Month: July 2017
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Obey Oba’s Order, Edo Communities Tell Oil Firm
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city Three communities in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, issued a-30-day ultimatum to Seplat Development Petroleum Company to reverse the name of the Oben Oil and Gas Field to Obikobig Oil and Gas Field as instructed by late Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa in 2011 or face grave…
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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma to face no-confidence vote in August
South Africa’s parliament will vote on a no-confidence motion in President Jacob Zuma on August 3, the national legislature said in Friday, but added that further consultations were taking place to determine whether the ballot would be held in secret. The country’s top court ruled earlier in June that secret ballots may be held for…
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Human Rights Group to Investigate US Claims of CJTF Role in Counter-Insurgency War
International Human Rights group, the Global Amnesty Watch (GAW) has called for caution as it declares it would investigate allegations of the use of child soldiers in the counter-insurgency war in the northeast of Nigeria which is in breach of the Child Soldier Prohibition Act (CSPA) 2008. GAW, while reacting to the United States 2017…