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A paramilitary attack on a central Sudan village has killed “up to 100” people, a local pro-democracy activists’ committee said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces, which have been at war with the regular army since April 2023, “attacked the village twice” on Wednesday with heavy artillery, said the Madani Resistance Committee, one of hundreds of…
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A Nigerian man identified as Friday Jeremiah has been jailed after having sex with a minor at his homeless shelter in Australia. Jeremiah was on Wednesday sentenced in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court after pleading guilty to forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old minor who was in his care. The Salvation Army support worker…
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In a fresh push to pull Nigeria’s ailing economy out of the woods, the federal government has rolled out new deals under what it calls the Accelerated Stabilisation and Advancement Plan (ASAP).
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Report of the ad hoc committee, set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate finances, loans, foreign and domestic debts, as well as contracts awarded under Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has submitted its findings, urging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest him.
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Tuesday’s threat by the Senate to make provisions in a new minimum wage law against “extreme actions” of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has generated a mixed bag of criticisms and approval among stakeholders, including lawyers and civil society.