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9 Nov
Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing is set to confront another hurdle next week when it faces a civil trial over the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people. The trial, scheduled for federal court in Chicago, originally included six plaintiffs, but "all but one" have settled, a person close to the litigation told AFP…
7 Oct
A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old US citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary on the side of Ukraine to nearly seven years in prison. Russia has recently detained and tried a number of US citizens and completed a large prisoner exchange, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, which enabled the return…
2 Oct
Russia opened Wednesday the trial of four independent journalists accused of helping the banned organizations of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Moscow trial, which the judge ordered held behind closed doors, comes as a Kremlin crackdown on dissent has forced the vast majority of independent media into exile. It also comes seven months after…
2 Sep
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of the detained executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, until Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite on Monday also ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kuje to provide Gambaryan with a wheelchair following a complaint from the Binance executive shortly after the court…
2 Sep
A French pensioner went on trial Monday for allowing scores of strangers to rape his wife after he drugged her, in a case that has horrified the country. Fifty men, recruited online, are also being tried in the southern city of Avignon alongside the main suspect, a 71-year-old former employee at France's state-owned power utility…
25 Aug
The Ondo State Judiciary has disclosed that an investigative panel to unravel the imprisonment of a suspect without trial by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Oluji has been set up. While expressing worry over the backlash the development has generated in the state, the Chief Registrar of the state judiciary, Yetunde Ajanaku, called for calm…
16 Aug
Germany's BioNTech and US pharma giant Pfizer said Friday they had suffered a setback in a late-stage trial of their combined mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 and influenza. READ ALSO:Pfizer lifts 2024 outlook, citing progress in non-Covid business In a phase 3 trial, the combo vaccine showed a stronger immune response against the influenza A…
13 Aug
A 31-year old man, Tobi Adebare, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing an Iphone worth N270,000. READ ALSO:Oil theft: Army destroys 13 illegal refining sites, seizes stolen crude Adebare whose address was not given, is being charged with conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp Opeyemi Olagunju, told…
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…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disbursed N5.3 billion to about 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise. While N4,479,362,880 was remitted to States’ Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Armed Forces, N917,148,479.99 was disbursed to 192 accredited Tour Companies that participated in the 2023 Hajj. NAHCON…
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Popular Canadian stage actor, Julian Arnold, passed away on Sunday evening while performing in A Christmas Carol at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. The 60-year-old was playing the roles of Marley, Mr. Fezziwig, and Banjo when he collapsed mid-performance, leaving the audience and cast in shock. READ ALSO: Xmas chicken sparks uproar as seller lists…
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President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron took bilateral relations to the next level on X by exchanging pleasantries in Pidgin. Tinubu and his wife arrived in France on a two-day trip on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader since 2000. Macron celebrated the occasion with a heartfelt post on X…
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The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child
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Civil Society Coalition on the Leadership of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has distanced the Vice Chancellor of the institution
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, stated on Thursday that the ministry was not established to provide jobs for Nigerians. This is as the Special Adviser to the President on Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, revealed that 13 to 14 key reforms are underway with the ultimate goal of economic growth. The minister…
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The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Nasir Kwarra, says considerable progress has been achieved in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. Kwarra said this while speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the fifth anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The 2024 commemoration of the summit has “The…