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On this Zero Discrimination Day (1 March), and across the whole month of March, events and activities will remind the world of this vital lesson and call to action: by protecting everyone’s health, we can protect everyone’s rights.

The Rivers State Police Command says intelligence reveals notorious  Iceland Cult kingpin, David, aka 2Baba in Ahoada East Local Government Area died after he lost consciousness and a resuscitation attempt failed after he escaped during a massive raid on his camp by the Police last week Saturday.

Senator Kabiru Marafa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the Zamfara State Government to apprehend those responsible for the

According to the statement, despite the fact that the report of the online tabloid is incorrect, Boyloaf is known to his followers and millions of people across the region as a credible, upright former warlord, a formidable “War-Machine” and disciplinarian, who in recent years have risen to the role of a Great Statesman, a Peace and Conflict Resolution Strategist and advocate.

Nigeria’s central bank announced a raft of new policies in recent weeks aimed at strengthening the country’s currency. Several posts on social media shared a statement suggesting that the bank’s new chief, Olayemi Cardoso, had also banned the use of US dollars for domestic transactions. But the claim is misleading; AFP Fact Check found that the statement predates Cardoso by nearly a decade. Moreover, since a 2007 law, the naira has been the only legal tender for transactions...

Govt Officially Suspends VAT On Electricity.

Christina Horsten/Getty ImagesThe city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee will pay $500,000 and repeal its “anti-LGBTQ+ ordinance” in a settlement over its denial of event permits to the founder and host of a local pride festival where performers appeared in drag.The ACLU of Tennessee announced in a press statement on Wednesday that it had reached a deal in its lawsuit against Murfreesboro, which was initially brought by the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), a regional LGBTQ+ advocacy orga...

Govt Officially Suspends VAT On Electricity.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi alleged administrative apathy and corruption in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme in Nagapattinam district.

A coalition of 48 civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency regarding the country's