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‘I Will Reconsider Some Relationships’, El-Rufai Sends Cryptic Message To Sanusi, Other Friends Over Silence On Detention

FORMER Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says his experience in detention and the ongoing legal proceedings against him have taught him important lessons.

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International

Former Venezuelan President Maduro Shares First Photos From US Detention

FORMER Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has posted two photographs that appear to show him in a United States detention centre, where he has.

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El-Rufai’s Son Accuses ICPC Of Denying Ex-Governor Medical, Food, Family Access In Detention

MOHAMMED Bello, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has accused operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.

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Africa

Madagascar Detains French National Over Alleged Plot To Stir Unrest

A FORMER French serviceman has been detained in Madagascar for allegedly taking part in a plot to destabilise the island, authorities say. Prosecutor.

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El-Rufai Fasted, Studied Qur’an, Read 10 Books In Detention – Associate Reveals

AN associate of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has shed light on his time in custody, describing a period marked by.

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El-Rufai Released From Detention, Returns Home For Mother’s Burial

FORMER Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been released from detention and has returned home to participate in the burial rites of his.

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Africa

Shock In Cameroon As 74-Year-Old Opposition Leader Dies In Detention

LEFT-WING Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested, his lawyers and party have announced. Ekane,.

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Alleged Coup Plot: Lawyers Move In As Sylva’s Brother, Driver Spend Days In Detention

THE uncertainty surrounding alleged coup plots in Nigeria has intensified, as two individuals arrested during a military raid on the Abuja residence of.

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Africa

Burkina Faso Junta Detains Eight International NGO Workers Over ‘Spying Allegations’

BURKINA Faso’s military government says it has arrested eight members of a Dutch-based humanitarian organisation, accusing them of “spying and treason”. They are.

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Sowore Confirms Release From Police Detention

HUMAN rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody. Sowore had been.

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‘I Came Prepared With My Prison Wears’, Dan Bello Speaks On Kano Airport Detention

PROMINENT Nigerian activist and online commentator, Bello Habib Galadanci, widely known as Dan Bello, has opened up about his brief detention by security.

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Illegal Entry: Six Nigerian Tourists Released After Detention In Cape Verde

SIX Nigerian tourists detained in Cape Verde have been released and are now in the care of the Nigerian Embassy in Senegal. “Final.

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Africa

Detained Ugandan Politician’s Wife Condemns Ban On Christmas Day Visit

THE wife of detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has denounced as “cruel and inhumane” a ban on prisoners receiving visitors on Christmas.

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Why We Detained Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, Army Breaks Silence

THE Nigerian Army has confirmed that investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, is in its custody. This newspaper had earlier reported how the Foundation For.

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‘We Were Starved, Locked Up With Criminals’, Released Minors Narrate Ordeal

AFTER being granted reprieve by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, several minors, aged between 14 and 17, who were arrested during August’s #EndBadGovernance.

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Human Rights Radio Goes Off Air In Protest Of Detained Minors

ABUJA-BASED Human Rights Radio has gone off air to protest the arrest of minors during the #EndBadGovernance protest. Ahmed Isah, owner of the.

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Protesters Trial: Minors Arraigned In Court Not In Our Custody, Prison Service Reveals

THE Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed the report that suspects arraigned in Court over the bad governance protests were kept in its facilities..

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October 1 Protest: NBA Writes Kano CP, Demands Immediate Release Of Detained Members

THE Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, demanded the unconditional release of its members detained by the Kano State Police Command for planning a.

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‘My Passport Was Seized’, Sowore Narrates Detention, Release At Lagos Airport

THE 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, on Sunday said he was briefly detained at the Murtala Muhammed.

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Journalist Daniel Ojukwu Freed After 10 Days In Detention

NIGERIAN Police authorities have released Daniel Ojukwu, the detained journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Ojukwu, who went missing with his.

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