Court dismisses suit challenging eligibility of Deputy President of the Senate
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Justice Othman Musa of the FCT high court in Bwari has dismissed the suit filed challenging the eligibility of the deputy president of the Senate Ovie Omo-agege over an alleged conviction in the United State of American
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