Crime

How ex-NNPC GM was jailed in US for $2.1m bribe

A former senior official of Nigeria’s national oil company has been sentenced to more than seven years in a United States prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar bribery...

Nigeria: Saving judicial appointments from corruption

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a bewildering contest over the...

HEDA petitioned FRIN boss to EFCC over alleged N3bn fraud

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...

LAWMA secures convictions for 19 environmental offenders

Seventeen persons arrested for open urination and defecation, along with two others apprehended for indiscriminate dumping of refuse,...

HEDA commends ICPC as Ozekhome faces forgery charges…

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related...
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LASG tasks community leaders on tackling sexual, gender-based violence

Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has charged community leaders to tackle Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). The Executive...

Hushpuppi: Court dismisses FG’s Request For Abba Kyari’s Extradition To US

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant the extradition application filed by the Federal Government for permission to extradite the suspended DCP Abba Kyari to the United States (US).

UN human rights Chief welcomes Mexico ruling decriminalising abortion

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has welcomed Wednesday’s judgement by Mexico’s top court that declared criminal penalties for abortion unconstitutional.

UN Rights Chief travels to MiddleEast because of conflict in Israel

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today begins a five-day visit to the Middle East region, amid Israel’s escalation in Gaza, in response to the attacks on it on 7 and 8 October, and the wider context of 56 years of occupation of the Palestinian territories.

ECOWAS Court deepens Cooperation with ICRC

Abuja, Nigeria - The ECOWAS Court of Justice and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) achieved a significant milestone on July 12,...

NDLEA seizes 1,960kg of ‘Ghanaian Loud’ at Lagos Beach

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives on Christmas Eve intercepted two boats loaded with 1,960 kilograms of Ghanaian Loud, a...
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