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Bangladesh Opens Murder Trial Of Key Student Protester
Bangladesh opened on Monday the murder trial of a student protester, Abu Sayeed, whose killing last year escalated demonstrations nationwide that ultimately ousted then prime [more…]
PDP Convenes NEC Meeting Following Police Blockade
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday convened its 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, following [more…]
Bus Crash Kills 38 In Tanzania
A collision between a bus and minibus in Tanzania has killed 38 people after both vehicles were set on fire by the crash, the presidency [more…]
Iran Voices ‘Serious Doubts’ Over Israel Commitment To Ceasefire
File photo of the Iranian flag Iran on Sunday said it was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war [more…]
NDLEA Arrests Ex-Footballer as Major Drug Rings Uncovered in Lagos, Kano
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, and his associate, Ntoruka Chinedu, for attempting to smuggle [more…]
Israeli Court Postpones Netanyahu Appearance In Graft Trial
An Israeli court on Sunday postponed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his corruption trial after he requested a delay with the support of US [more…]
Iran Voices ‘Serious Doubts’ Over Israel Commitment To Ceasefire
Iran on Sunday said it was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war this week. The most serious escalation [more…]
Court Grants Bail as Senator Natasha Faces Second Arraignment
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Monday appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja for her second arraignment over alleged defamation [more…]
Japan Executes ‘Twitter killer’ Who Murdered Nine
Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation’s first enactment of [more…]
FULL LIST: NJC Sends 10 Judges On Compulsory Retirement, Recommends 21 For Appointment
The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 109th Meeting presided over by the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, [more…]
