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Nigerian lawyer Adeola Oyinlade wins American Bar Association 2021 human rights laureate

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PRESS RELEASE Mr Oyinlade is the first-ever Nigerian, second African after Abdelrahman Al Gasim, a Sudanese lawyer, to receive the top rights award. Nigerian human rights and international law expert, Adeola Austin Oyinlade, has been declared the 2021 American Bar […]

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French constitutional court backs Macron’s Covid pass

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By AFP France’s top constitutional authority on Thursday approved a Covid pass that limits access to cafes, restaurants, and inter-city trains and planes to people who have been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus. The controversial pass, which will become […]

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Police, NBA to set up joint committee on human rights and rule of law

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By Odita Sunday, Abuja Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba receives the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by Barrister Olumide Akpata, accompanied by other officials of the association, on Wednesday, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.The Inspector-General of Police, IGP […]

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My wife does not respect me – divorce-seeking man tells Court

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by The Nation Agency Reporter A businessman, Godwin Uloko on Thursday, told a Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa that his wife, Josephine Oyibinga does not respect him. Uloko told the court that there is no peace in the house. “We […]

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Two Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms In Ibadan

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By Kazeem Awojoodu IBADAN – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Command, on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, secured the conviction of two fraudsters, Adisa Adebayo Adegboyega and Ganiyu Sodiq Olalekan before Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for internet-related fraud. The development according to a copy of […]

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Lagos Assembly Adopts Report Stopping Houses For Ex-Governors, Others

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By Akinwunmi King The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the report of its committee on establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions to former governors and other affected officials by 50 per cent. The committee also expunged the […]

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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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Man To Die By Hanging For Killing Wife, Child

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By Amina Abdullahi A 40-year-old man, Bangos Adams, has been sentenced to death by hanging by Adamawa High Court for killing his wife and child. Justice Fatimah Ahmed Tafida ordered that Bangos should be hung by the neck until he […]

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Supreme Court Affirmed Legality Of Buni-led Caretaker C’ttee, Says APC

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By Bode Gbadebo The national caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chaired by Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has full legal backing as it is not against the provisions of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act, 2010 […]