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31 Oct
A division of Court of Appeal Abuja, on Thursday, reserved its judgement on an appeal brought by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) challenging its proscription as a terrorist organization by the Federal Government. A three-man panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Barka, adjourned the matter for judgement, after the parties - FG and…
28 May
Sacked Burundian prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni has appeared in court to appeal his conviction on charges including attempting to overthrow the government, a judicial source and witnesses said Tuesday. Once one of the most powerful regime figures, Bunyoni was prime minister from mid-2020 until September 2022 when he was fired, days after President Evariste Ndayishimiye…
6 Apr
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has debunked as false, news making the rounds that one of its prosecutors was offered a bribe over the Malabu OPL 245 fraud case leading to the dismissal of the charges against a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke and others by…
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The ethnic diversity of Nigeria is indeed an asset and a challenge. People often feel marginalised by the overly centralised power of the system, particularly those who believe that their needs still need to be met on a federal level.
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Latest data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Anambra and Gombe states recorded the highest intercity transport fares in October. NBS in its Transport Fare Watch for October, said Anambra recorded the highest with N9,589.96, followed by Gombe at N8,345.26.
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The Lagos State Government has reiterated the need to embrace technology, foster collaboration, and create sustainable practices that will endure to boost agriculture in the country.
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GT Bank has appealed to its teeming customers in Nigeria, saying it is resolving challenges that emanated from its recent transition to a new core banking system, Finacle Suite of Core Banking Application Systems, which had disrupted services.
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The Nigerian Senate, yesterday, held a valedictory session in honour of the late former President of the Senate, Joseph Wayas, three years after his passing.
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Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. Faye said that France's President Emmanuel Macron had admitted that his country's troops were responsible for a "massacre" of Senegalese soldiers in…
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Venezuela's congress on Thursday passed a law punishing support for international sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro's regime with up to 30 years in prison. "Anyone who promotes, instigates, requests, invokes, favors, facilitates, supports or participates in the adoption of coercive measures... will be punished with imprisonment of 25 to 30 years," the law states. The…
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Landslides that hit several villages in eastern Uganda killed 15 people and left more than 100 unaccounted for, police said Thursday. The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides. Landslides late on Wednesday hit the village…
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Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, which has dominated the east African nation's politics for decades, won more than 98 percent of seats in this week's local elections, official results showed Thursday. Widely seen as a key test for the country's democratic institutions ahead of presidential elections next year, the vote on Wednesday was…