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Rights

July 28, 2022

Court sentences Kano school proprietor, one other to death over Hanifa’s murder

Mr Tanko had confessed that he gave Hanifa tea mixed with rat poison and collected N100,000 as ransom out of the N6 million he demanded.

July 28, 2022

Sanwo-Olu to establish 250-hectare cattle ranch in Lagos: Official

The commissioner said that the state government had already begun a pilot feedlot project at Badagry.

Sanwo-Olu and Cattle herd
July 28, 2022

Buhari regime threatens to sanction BBC over documentary on banditry 

Mr Mohammed’s statement comes days after BBC Africa Eye published a documentary featuring interviews with bandit leaders.

Lai Mohammed and BBC
July 28, 2022

Russia moves to revoke newspaper Novaya Gazeta’s registration

On Tuesday, the Novaya Gazeta’s website was blocked by Roskomnadzor at the request of the Prosecutor-General’s Office.

Novaya Gazeta newspaper and President Vladimir Putin
July 28, 2022

Accounts officer docked for swindling employer of N2.54 million

The account officer, Dolapo Adesanya, 23, collected the money from his employer under the pretence of giving it out as loans to customers.

Court symbol used to tell the story
July 28, 2022

N109 Billion Fraud: Court admits suspended AGF, others to bail

One of the bail conditions by Justice Adeyemi Ajayi is that the defendants will not leave the FCT without the court’s permission.

Ahmed Idris
July 28, 2022

Bagudu signs child protection bill into law 

The governor said the Kebbi House of Assembly passed the bills to conform with the culture and religious values of the people of the state.

Governor Atiku Bagudu
July 27, 2022

NLC berates politicians for flaunting children studying abroad as ASUU strike lingers

The NLC had organised a mega protest in solidarity with the trade unions in the public universities over their lingering strike.

NLC protest
July 27, 2022

Reps promise to intervene in ASUU strike

Mr Wudil said that since the beginning of the strike, the house had been consulting with relevant stakeholders with a view to ending the strike.

House of Representatives,
July 27, 2022

Man arrested for defiling, impregnating 15-year-old step-daughter in Ekiti

Mr Babatunde was arrested by the Welfare Centre of the State Criminal Investigation Department, of the command.

Rape photo used to illustrate this story