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Court sentences Sudan military officers to death for killing protesters

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By HILLARY ESSIEN Judge Mohamed Rahma, sentenced six of the defendants to death, acquitted two and referred one to juvenile court, as he was a minor. Six officers of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have been sentenced to death by a […]

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Court jails Chinese billionaire 18 years for ‘provoking trouble’

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Agency Report A Chinese court sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years in jail on Wednesday for a catalogue of crimes including “provoking trouble” after the outspoken billionaire and grassroots rights supporter was tried in secret. The court in […]

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South African top court to rule Tuesday on Zuma defiance

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South Africa’s top court said it would rule on Tuesday whether ex-president Jacob Zuma is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to appear before a graft panel.null Zuma, who was forced to step down in 2018 over corruption scandals, […]

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Twitter: Will Nigerian Government Succumb To Western Pressure?

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By Innocent Odoh The Nigerian Government has stuck to its guns in the face of intense pressure mounted by Western nations demanding the reversal of the suspension of Twitter imposed over a week ago, following the alleged use of the […]

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Nigerians will ‘lead bitcoin,’ says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

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By Tonye Bakare Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey Sunday said “the people of Nigeria will lead bitcoin” despite the Nigerian authorities clamp down on the trading of cryptocurrencies. Dorsey’s take was a direct reaction to an oped written by NFL […]

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Putin signs law to remain in office till 84th birthday

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Agency Report Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law that could keep him in office in the Kremlin until 2036, when he will be almost 84 years old. The legislation allows him to run for two more six-year […]

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Full U.S. report on Nigeria’s human rights record in 2020

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The United States on Tuesday released its yearly reports on human rights in Nigeria. The 47-page document is essentially a rehash of events and reports during 2020 and draws substantially from the assessment of Nigeria’s human rights record by Amnesty […]

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Tony Hernandez brother of Honduran President jailed for life in US

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Agency Report Tony Hernandez, brother of Honduran president was sentenced to life in prison by a New York judge Tuesday for large-scale drug trafficking. The sentencing of the 42 year-old followed a trial that also implicated President Juan Orlando Hernandez […]

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Adesina, others call for US intervention in ending global hunger

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The 2017 winner of the World Food Prize and current President of African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, alongside other World Food Prize laureates, have called for United States’ intervention to end global hunger by 2030. In an open letter […]