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El-Zakzaky’s trial: Ban on processions, demonstration still in force – Police
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that the ban on all forms of processions and demonstrations in Kaduna State is still in...
Odi/Zaki-Biam massacres: UN, ICC asked to probe Obasanjo, TY Danjuma
The Good Governance Advocacy Project, a Civil Society Organization has called on the United Nations and International Criminal Court, ICC, to investigate, prosecute...
‘Sober bar’ helps keep people on road to recovery after life of drugs
Battling drug addiction as a teenager caused Jay Arruda to overdose, be kicked out of his parents’ house and lose his job. All...
Lagos: APC presents former Commissioner, Obafemi Hamzat as Sanwo-Olu’s running-mate
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has presented a former Commissioner for Works, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat as the running mate...
2019 election: Cleric raises alarm
The Senior Pastor, Father’s Touch Ministry Church, Nyanya, Abuja, Pastor Evans Idoko, has accused some politicians of using religion and ethnicity to divide...
Be ready for consequences – Army issues fresh warning to Shiites
John Agim, spokesman of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has told members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), to be ready to face...
Boko Haram: Hunters gun down 8 terrorists in Borno village
Hunters and members of the civilian vigilante of Gubio, in Gubio local government area of Borno State, on Sunday, engaged members of the...
ASUU embarks on indefinite strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the commencement of an indefinite nationwide strike with immediate effect. The decision was announced...
Paralyzed, terminally ill man had to sign assisted-dying papers in bus shelter
An Edmonton woman says her terminally ill best friend, who had ALS and was effectively paralyzed, had to sign his assisted-dying request form...
1 arrest made amid protests outside controversial Steve Bannon, David Frum debate
One person has been arrested amid a protest in Toronto against an appearance, at a debate, by one of the masterminds of U.S. President...
No changes planned to assisted-death law, justice minister says after dying woman’s plea
Ottawa remains confident in its assisted dying legislation, and doesn’t plan changes despite a Halifax woman’s deathbed plea, federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould...
Thalidomide class action in Canada to proceed as Federal Court overturns ruling
Thalidomide survivors have won the go-ahead in Canada to challenge a compensation program. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that a lower...
The unpopular populist: Why former Trump strategist Steve Bannon can’t draw a crowd (outside Toronto)
When Steve Bannon speaks in Toronto tonight, there will be 3,000 people in the audience and perhaps as many protestors outside. Either way,...
Army vs Shi’ites: What security operatives do during our protests – IMN
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has insisted that all its protest marches have been peaceful and unnoticed except on occasions when security...
Nigeria highest producer of HIV-infected babies – FG
The Federal Government has confirmed a report, which ranks Nigeria first on the list of countries with high record of mother-to-child transmission of...
Tax evasion reason for poverty in Nigeria – SERAP
A report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), released in Lagos yesterday, has revealed how failure of multinational companies to pay...
