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NHRC Received 1,161 Rights Violation Complaints In 2024

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 1,161 complaints of human rights abuse in Plateau between January and December 2024. The commission’s acting coordinator in Plateau State Kiyenpiya Mafuyai, told journalists in Jos yesterday that the cases ranged from unlawful detention, extrajudicial killings, inhuman treatment, and domestic violence to child abuse. Mafuyai ac...
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Marco Rubio Becomes US Secretary Of State 

Senator Marco Rubio has been unanimously confirmed as the United States (US) Secretary of State, marking the first official confirmation in President Donald J. Trump’s new Cabinet. New Telegraph reports that the development was announced by the White House via its official X handle while declaring that, “America is back and entering a golden age.”...
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Pope: Plan To Deport Migrants From US A ‘Disgrace

Pope Francis has said United States President Donald Trump’s plans to deport illegal migrants from the US would be a “disgrace” if they materialised. Speaking to an Italian TV programme from his Vatican residence, Francis said that if the plans went ahead, Trump would make “poor wretches that don’t have anything foot the bill”. “That’s...
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NECA Decries Rise In Expatriates Working Without Permits

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Director-General Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde yesterday expressed concerns over the high percentage of expatriates who lacked work permits but are doing jobs that could be handled by Nigerians. Oyerinde was reacting to a recent report quoting the Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as saying 90 per cent of expatriates doing jobs...
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NPA Pledges To Support NLNG On Gas Production, Exports

As global gas demand is on the increase, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pledged it would support Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited to provide the operational collaboration necessary to expand gas production in order to grow exports. The Managing Director of the authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, who received the Chief Executive Officer of NLNG,...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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