The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has closed its case before the Edo State governorship election tribunal without presenting a witness. INEC’s legal counsel formally moved to close its case without presenting any witnesses— a motion accepted by the Tribunal. INEC would be relying solely on cross-examinations and arguments from the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
The Limpopo Polokwane High Court in South Africa has sentenced Kgopotso Mmotse Koma (29), of Mamone Village in Jane Furse, to two life term imprisonment for m8rder and r3pe of an eight-year-old girl. The court further ordered that the sentence in count one of m8rder should run concurrently with the count of r3pe, the…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that that he will not attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa citing concerns over the country’s policies, including land reforms and its “anti-American stance.” South Africa is set to host the G20 summit in Johannesburg on 20–21 February. The G20 summit is the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced major leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, which is now renamed Yakubu Gowon University. These changes are effective immediately. At the newly renamed Yakubu Gowon University, President Tinubu dissolved the entire governing council and relieved Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi of her duties as Vice-Chancellor. …
Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, has announced a major policy shift, proposing that immigrants must wait at least 15 years before becoming eligible for British citizenship as she seeks to tighten the immigration system in the UK. In her first major announcement as Conservative leader, Badenoch revealed plans to tighten the immigration…
