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Labourer jailed for stealing N250,000

From Our Correspondent A 26-year-old labourer, Friday Joseph, will spend 10 months in a correctional facility for stealing N250,000, a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court ruled on Tuesday. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Joseph after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, breaking-in and theft. Emmanuel, however, gave Joseph an option of a N30,000 […]

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Tunisia: Rached Ghannouchi begins hunger strike

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party, announced that he will begin a hunger strike on Friday. Ghannouchi, who has been in jail since April, said he would not eat until restrictions on him and other prisoners are lifted. The Ennahda party leader, the most prominent critic of Tunisian President Kais Saied, made […]

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