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Hope Behind Bars Africa in collaboration with the Citizens’ Liberties Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has secured the release of seven #EndBadGovernance protesters who had been unjustly detained in Kano. The step was initiated by the organisation and the Chairman, Human Rights Committee of the NBA, Uggogo Branch, Aminu Mohammed Gabari. According to…
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A 38-year-old man, Austine Uchenna, on Monday, appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing a N3 million Nissan bus and breach of peace. READ ALSO:Police arraign man over diesel theft The defendant, whose address was not provided, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge. The Prosecutor, ASP Clement…
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The Police in Ekiti, on Monday, arraigned a 27-year-old man, Oladeru Gbenga, who allegedly stole 19 kegs of diesel. READ ALSO:Police arrest 35-year-old man, stepfather, two others for defiling minors The defendant, who has no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace. …
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Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to decry the increasing transportation fares. The residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said the continuous increase in transportation fares, which was caused by an increase in fuel prices, was affecting their daily movement and businesses. They, however, called…
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Social crusader and rights activist, Donald Nwaneri, has raised concerns about the continued detention of many #EndBadGovernance protesters without trial and called on President Bola Tinubu to order their immediate and unconditional release. Nwaneri, in an open letter to President Tinubu, noted that one Abuja-based businessman, Chukwudi Opara, and over 1,400 others arrested in connection…