19 Sep

A landmark trial opens Tuesday in Switzerland of a former member of an elite Belarusian police unit allegedly behind the disappearances of political opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko nearly a quarter century ago. Yury Garavsky, 44, will appear in court in the northeastern Swiss canton of St. Gallen, accused of having participated in the enforced…

19 Sep

Residents of Rafin Zurfi area of Bauchi metropolis took to the streets to block the Bauchi–Dass road in protest of the detention of the traditional ruler Mai Angwa Rafin Zurfi, Patrick Aliyu, his wife, his elder sister and one other person. The protesters, including women and youths, blocked the road at Benco Junction and insisted…

19 Sep

The Delta State Police Command has banned tinted vehicles, vehicles with covered plate numbers, and unregistered vehicles from plying the roads in the state. The ban is part of measures to combat all forms of insecurity in the state during the ember months, particularly the reported incidences of kidnapping, according to the command. The State…