I was sentenced to death for a crime I didn’t commit – Pete Ouko

Pete Ouko, a Kenyan and a leading campaigner against capital punishment, decries its continued application in many jurisdictions. How did you find yourself in prison and on death row? In 1998 my wife was found murdered in front of a police station. I got word and I went to the police station to be told what […]

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Forces rise against death penalty

By Abdulwaheed Odusile Advocates of the abolition of the death penalty around the world gathered in Brussels, Belgium for the 7th World Congress Against The Death Penalty. ABDULWAHEED ODUSILE reports that the abolitionists renewed the call on countries, such as Nigeria, to end the practice. Given the resurgence in violent crimes around the world, especially […]

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Soccer legend, Pele leaves hospital

Football great Pele has been discharged from hospital in Paris and will return to Brazil in the “coming hours,” Brazilian media reported Monday, citing his spokesman. The 78-year-old’s discharge came after Neymar paid him a visit in hospital in the suburbs of the French capital. The Paris Saint-Germain forward posted a photo on his Instagram […]

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National insurance key to healthcare delivery – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said an effective National Health Insurance scheme remains the best panacea for development of the health sector and an efficient healthcare delivery in the country. This was contained in a statement  by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the […]

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Nigeria’s child, maternal mortality rate too high – Agency

2,300 children under five years die daily from preventable causes 145 women die daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy, childbirth The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, has decried the high rate of maternal and child mortality rate in Nigeria. She spoke on Monday in Abuja, while presenting […]

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Air Force kills scores of ISWAP fighters in Borno

The Nigerian Air Force said more terrorists have been neutralised through air strikes in their hideouts in northern Borno. According to its spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the strikes were carried out after intelligence reports indicated the presence of the terrorists in the area. He said in a statement that structures belonging to the terrorists […]

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