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By Emma Amaize, ASABA SECRETAY-GENERAL, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Mr Frank Pukon, yesterday, accused President Muhammadu Buhari administration of dividing Niger-Delta and bequeathing a strange legacy to the oil-rich region. Pukon, in a statement challenging Mr President to openly declare his legacy to the region, stated: “The Niger Delta today has not been divided in any other time, then this time when you are the commander-in-chief with regard to the region’s socio-economic development and political advancement.” “History will have it that it is during your presidency that Niger Delta...

In Surat’s power looms, ‘ease of doing business’ norms leave workers vulnerable to exploitation Wages are low, hours are long and rates of injury are high. Representative image: A scene in a power-loom factor during the coronavirus lockdown in April. | Francis Mascarenhas/AFP This is an excerpt from the sixth edition of the India Exclusion Report, a collaborative effort involving institutions and individuals working with a shared notion of social and economic equity, justice and rights. The report seeks to inform public opinion around exclusion and the role of the sta...

Translate NDDC: Timi Frank commences legal action against FG over appointment of Sole Administrator On Kindly Share This Story: Political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank has instituted a case against the Minister of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC following his refusal to rescind its appointment of a Sole Administrator to pilot the affairs of the Commission. Frank, in a statement, had warned the government against the appointment of a Sole Administrator for the NDDC as it is contrary...

Possession of skin of dead cows, bullocks not an offence: Bombay HC The bench led by Justice Deshpande observed, “There is no doubt that the skin is not covered under the provisions of the Act of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976." Updated: December 22, 2020 4:51:10 pm The state cabinet had last week decided to promulgate the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance- 2020, which has now received the Governor's assent. The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court bench recently held that that mere possession of a dead animal’s skin wo...