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Zimbabwe officially abolished the death penalty Tuesday after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row. There has been a moratorium on executions in the southern African country since 2005 although courts have continued to hand down the death sentence…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to detain Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, and six others for 60 days pending the conclusion of their investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by the DIA’s…
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has signed a total sum of N719,755,417,663 fiscal appropriation for 2025 into law. The total budget size is composed N262, 670,660,562.68 recurrent expenditure representing 36 per cent and N457,804,757,100.32 capital expenditure which stands at 64 per cent of the total sum. Recall that Gov. Yusuf, on December 8, 2024 presented a…
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Renowned edupreneur Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo was celebrated at the inaugural Prof. Gwarzo Public Lecture, where speakers commended his dedication to mentoring and empowering young people. The event, held at the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training (Mambayya House) to mark Prof. Gwarzo’s 47th birthday, was organized by Adnan Mukhtar & Associates. Gwarzo…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared 2025 as a year of progress and transformation for the state. In a statement on Tuesday titled “A Message of Hope and Progress for the New Year,” the governor reflected on the challenges and achievements of 2024 while outlining plans for the upcoming year. He said, “On…