Agency ReportMore than 1,000 people have been killed after a landslide wiped out a village in Sudan's western region of Darfur, according to the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army (SLM-A).The incident occurred on Sunday in the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur's Marrah Mountains, following days of rainfall, the rebel group said
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Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Finnish court for terrorism, tax fraud, and an ethical violation.Ekpa, who lives in Finland, heads the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group, which has been allegedly responsible for killings and abductions of hundreds of people
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Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr. Tony Ojukwu, in a statement to commemorate the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, has expressed deep concern over the rising cases of enforced disappearances and kidnappings in Nigeria, describing them as a grave assault on human dignity.He described
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Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has announced an increase in the state’s minimum wage for civil servants to ₦104,000, representing more than 25 percent above the current national minimum wage of ₦75,000.The governor made the disclosure during a meeting with the state labour force at the Government House, Owerri.
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The Anambra State Government has warned against the practice of students writing assignments directly in textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable.The directive was issued by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, during a workshop for private school proprietors and teachers held on Friday in Awka.According to Chuma-Udeh, the
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