The people responsible for the atrocities that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee from Myanmar’s Rakhine state will be held to account, an International Criminal Court official said on Monday. Following a visit to Bangladesh refugee camps, the ICC’s Phakiso Mochochoko said the fact that Myanmar is not a signatory to the […]
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We have not cancelled election in any part of Nigeria, says INEC
INEC assures Nigerians, election will commence at 8 a.m. Saturday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians and the international community that it has concluded arrangements to commence elections by 8. a.m. on Saturday.
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Nigeria decides: APC leaders risk ICC prosecution if Nigerians die during elections – ADC
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of intimidating the opposition and Nigerians with a death threat. It warned that APC leaders risk prosecution at the International Criminal Court, ICC, if they failed to protect lives during the forthcoming general elections. The party’s position was contained in a statement by […]
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Breaking: Buhari, Atiku storm ICC to sign peace accord
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the International Conference Centre, ICC, along with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to sign peace accord.
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2019 election: Buhari, Amaechi, El-Rufai want bloodshed – PDP reports APC leaders to ICC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately list the Director General of the Buhari Campaign Organization and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, for inciting violence with war songs at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Tuesday. Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National […]
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Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo to stay detained until February
Ivory Coast ex-strongman Laurent Gbagbo will stay behind bars until at least February despite his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal court, the tribunal said Friday.
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ICC halts release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday dashed Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s hopes of a swift release following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity.
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Sudan police fire tear gas at protesters in capital
Sudanese police Tuesday fired tear gas at crowds of demonstrators chanting “Peace, justice, freedom” in the capital, a day after President Omar al-Bashir insisted protests will not lead to a change in government. Deadly protests have rocked Sudan since December 19 when angry people took to the streets in towns and villages against a government […]
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War crimes court acquits Ivory Coast ex-strongman Gbagbo
The International Criminal Court acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday over a wave of post-electoral violence, in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
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