By Alltmepost.com A magistrate’s court in Banjul today issued arrest warrants for two people suspected of murdering Gambian editor Deyda Hydara in 2004, according to media reports. The two suspects are not in the country, according to reports. “These warrants are a significant step toward voiding the culture of impunity that was permitted to flourish under former President Yahya Jammeh in Gambia for decades,” …
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By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, (ANEEJ) has condemned in strong terms the recent alleged brutal treatment meted out to a commercial bus driver in Benin City by men of the Nigerian Police Force. This latest in the series of alleged police brutality in the heartbeat of the nation happened on Wednesday, when …
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A large number of Nigerians have condemned the chaining of an Edo State driver to a patrol truck along Sopkonba Road Junction, Benin, the Edo State capital. A resident, Augustine Ogbomwan, who was filming the torture of the unidentified driver with his mobile phone camera, was also said to have been detained by the police. It was learnt that some …
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The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday signed three executive orders that will change some of the ways government business and operations are conducted in the country forthwith. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Acting President signed the orders in exercise of the presidential authorities vested in the executive …
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Fifty-nine inmates of the Ikoyi Prisons Lagos on Wednesday and Thursday sat for the on-going Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The figure was an improvement over the 32 that sat for the examination in 2016. The Principal of the Ikoyi Prison School, Mr Idris Ibikunle, said that the candidates were better prepared this year, adding that he was expecting a better …
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Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Thursday ordered political appointees to immediately start to patronise clothes made in the Calabar Garment Factory. The first roll-out from the factory has hit the market with the production of blazers, jeans, and shirts. The governor, who spoke shortly after being presented with samples of finished products from the factory alongside some …
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Nigeria’s Anne-Marie Imafidon will be decorated by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II with the prestigious honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire on May 19. Anne-Marie, whose father, Chris, an Edo State indigene, will be honoured for her services to young women with the speciality in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. An MBE is an award given …
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An Oredo Chief Magistrate Court, in Edo State, has ordered that a Benin-based human rights activist, Kola Edokpaiyi, be remanded in prison custody over alleged plot to invade Edo communities. The remand of Edokpayi at the Benin Prison, located along Sapele Road, follows his arraignment on a two-count charge of criminal offence. The charges preferred against him read thus: “That …
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered immediate expansion of Social Investment Programmes, SIPs of the federal government to accommodate more Nigerians. Osinbajo Osinbajo gave the directive when he received the SIP update report recently. He also expressed satisfaction with the level of progress so far made under the programmes. With the development, over one million Nigerians are to benefit from …
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The 2017 budget may get to the table of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday (today). It was learnt that the Legal Department of the National Assembly had already concluded work on cross-checking the details of the N7.441tn appropriation bill and was set to route it to the Presidency on Wednesday morning. Sources at the National Assembly Liaison Office of …
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