The suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, on Friday closed his defence in his trial for alleged sexual harassment at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter till July 2 for adoption of final written addresses after Ndifon’s lawyer, Joe Agi (SAN), indicated his intention…
The federal government has inaugurated a sub-committee under the Economic Management Team (EMT) to review the economic impact of international tariff regimes and fluctuations in global commodity prices. Chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, the EMT launched the initiative in response to recent trade policy…
HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (TCN) — Authorities recently arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of fatally shooting a pregnant woman whose baby was delivered but died several days later. According to Howard County Police, on the night of July 31, 2020, officers responded to a home on Dovecote Drive to a report of several gunshots. The victim,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and five other security agencies to file their defence in a suit instituted by businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, to stop her planned arrest and detention. The suit seeks to block the execution of EFCC’s 28 March public notice declaring her…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Kramatorsk late on April 8 wounded more than two dozen people and damaged multiple residential buildings, local officials said. Serhiy Lysak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said that “Dnipro suffered…
