He said some bandits had attacked a Fulani settlement in Kakura, Kujama district of Chikun Local Government of the state, killed the brother of the head of the community. The gunmen then went to another community and rustled their cattle. The Kaduna State Police Command on Monday said dozens of men being loaded into two […]
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The court ordered the alleged remand of the fake Army General, Bolarinwa Abiodun, following his arraignment by the EFCC on 13 counts of fraud , forgery and other charges on Monday. The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, ordered the remand of an alleged fake army general, Bolarinwa Abiodun, over charges involving N266.5 […]
“In the recent past, our staff members have repeatedly been stalked and verbally harassed on the streets of Uyo by persons believed to be on the employ of the state government…” A group, Policy Alert, has accused the Akwa Ibom State Government and security agencies in the state of planning to launch an attack on […]
Abuja — Police in Nigeria’s central Plateau state say they have sent extra officers to nine villages where gunmen on Sunday reportedly killed more than 70 people and burned down houses. Police and locals say hundreds of villagers have fled their homes since then. Attacks by armed gangs are becoming increasingly common in northern and […]
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed for lack of merits the appeal by two poachers, who were each sentenced to either pay 63m/-fine or jailed 20 years for unlawful possession of one piece of elephant tusk, a government trophy, worth 31.5m/-. Justices Gerald Ndika, Rehema Kerefu and Panterine Kente ruled against the poachers, Chande Ngayaga […]
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South Africa: Faculty of Law
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, each faculty at the University of Cape Town (UCT) held a graduation ‘walk of celebration’ for the March 2022 graduands outside of the Sarah Baartman Hall. The Faculty of Law celebrated graduands on Thursday, 31 March 2022. During the graduation ‘walk of celebration’ graduands had an opportunity to invite […]
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says there is no chance that any activity associated with the department currently and in future, concerning fraud and corruption and will go unpunished. “Both [the] ministry and the department have a zero-tolerance policy towards fraud and corruption and will pursue disciplinary action and ensure consequence management in all […]
Following the agreement between the Gambia Transport Union and the Government of the Gambia, transport fares on all approved routes across the country should increase today. The agreement to increase transport fares was introduced when the Gambia Transport Union engaged the Government on the increase in the price of fuel which has affected commercial drivers. […]
Gambia’s National Assembly is scheduled to swear in the newly elected Lawmakers on 14th April 2022. The said swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to hold barely five days after the April 9th Legislative polls. Gambians headed to the polls to elect their representatives on Saturday 9th April 2022, who they believe will serve their various constituency […]
The Founder and Executive Director of Gambia Participates, Mr. Marr Nyang on Saturday in a press briefing held at Metzy Residence, revealed to journalists that his observers have reported an attempt to influence voters’ choice during voting hours. He said that in Bakau Constituency (polling unit: New Town Lower Basic School) when the NPP candidate […]
Abuja — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has described the allegation that some of its officials are in the habit of arranging for convicts to evade serving terms as wild, unsubstantiated, unpatriotic and most unfortunate. A respected human rights lawyer, Chief Femi Falana had alleged last week during a media session titled, “Forget the past, […]
The Municipal Chief Executive of Okaikwei North, Boye Laryea, said the assembly will not sit aloof for disaster to strike before it demolished structures sited under the high tension poles of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He said “we will remove all unauthorised structures under this high tension cable to save your lives and […]
Meanwhile police conduct searches for undocumented immigrants Ministers for Home affairs and Police, Gauteng Premier and the National Police Commissioner addressed Diepsloot residents on Friday after days of protests in the Johannesburg township. Zimbabweans say they live in fear of mob “justice” after a man accused of a crime was killed in the township last […]
The launch of the movement in Durban comes as President Ramaphosa cautions against “deeply disturbing” acts against immigrants About 100 people marched under the banner of Operation Dudula to the police station in South Beach, Durban on Sunday. They are demanding that the government have better policing and enforcement of the Immigration Act. The group […]
Over 70 people were confirmed killed in the Sunday afternoon attacks in some communities in the Kanam local government area of Plateau State while yet to be known a number of people sustained injuries. The affected communities, where the property was also razed are Kukawa, Gyambawu, Dungur, Kyaram, Yelwa, Dadda, Wanka, Shuwaka, Gwammadaji, and Dadin […]
The police promised to make the outcome of its investigation public. The police in Osun say they are investigating the alleged extra-judicial killing of a telephone technician, Afolabi Abiola, in Osogbo. Police Spokesperson Yemisi Opalola said on Monday in Osogbo that Olawale Olokode, Commissioner of Police in Osun, directed the investigation to unravel the circumstances […]
.Suspected gunmen, Monday morning, killed the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Atakumosa-East Central local government of Osun State, Chief Gbenga Ogbara. It was gathered that Ogbara was shot dead inside his sitting room in Igangan, his hometown at about 12am. Ogbara’s remains have been deposited at Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa the source hinted. […]
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, has again, called on Boko Haram terrorists to lay down their arms and surrender to the military to be reintegrated into communities. Zulum spoke weekend in Warabe, while resettling 680 IDP returnees’ households into the border community with Cameroon. “The terrorists’ laying down of arms and eventual surrendering to […]