Nairobi — The chief justice of Kenya has sent a proposal to parliament that calls for removing the death penalty for the crimes of murder, violent theft and treason, saying the proposed changes aim to put the country’s laws more in line with international human rights standards. Kenya’s Chief Justice Martha Koome is seeking changes […]
MPs Declare Luxury Gifts in Parliament Register The South African Parliament has released its latest register of members’ interests, which shows that MPs have declared a wide range of luxury items, including a R10,000 bottle of Australian wine, a R730,000 Range Rover, and a R45,000 World Cup engraved tea set, reports TimesLIVE. The register […]
Amnesty International says the arrest violated a range of human rights of the suspects. Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of 59 people accused of being homosexuals in Gombe State by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC). The NSCDC on Monday announced the arrest of the suspects during an event it said was […]
Nairobi — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has tasked the National Assembly Administration and Security Committee in conjunction with their Senate counterpart to jointly consider the National Security Advisory Council (NSAC) memorandum seeking clearance to deploy Kenyan police to Haiti. NSAC requested approval from MPs to send the multinational security support mission to the troubled […]
A group of traders under the Urban Smart Traders Business Association Limited has issued a threat of legal action against the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) if the government fails to reopen Facebook within two weeks. Represented by Nalukoola Advocates & Solicitors, Urban Smart Traders Business Association Limited has sent a notice of intent to sue […]
Experts have warned that without effective regulation, Uganda may lose a significant amount of money to overseas entities in the mining sector. Currently, they said only a few individuals are benefiting from the country’s valuable resources and profits generated through mining. These concerns were raised during a conference organized by Global Rights Alert and the […]
Addis Abeba — As the rule of law continued to decline globally for six consecutive years, Ethiopia has ranked 129th out of 142 countries according to the World Justice Project’s (WJP)annual Rule of Law Index published today. The index, which measures human rights, access to justice, corruption and authoritarianism worldwide, indicated that the rule of […]
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) can confirm that 543 NUM members are being held hostage underground at Gold One Mine in Springs. NUM MEMBERS ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE UNDERGROUND AGAINST THEIR WILL. THERE IS NO SIT-IN UNDERGROUND BY OUR MEMBERS. The hostage situation started last night when workers reported for a night shift underground […]
The Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) has postponed the hearing of the election case between House Speaker Bhofal Chambers and his rival Anthony Williams. On Tuesday, the NEC Board of Commissioners began hearing the case from Maryland County Electoral District #2 involving Mr. Chambers and Williams. So far, results from the […]
Former Liberian Finance Minister and former Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Milton Nathaniel Barnes has hailed Liberians’ peaceful participation in the presidential and legislative elections. Mr. Barnes released a statement in Monrovia on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 to appreciate evidence of the strong roots that multi-party democracy is gaining in Liberia. “I take this […]
The Senate has commenced investigation of all the contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of Worri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries where N11.35 trillion was spent in 13 years. It also mandated the panel to interrogate the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL and Bureau […]
The Comptroller said one of the escaped inmates has been re-arrested. The escape of two suspected armed robbers from a correctional facility in Katsina State is causing apprehension among residents of Katsina town. Though PREMIUM TIMES could not establish when the two suspects escaped from the facility as officials refused to divulge such information, a […]
“In some areas of the Niger Delta, it’s become a warfare of sorts,” the NNPCL said. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday said 149 incidents of crude theft were recorded across the Niger Delta in the past week. The oil firm said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The company […]
The Constitutional Council (CC) today issued two rulings on the current local elections. The first makes it clear that it has exclusive competence to annul or order the repetition of elections, and district courts do not have this power. However, such a decision can only be taken after the CNE has finalised the general tabulation […]
Offenders should be brought to justice In the latest of what has become a scandalous business in human trafficking and associated crimes in Nigeria, military troops from the 14 Brigade of Nigerian Army recently rescued 22 girls from the facility of a ‘baby factory’ at Umunkpei Nvosi community in Abia State. Twenty one of them […]
Anglo-American Faces Class Action Lawsuit from Coal Miners with Lung Disease A class action lawsuit has been filed against nine Anglo American Group companies, including three under Thungela Resources, on behalf of coal miners suffering from lung disease, such as coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), reports Moneyweb. […]
In a tense standoff at the Gold One mine in Springs, approximately 540 miners have chosen to remain underground after union negotiations failed. Police negotiators have now intervened, reportedly warning of potential force if the miners keep refusing to come to the surface. The miners, who have been underground since Sunday, are the cannon fodder […]
In what could form important precedents, the National Court of Asylum (la Cour nationale du droit d’asile – CNDA) in France last week granted political asylum to two applicants, from West Darfur and North Darfur respectively, acknowledging that “Darfur is in the grip of indiscriminate violence of exceptional intensity”. A CNDA statement following the verdict […]