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Lagos Court Sends 4-Year Old Girl Sexual Offender, Sunday Uche To Life Imprisonment
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Lagos Court Sends Sunday Uche To Life Imprisonment For Defiling 4-Year Old Girl

The Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has sentenced Sunday Uche to life imprisonment after being found guilty...

Kano Emirate Crisis: Court Adjourns Kano's Emirate Hearing To July 4
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Court Adjourns Kano’s Emirate Hearing To July 4

A Kano court has adjourned the Emirate legal hearing between Aminu Bayero and Lamido Sanusi to July 4 to address all applications and...

INEC Double-Down on Public Trust, Says Flood Affected 4,000 BVAS Machines Ahead of Edo Election
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INEC Double-Down On Public Trust, Says Flood Affected 4,000 BVAS Machines Ahead Of Edo Election

Despite low public trust, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated that the Edo State flood affected over 4000 Biomodal...

India: 87 People Confirmed Dead in Stampede At Religious Event
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India: 87 People Confirmed Dead In Stampede At Religious Event

A stampede which occurred during the religious celebration of Shiva Deity in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh has led to the death...

NCS Intercepts Arms, Illicit Drug-Filled Containers Worth N13.9bn Without Naming Owner
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NCS Intercepts Arms, Illicit Drug-Filled Containers Worth N13.9bn Without Naming Owner

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its operatives intercepted nine containers carrying arms, ammunition, illicit drugs, and thrift clothes worth N13.9 billion. Adewale...

Nigeria's GMO Regulatory Body, NBMA Violates FOI Requests Seeking Proof Of Risk Assessment Conducted For TELA Maize
HealthTechnology

Nigeria’s GMO Regulatory Body, NBMA Violates FOI Requests Seeking Proof Of Risk Assessment Conducted For TELA Maise

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has violated the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by not responding to a request by West Africa...

Nigeria's Debt Rises To N121 Trillion For The First Time Ever - DMO
FinancePolitics

Nigeria’s Debt Rises To ₦121 Trillion For The First Time Ever – DMO

Nigeria’s Debt-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio has surpassed 50% for the first time as the Debt Management Office (DMO) released a report on...

Kenya Human Rights, KNCHR Refutes Ruto's Claims Of Fake Report On Githurai Massacre
Human RightsPolitics

Kenya Human Rights Commission, KNCHR Refutes Ruto’s Claims Of Fake Report On Githurai Massacre

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has clarified claims made by President William Ruto on live television concerning the provision of...

Olu Jacobs Is Not Dead, Betty Irabor Debunks Death Rumors
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Olu Jacobs Is Not Dead, Betty Irabor Debunks Death Rumour

Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs is “well and alive,” contrary to rumours of death circulation on social media. This was disclosed by a...

#RejectFinanceBill: Protest
Human RightsPolitics

Kenyan Protesters Announce #OccupyEverywhere Protest

Kenya is bracing itself for another series of nationwide protests starting Tuesday, July 2nd, and Thursday, July 4th, 2024. Kenyan youths disclosed this...

Boko Haram
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Insecurity: Death Toll Rises In Borno Female Suicide Bombing

The death toll of the bomb that went off yesterday in Gwoza, Borno State, has increased to 18, leaving 42 others “seriously injured.”...

Kenya's Ruto Deploys Pro-Govt Account On X Using AI-generated Music To Influence #RutoMustGo Protesters
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Ruto Regime Deploys AI-Generated Music To Pacify #RutoMustGo Protesters

In a desperate attempt to dislodge #RutoMustGo protesters from the streets and save his embattled regime, Kenya’s William Ruto has launched a dystopian...