SERAP urges NASS to drop bill seeking ‘jail for eligible Nigerians who fail to vote’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to immediately withdraw the oppressive bill which contains repressive provisions to jail any Nigerian of voting age for six months and/or impose a fine of N100,000 on them if they fail to vote…

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Ted Turner Recovering from Pneumonia Battle

Media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner was recently hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia. His spokesperson Phillip Evans, in a statement on Tuesday, said Turner “is recuperating at a rehab facility and expects a full recovery. While he was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia in 2018 and despite health challenges it presents, Ted continues to remain resilient and engaged…

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South African Policewoman Sentenced to Double Life Imprisonment for Murder of Husband and Family Friend

A South African policewoman, found guilty of k!lling her police officer husband and a family friend has been sentenced to double life imprisonment.    Ntombizodwa Ntinga was sentenced in the Mtubatuba High Court on Friday for the m8rder of her husband, Warrant Officer Nkosinathi Ntinga,49, and their family friend, Mpendulo Mdluli, 34, a SAPS Administrative…

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US Steel Lawsuit Claims Political Interference Thwarted Deal Following ‘Sham’ Review

U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel allege in a lawsuit President Joe Biden blocked their $14.9 billion merger over political calculations, calling it an unprecedented action that “served the president’s personal political agenda.” The steelmakers filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia against the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, President Joe Biden, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick…

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