Jaunpur…

Lok Sabha polls | Plea in Madras High Court to conduct special polling in Coimbatore for voters whose names were missing from list

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The litigant, a doctor employed in Australia, said he had come to Coimbatore specifically to vote but had found his name missing; he also asked for the Coimbatore results to not be declared until the special polling was completed

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BJP slams Arvind Kejriwal after Delhi high court's rap over CM post despite arrest

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BJP said Arvind Kejriwal and his government had been exposed by the court.

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Justice Anand Venkatesh of Madras High Court criticises his own judgement, says it requires reconsideration

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At a lecture he delivered, the judge said everybody was bound to commit mistakes, but what was important was to accept the mistakes and express a willingness to correct them

India: Army mobilised as massive forest fire engulfs Nainital's High Court colony

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The forest fire in Nainital, Uttarakhand, worsened on Friday night, spreading to the High Court Colony area.

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Nainital: IAF helicopter takes water from Bhimtal Lake as forest fire spreads to High Court Colony | VIDEO

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An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Saturday collected water from the Bhimtal Lake in Nainital to help control a nearby forest fire. The fire had reached the High Court Colony in the town. The Indian Army and...

You have put personal interest over national: Delhi high court to AAP government

Delhi High Court criticizes AAP govt for neglecting 2 lakh students in MCD schools, prioritizing personal interest over national interest. Court demands action on delayed textbook provision and broken furniture, seeking solutions in…

Yahaya Bello: Kogi High Court orders EFCC boss to appear before it for Contempt of Court

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A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him…

Yahaya Bello: EFCC Boss, Olukoyede To Face Criminal Trial For Contempt Of Court May 13

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…Summoned To Show Cause Why He Should Not Be Committed To Prison A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered Mr. Ola Olu­koyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to appear in court on May 13, 2024,…

Court frees monarch, 42 others over Rivers DPO’s murder

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The High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has discharged and acquitted a traditional ruler, Kelvin Anugwo and 42 others being prosecuted for the murder of the late Divisional...

Nainital Forest Fire Videos: Hectares of Forest Burnt in Massive Blaze Near Uttarakhand’s High Court Colony, IAF Mi-17 Helicopter Deployed for Dousing Operation

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A massive forest fire engulfed the area near Nainital's High Court Colony in Uttarakhand, with 31 new incidents reported across the state, destroying 33.34 hectares of forest land.

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Karnataka High Court sets aside trial courts’ orders of convicting MLA Uday Garudachar for not disclosing a criminal case in his 2018 election nomination papers

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“Law does not mandate disclosure of pending criminal cases in which no charge have been framed by the court”

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Forest fire reaches Nainital’s High Court Colony; army called in

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Dehradun: Forest fires in Uttarakhand became more severe on Friday with the flames reaching the High Court Colony in Nainital. Three persons were arrested in Rudraprayag on Friday while trying to set fire to the forests. In the last 24…

Sahil Khan to be arrested: Know why High Court rejects actor's plea in Mahadev betting app case

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Here's why HC rejected actor and fitness influencer, Sahil Khan's pre-arrest bail plea in Mahadev betting app case

ONSA Arms Deal: N4.6b was traced to Bafarawa’s son, witness tells court

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Hamza Abdullahi, the Second Prosecution Witness in the trial-within-trial of former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, and four others, has told Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that a sum of N4…