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Nigerian-Born Emehelu Makes History As New Jersey's Lieutenant Governor
Nigerian-born American lawyer, Shirley U. Emehelu, has made history as the first immigrant to become Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, U.S.
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Nigerian-born American lawyer, Shirley U. Emehelu, has made history as the first immigrant to become Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, U.S.
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Addis Abeba -- Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has overwhelmed hospitals, disrupted medical services and deepened an already severe healthcare crisis in Tigray, with medical workers warning that civilians increasingly risk being…
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This combines previously announced military and police recruitment targets with a proposed expansion of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
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Months after Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. launched a sweeping reform program that has moved judicial employees from one department, court, and county to another, a sitting circuit judge has broken silence over happenings within…
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The court ruled that the EFCC's decision to prosecute the defendants while a related case was pending before the Federal High Court amounted to an abuse of court process.
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The EFCC alleged that the properties "were reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities."
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"Every complaint is a person, a family, or a community whose rights and dignity need protection," the NHRC executive secretary said.
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The long-running legal battle over the fate of Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary Bushiri, has entered a new phase after South Africa launched an appeal against a High Court ruling that blocked their extradition.
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Nairobi -- A total of 266 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa have been destroyed at the incinerator facility of AIC Kapsowar Mission Hospital in a court-supervised exercise pursuant to an order issued by the Iten Law Courts on 30 October 2026.
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Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has reprimanded legislators who are benefiting from taxpayer-funded hotel accommodation but failing to attend National Assembly business.
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EFCC said the funds were part of "liabilities established against the two companies for unremitted statutory payments to the federation."
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It will also assess the Nigerian government's efforts to protect vulnerable communities and prosecute perpetrators.
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