Edo: INEC tenders Obaseki’s nomination form in evidence
…As court dismisses PDP’s suit against Ize-Iyamu By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, tendered in evidence before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the nomination form Governor Godwin Obaseki filled and submitted for the purpose of the governorship election that held in Edo State on September 19. Justice Ahmed Mohammed admitted […]
Chinese court jails 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years
A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years over a bid by the group to flee the city by speedboat to seek sanctuary in Taiwan. The group were arrested by the Chinese coastguard on August 23 en route to the self-ruled island, which has opened its doors […]
Human Right Council asks Canadaian PM to investigate death of student leader Baloch
Karima Baloch, a human rights activist from Balochistan, Pakistan, was mysteriously murdered in Toronto, Canada after her abduction. We, the signatory of this urgent appeal, demand from Prime Minister Trudeau to immediately hold an impartial inquiry into the murder of Baloch activist in an Island. The government of Canada must also investigate the possibility of […]
Gov Emmanuel felicitates Air Vice Marshal Mfon Ekpoh
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has described the recent elevation of Mfon Ekpoh, to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal as a reward for diligence in service to God, the nation and humanity.
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard lands in Israel — Reports
Jonathan Pollard, an American jailed in the US in 1985 for spying for Israel, landed in the Jewish state on Wednesday after Washington released him from parole conditions last month, Israeli media reported. Pollard, 66, served 30 years in prison for giving away classified US documents, and had been confined by parole terms to the […]
Guinea communal violence killed more than 20 — Lawmaker
Weekend communal clashes in southeast Guinea left more than 20 people dead, a local lawmaker said Tuesday. Regional governor Mohamed Ghare had Sunday spoken of 11 dead but added Tuesday the toll had “evolved” upwards without giving further details. But a lawmaker in the town of Macenta told AFP by telephone: “There are officially 11 […]
