Madagascar’s presidency has declared that an “attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” is underway, though no evidence was provided to support the claim. The announcement came just one day after members of the military joined a protest movement that began last month, according to Al Jazeera. In a statement issued Sunday, President Andry Rajoelina […]
The prerogative of mercy in Nigeria is the constitutional power vested in the President and Governors to temper the strict application of criminal law by granting pardons, reprieves, respites, commutations or remissions. It is a distinctly executive remedy designed to correct injustices, respond to humanitarian concerns, or mitigate sentences where mercy is appropriate. The power
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The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrantsinto Nigeria’s legal profession. The responsibility for administering it resides in the Body ofBenchers (BoB), a statutory entity described by law as “a body of legal practitioners of thehighest distinction in the legal profession in Nigeria.” The solemnity of
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According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), officers were called to a farm at around 05:45 following reports of a shooting. Police in Thabazimbi have launched an investigation after an 11-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed a farm worker in a tragic accident on Saturday morning, October 11, 2025. According to the South African
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Agena Robert Ande has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC). In a statement issued on Saturday, Ande described his re-election as a “momentous occasion,” expressing gratitude to members of the party for once again entrusting him with the leadership of the FCT chapter.
Five people were hospitalised following a helicopter crash in Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday afternoon. According to city officials, the aircraft went down around 2 p.m. local time in a beachside parking lot between Twin Dolphins Drive and Beach Boulevard. Bystander footage captured the wreckage entangled in palm trees near a nearby hotel. According to
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Jigawa APC receives over 66, 000 politicians from different political parties joining the ruling party during a rally hosted by Gov Namadi.
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Tragedy occurred late Friday night in Kogi when ten passengers perished in a road crash along the Obajana–Lokoja highway.
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