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By John Ikani  As part of efforts geared towards improving transparency and accountability, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed body cameras on its personnel. Speaking while unveiling the technology in Abuja on Thursday, the...

By John Ikani  Legal Practitioner and Privileges Committee (LPPC) has released the names of 72 lawyers who were promoted to the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). In Nigeria, the SAN is awarded as a...

By Chioma Iruke The Parliament of the Republic of Benin has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances, the country’s Health Ministry said on Thursday. Abortion was previously legal only in cases of rape or incest,...

By Ebi Kesiena The Taliban beat up several Journalists to prevent media coverage of a women's rights demonstration in Kabul on Thursday. One foreign Journalist was hit with a rifle butt by a Taliban fighter, who...

By Ebi Kesiena Hundreds of secondary school pupils demonstrated outside the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Parliament on Thursday, calling for lessons to resume three weeks into a teachers’ strike. Videos shared by journalists on social media...

By Chioma Iruke Former Japanese Justice Minister, Katsuyuki Kawai, was on Thursday given a three-year sentence for vote buying after he withdrew his appeal. According to the ruling finalised in February, his wife Anri Kawai was...