Nigeria Named Among Countries Where Journalists Were Killed In 2019

The IFJ listed 18 countries from the world where journalist were killed since the start of the year Nigeria has been listed among countries where death of journalists and media professionals occurred in 2019. While over 19 journalists were harassed, assaulted, brutalised, arrested and detained in 2019, a reporter was killed in the country.…

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Power minister speaks on appointment of ex-level 12 official to head electrification agency

President Muhammadu Buhari has the prerogative to appoint anyone he believes can deliver on his official mandate, the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, said on Wednesday. The minister was reacting to an exclusive report by PREMIUM TIMES on the controversial appointment by the president of a former mid-level civil servant, Salihijo Ahmad, as the managing director…

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Business

Analysis – 2019: Nigeria’s stock market ends in red, 2020 offers hope

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma (NAN) With no fewer than six days of trading before the year ends, it is almost certain that transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will close in the red zone. The outgoing year is, indeed, turning out to be yet another locust year for both local and foreign investors, due…

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Features

Kano govt impounds 2 trucks loaded with fake drugs

By Aisha Ahmed The Kano State Task Force on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs has impounded two trucks loaded with fake and expired drugs, a statement from the health ministry said on Saturday. The statement signed by Malam Ismail Gwammaja, Public Relations Officer of the ministry, said that the Chairman of the task force and…

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Bruce Lee’s daughter sues cafe over dad’s logo

A company run by Bruce Lee’s daughter is suing a popular Chinese fast food chain over its use of an image of the late martial arts star. Shannon Lee’s Bruce Lee Enterprises alleges Real Kungfu has used the image in its logo without permission. The firm wants the fast food chain to immediately remove the…

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Law Report

How a seven-month-old Supreme Court ruling revived a nine-year-old case against GSK

In December 2017, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe of Philadelphia seemingly drove a stake through the heart of litigation by two employee healthcare funds suing GlaxoSmithKline over its marketing of the diabetes drug Avandia. The plans, which sued back in 2010, alleged that GSK had falsely touted Avandia as a boon to the cardiovascular health of diabetes…

January 1, 20200Comments

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Features

Trump's dark legacy: a US judiciary remade in his own image

No president has secured so many important judgeships so quickly – and progressive say the damage will be lasting Critics of Donald Trump make much of the fact that his legacy will forever bear the stain of impeachment, whatever the outcome of the prospective Senate trial next month. But Trump is positioned to bequeath…

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Domestic violence kills 15 times as many as terrorism in Britain

Police budgets to counter domestic assaults must be ringfenced, say campaigners Domestic violence kills 15 times as many people in Britain as terrorism, say campaigners who want the police to be given more money to tackle the problem. The huge disparity is highlighted in figures obtained from official sources by victims’ rights campaigners, who say…

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Tech law

California's groundbreaking privacy law takes effect in January. What does it do?

California's groundbreaking privacy law takes effect in January. What does it do? Landmark law, the ‘most comprehensive’ in the US, gives Californians an arsenal of tools to protect their data online Last year, California passed a landmark privacy law that gives consumers more control over their data. The legislation gives residents unprecedented rights to control what information…

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Sudan prosecutor announces investigation of Darfur war crimes

By Gabrielle Wast The state prosecutor of Sudan, Tagelsir al-Heber, announced the launch of an investigation into the crimes committed in the Darfur region under former President Omar al-Bashir. Al-Bashir has already been arrested by the Sudanese government for corruption and has been under the watch of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for human rights crimes committed in the…

January 1, 2020235Comments

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