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- The Supreme court upholds an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal against Rotimi Akeredolu - The court awards N500,000 cost against Ondo state governor in favour of Abraham An appeal by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has been dismissed by the Supreme Court for lack of merit. The Nation reports that the Ondo state governor had, by the appeal, challenged a July 2017 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which upheld an order by a Federal High Court in Abuja, granting permission to Olusegun Abraham to serve Akeredolu through substituted means, court documents in relation to the suit he (Abraham) filed. Abraham’s suit is challenging the outcome of the primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which produced Akeredolu as the party’s candidate for the last governorship election in Ondo State. When delivering judgment, a five-man panel of the Supreme Court unanimously held that Akeredolu’s appeal was without merit. In the judgment which was read by Justic...

A top leader of the Boko Haram sect has surrendered to Nigerian troops in the ongoing military operation in North east.Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, Director Army Public Relations, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. He said that the person who gave up is one of the Shekau’s Amirs in Malumri village under Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.“Mallam Ramat Alamin aged 47 and Shuwa by tribe was intercepted by troops of 22 Brigade Garrison deployed along road Dikwa – Gulumba Gana”, the statement read. “Mallam Ramat said he came to Dikwa to surrender himself to the troops due to the fact that Boko Haram Terrorists group could no longer hold itself and they are presently in disarray with little or no logistics to carry out their nefarious attacks. “He disclosed that his personal weapon AK 47 rifle with Registration No: H3 2538, four AK 47 empty magazines and one motorcycle were hidden behind Government Teachers College Dikwa while trying to enter the town to sur...