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100m

Family of late Shell engineer seeks $100m compensation for medical negligence

Fifteen years after his death in a questionable medical circumstances, the family…

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Coup

Alleged coup: Release detained soldiers or charge before military tribunal – Falana

Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana SAN has called on the…

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Apartheid

Ilorin’s Growing Religious Apartheid

By Bamidele Johnson I just drove past a shrine to Ogun, the…

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Edewor

Civil Society Group Drags Ozekhome, Others Before LPDC for Misconduct

The last may not have been heard on the London Court judgement…

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Freedom

Press freedom not negotiable under Tinubu’s administration – Shettima

Vice-President Kashim Shettima assures that press freedom remains a non-negotiable pillar of…

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Ese Oruru

Ese Oruru: The Inspiring Triumph of a Survivor

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In April 2020, then governor of Kano State…

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Gratuity

The cruel delay of gratuity payments to Nigerian pensioners

Why Nigerian Governors Must End the Long Wait of Retirees Entitlement. By…

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Falana

Nigerians entitled to compulsory health insurance, says Falana

Human rights crusader and Chair, Alliance on Surviving Covid 19 and Beyond…

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genocide

Genocide: Tinubu government’s embarrassing embrace of Israel

By Owei Lakemfa Israel, under the Nethanyahu regime, and shielded from international…

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Comfort Emmason

NBA stands up for Comfort Emmason

‎It is deeply disturbing that Ms. Emmanson was forcibly removed from the…

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Adegboruwa

Fundamental rights jurisprudence (7): Melrose v EFCC- Landmark Judicial Endorsement

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN INTRODUCTION The sixth part of this article which…

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Badeggi Radio

When the Nigerian state chooses to play rogue

By Owei Lakemfa Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, the 51-year-old Governor of Niger…

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