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A rally against violence targeting Asian-Americans in San Francisco in March. Credit.Jim Wilson/The New York Times
President Biden signed a bill on Thursday meant to address a proliferation of assaults and other crimes against Asian-Americans since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris thanked Democratic and Republican lawmakers for joining together to pass the legislation.
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Despite promises, Nigerian university fails to reinstate press club one year after ban
The university banned the press club for three months for allegedly posing a threat “to the security of other students on campus.”
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Adamawa State University has failed to reinstate the students’ press club operating in the institution one year after banning its operations.
Belmond Benson, the university’s spokesperson, told PREMIUM TIMES the case is still being handled by the “appropriate quarters.”
“Due process is being followed,” Mr Benson said when asked for an update on the lifting of the ban.
“They have written so it’s being processed. Before the school went on lockdown they were looking for them and they couldn’t reach the students so they left the matter like that until we resume now.