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April 30, 2024

Court dismisses suits seeking Ighodalo’s disqualification as Edo PDP governorship candidate

INEC said the Edo State governorship election will hold on September 21, 2024.

Asue Ighodalo
April 29, 2024

Court fines EFCC, Fidelity Bank N10 million over rights violation

Other respondents were Abdulrasheed Bawa, a former EFCC boss, an EFCC officer, Calistus, and Fidelity Bank Plc.

April 29, 2024

‘Disappeared’ South Sudan critic resurfaces

A spate of forced disappearances points to the need to reform South Sudan’s security agency.

Sudan's National Security Service (NSS) operatives (Credit: Sudan Post)
April 26, 2024

Lawyer sues NERC, AEDC over electricity tariff hike

He argued that the alleged fixing of tariffs using U.S. dollars in Nigeria is uncalled for and against public policy.

NERC and AEDC
April 26, 2024

Iran arresting, detaining women over head covering: UN

The country’s morality police had announced stricter checks some weeks ago, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said.

Mahsa Amini
April 26, 2024

Court remands man for defiling 12-year-old girl

Mr Adeosun said Mr Afeez sexually penetrated the vagina of the 12-year-old girl with his fingers.

Courtroom
April 26, 2024

Nigerian parents advised against hiding children with disabilities

Bolanle Olawuyi of the Department of Social Sciences Education, University of Ilorin, has appealed to parents of disabled children against hiding them due to shame or stigma.

AUTISTIC CHILDREN
April 26, 2024

Calabar-Itu Road: Cross River set to pay N400 million compensation to property owners

Mr Ekpang said the government would spend about N400 million to pay the compensation.

APC guber candidate Bassey Otu
April 26, 2024

N615,000 new minimum wage based on N1,700 per dollar computation: TUC, NLC

“It is now N615,000. Regarding when the new minimum wage, the committee is still working,” said the TUC president.

NLC president Joe Ajaero and TUC president Festus Osifo
April 26, 2024

NCS begins sensitisation to automated retiree verification system

Its spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that the programme, the first of its kind, was inaugurated on April 22.

Nigerian Customs