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The publisher of the Kaduna-based Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has written to the Attorney General of the Federation, demanding the retraction of his profile as terrorist financier in Nigeria. This was contained in a letter dated March 25, 2024, written on his behalf by his lawyer, J.J. Usman (SAN), addressed to the Attorney General…
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Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The president will be chosen “without debate” by lawmakers “for a single six-year term”, and not by the public, according to the…
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Four people, including three police officers, have been killed in a suspected attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists in a Kenyan town near the border with Somalia, police said. The explosion occurred on Monday at a hotel near a police station in Mandera, northeastern Kenya, an area often targeted by the Somalia-based group. Police said several other…
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The National Assembly has been called upon to elevate the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, to the status of a Governor. Cabul Network, a developmental group, which is behind the call argued that it was in tandem with the recent pronouncement of the Supreme Court. Led by Dr John Harry,…
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The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ruled that Celestine Omehia can not receive the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies because he is not a former governor of the state. The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, withdrew the recognition accorded to Omehia in 2023 while the…
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