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June 29, 2022
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June 29, 2022

Civil Defence operatives lament non-payment of duty allowance two weeks after Ekiti election

The NSCDC deployed no fewer than 9,747 personnel for the Ekiti governorship election which was fraught with allegations of vote trading.

Civil Defence officers
June 29, 2022

UK Deputy Prime Minister rejects call to include abortion rights in new law

Mr Raab’s submission comes as Labour MP Stella Creasy announced that she would push for the right to abortion to be included in the Bill of Rights.

Dominic Raab
June 29, 2022

Taliban bans Afghan women from gathering on national issues

He said religious leaders had asked for the gathering to address an Islamic system of government and economic and social issues.

Abdul Salam Hanafi
June 29, 2022

Over 42,000 children recruited, violated in West, Central African conflicts: UNICEF

UNICEF in the report said that West and Central Africa account for the second highest number of verified violations since 2005 with more than 67,000 verified grave violations across the globe.

Child soldiers in Nigeria
June 29, 2022

Court orders police to pay N6 million for illegal raids

The judge explained that the applicants’ privacy and that of other members of their families were threatened by the police during the illegal raid.

Court and police used to illustrate the story
June 29, 2022

Fayemi owes salaries, refused to remit Ekiti workers’ pension contributions: TUC

TUC criticised the Ekiti government’s refusal to remit deducted dues such as a contributory pension, cooperative deductions, and bank loan repayment.

Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Kayode Fayemi
June 28, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell bags 20 years jail time for sex trafficking

Ms Maxwell, who did not testify in her defence during the trial, apologised to the victims shortly before the sentence was handed down.

Ghislaine Maxwell
June 28, 2022

Egypt court sentences 10 brotherhood members to death

“The perpetrators killed, on different occasions from 2013 to 2015, six policemen and wounded 25 officers, security men, and civilians.”

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
June 28, 2022

Two security guards in Lagos docked for stealing corn flakes

The security guards are accused of allegedly stealing 400 cartons of corn flakes worth N2.1 million.

Man in handcuffs