Tag: ICC
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BREAKING: ICC Prosecutor wades into #EndSARS killings
An International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda said her office has received information alleging crimes in the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the ICC Prosecutor made this known in a statement on Thursday, stressing that they have been closely following the events around the current protests in the country. The statement reads:…
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Lekki massacre: Over 107,000 sign petition for UK to sanction Buhari-led govt, another 53,000 Nigerians drag him to ICC
A petition asking the United Kingdom to sanction members of President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and police force for human rights abuses over the #EndSARS movement has been signed by 107,000 individuals. This was as of 06.10am on Wednesday when TheNeWsGuru.com (TNG) visited the petition page. The petition, which was created by one Silas Ojo, seeks…
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Christian group calls on ICC, UN to investigate Southern Kaduna ‘genocide’
… says Southern Kaduna now like Rwanda of 1994 A Christian group known as the Christian Rights Agenda (CRA) has called on the United Nations (UN) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague to investigate alleged ongoing killings in Kaduna State. CRA in a statement by Tom Chiahemen, Interim Director of Publicity, after…
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ICC Investigation In Nigeria Now Certain –Amnesty International
The ICC prosecutor said it is losing patience with the failure of the Nigerian Government to examine and prosecute those responsible for crimes committed by different insurgent groups in the country. Amnesty International has invited the International Criminal Court to immediately begin an investigation into crimes being committed by the Nigeria Government. AI, while reacting…
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Sudan’s military council speaks on handing over ousted president al-Bashir to ICC
Sudan’s transitional military council on Friday said that it would not hand over ousted President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial. Omer Zainal-Abdin, the Chairman of the Political Committee in Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, said this at a news conference in the capital Khartoum. “We, as a military council, and during…
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U.S. revokes ICC chief prosecutor’s visa
The U.S. has revoked an entry visa for Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor. The office of the prosecutor confirmed the information to dpa on Friday. The U.S. wants to prevent the court from opening an investigation into alleged crimes by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. Bensouda can still travel to New York when…
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Bauchi supplementary polls: Dogara writes ICC, US, EU, UK
…Reveals plot by FG, Bauchi govt, security agents to unleash violence on Bauchi citizenry Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has alerted the International Criminal Court, United States, United Kindom and the European Union governments on a plot by the Federal Government of Nigeria, Security Agencies and Bauchi State Government to unleash…
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El-Rufai risks prosecution at ICC over ‘body bag’ threats to foreign observers – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), says Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, risks being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court over his “body bag” comment. The lawyer said the only thing that could save El-Rufai from being picked up and prosecuted by the ICC was for none of the foreign election observers in…
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President Buhari returns to Abuja from Netherlands
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a successful 3-day official visit to The Hague, Netherlands, where he delivered a Keynote Address at the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Alhaji Bashir Ahmed, President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, confirmed this development on his twitter page on Wednesday in Abuja. While…
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How Buhari made Nigeria, Nigerians proud at ICC – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Femi Adesina has in new article explained how the president made himself, Nigerians and indeed Nigerians proud during his address at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Read full article below: PMB AT ICC: PROUD TO BE NIGERIAN by Femi Adesina I’ve seen…