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gandan military and police have deployed both motorised and foot patrol personnel on major streets in the country’s capital city Kampala ahead of the general elections scheduled for Jan. 15. Insp. Gen. Abas Byakagaba told election observers earlier on Monday that the deployment aims at maintaining peace and security before, during, and after the elections. Byakagaba said the security is …

By Idahosa Musa do State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the recent protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, was sponsored by a Russia-based Nigerian and some others in other overseas locations, dismissing as false, misleading, and deliberately orchestrated several social media reports of the protest to the contrary. The Governor described the reports of …

UN independent investigators on Monday called for immediate release of all political prisoners in Venezuela, stating that more than 100 political prisoners had been released in the country. The independent UN human rights investigators,, in a statement said, the government had announced the release of more than 100 political prisoners. This was coming just over a week after the seizure …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has inaugurated a high-powered Peace and Reconciliation Committee, in a move to halt the deepening political crisis in Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the committee, chaired by a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi (SAN), was given two weeks to resolve the standoff threatening governance and stability in the …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reassured Nigerians, especially parents, that all Nestlé infant formulae approved in Nigeria are safe. In a statement on Monday, NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said approved products were not included in Nestlé UK’s voluntary recall across over 50 countries. “The approved infant formulae marketed in Nigeria are not …

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has dismissed as false and misleading, a viral social media report alleging plans to pass a bill criminalising sexual relationships with married men. The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Uyo and signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Jerry Otu. Otu, in the statement, described the report …

The appeal trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen against her conviction in a case involving the alleged misuse of European Union funds is set to begin on Tuesday. A Paris court will reopen the case against Le Pen, 11 other defendants and her National Rally party. It is a make-or-break moment for the popular politician, as the outcome …

By Idahosa Musa do State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old-girl for allegedly staging her own abduction in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. This is even as a coordinated security operation according to the command also led to the arrest of 11 suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and the recovery of firearms and other dangerous …

civil rights advocacy group, the Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary, has raised concerns over the continued detention of hundreds of Nigerians who have not been convicted of any offence but remain in custody due to what it described as excessive and unattainable bail conditions imposed by some judges of the Federal High Court. The group said this in …

President Donald Trump said any country doing business with Iran would face a tariff rate of 25 per cent on any trade with the U.S.. Trump’s threat is coming as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran …