Saturday, June 10, 2023

Rights

June 2, 2023

Plateau LG chairmen take Gov. Mutfwang to court over suspension

In a media interaction on Friday in Jos, the suspended LG chairmen said that their suspension was unconstitutional.

Caleb Mutfwang
June 2, 2023

Court remands three farmers over alleged possession of human head

The suspects had lodged in a guest inn where they were, following a tip off, arrested by the police with the fresh female head.

Court room
June 2, 2023

Abuja businessman docked for allegedly stealing N92,300 from sex worker

The businessman had invited the complainant to his residence, and after having carnal knowledge of her, took her purse containing N92,300.

gavel
June 2, 2023

Zimbabwe government adopts patriotism law to punish dissenters

Zimbabwe’s government has adopted a patriotism law to stifle dissenting voices.

Emmerson Mnangagwa
June 2, 2023

Rapper arrested, detained for calling Myanmar ministers ‘incompetent fools’

Min Oak Myanmar, aka Byuhar, a well-known rapper in Myanmar, has been arrested and detained by the country’s military for insulting the junta’s ministers.

Min Oak Myanmar
June 1, 2023

Atiku, PDP present first witnesses to testify against Tinubu, APC, INEC

The witnesses are a pharmacist and an INEC collation officer, a chartered accountant and INEC collation officer and a legislator and legal practitioner.

Atiku Abubakar (Credit: Ifeanyi Okowa)
June 1, 2023

Red Cross moves to trace 3,000 missing persons in Borno

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has unveiled a radio tracing programme in Borno to reunite 3,000 missing persons with loved ones.

IPDs
June 1, 2023

Nigerian women cause of their woes, says Anambra lawmaker

“Women make rules in their meetings regarding how their burial rites, widowhood, girl child conduct should be. It is not the men.”

Ejike Okechukwu
June 1, 2023

NILDS: Civil servants beg Tinubu for fuel subsidy palliatives

NILDS has called on President Bola Tinubu to put in place palliatives for workers to cushion the effect of his subsidy removal.

Bola Tinubu and fuel pump
June 1, 2023

China expels Indian journalists amid frosty bilateral relations

“We’re down to only one accredited Indian reporter in Beijing — and regrettably, probably zero soon.”

China foreign ministry