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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. In a short ruling, Judge Mohammed Umar ordered Mr Sowore to be held in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion to stay the order revoking his bail and bench warrant. The judge also dismissed Mr Sowore’s earlier application seeking the judge’s recusal from the case on the grounds of alleged bias. The judge then adjourned the matter until Wednesday (24 June) for hearing of the application for stay.…

In South Sudan, women’s bodies have long functioned as battlefields. Through civil war, intercommunal violence and localised conflicts, state and non-state actors have repeatedly used sexual violence to terrorise civilians – especially women and girls. Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in South Sudan is much more than a humanitarian issue. It exposes deep protection failures by the state and international peacekeeping and accountability frameworks meant to safeguard civilians. Recent Institute for Security Studies fieldwork suggests that the violence is evolving beyond traditional conflict settings. Sources described an increase in attacks by youth gangs, largely in the capital Juba, who rape and…

Toronto, Canada – Ahmed* has made the trip to and from his local mosque in the heart of Canada’s largest city hundreds of times. That’s partly why what happened to him and his family during this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan was so unexpected.It was shortly after midnight in mid-March when the 14-year-old, his parents and his siblings were walking down the street after night prayers at the Toronto Islamic Centre.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSuddenly, without warning or provocation, a man began hurling racist insults at them before grabbing Ahmed by the collar and pushing him…

The prohibition is intended to boost the country’s economy by refining gold domestically.

At least 13 people were killed and 66 injured after an explosion in Qatar while the country was restarting its natural gas production after a shutdown during the Iran war, Qatari authorities said.The blast late on Sunday was caused by a technical malfunction at a plant at Ras Laffan Industrial City, the Qatari Interior Ministry said in a statement on social media. Ras Laffan is the main site in Qatar for producing liquefied natural gas, the resource that underpins the country’s economy.QatarEnergy, the state energy company, said on social media that the explosion and fire had occurred at a local…

Egypt’s private sector cut jobs at the fastest pace in nearly six years in May, highlighting growing strains on businesses despite the country’s official unemployment rate falling to a record low earlier this year. Companies shed workers at the quickest pace since June 2020 as soaring operating costs, fuelled partly by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, squeezed margins and dampened business activity, according to the latest S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The deterioration in private-sector employment comes a few weeks after the Arab nation’s unemployment rate fell to six percent in the first quarter of this…

Bloomberg Intelligence’s Sam Fazeli discusses AbbVie’s $10.9 billion acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics. The deal enhances AbbVie’s presence in dermatology by adding treatments for atopic dermatitis, commonly known as eczema, to its portfolio. He speaks on “Bloomberg Open Interest.” (Source: Bloomberg)

It’s tempting to think of Toy Story as just another successful Pixar animated franchise, especially now that its fifth installment has just arrived in theaters. But one could actually argue that Pixar’s entire journey — from a computer animation startup to the box-office juggernaut behind originals like Inside Out, Cars, and The Incredibles — is best understood through its beloved animated films about toys that come to life whenever humans leave the room.For one thing, Toy Story has accomplished something no other Pixar franchise has managed. It’s remained a major theatrical event across three decades — the 1990s, 2010s, and…

Every year on 19 June, the world marks World Sickle Cell Day to raise awareness about a condition affecting millions globally. Yet despite decades of public campaigns encouraging genotype testing and informed marriage decisions, Nigeria continues to record one of the highest burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world. According to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the country records approximately 150,000 infants born with sickle cell disease annually, accounting for a significant share of the global burden. While genotype awareness campaigns have become common in schools, churches, mosques and healthcare facilities, health experts say awareness…

Last week, the Nigerian stock market witnessed one of its sharpest declines so far this year, depreciating by 3.6 per cent as sell-offs in bank stocks hammered the benchmark equity index. That was not unexpected, as analysts have recently projected stocks to experience price correction, having stayed in the uptrend territory for quite a while. “Investors are likely to continue to take advantage of recent price corrections to accumulate fundamentally sound stocks, particularly counters with strong earnings prospects and attractive valuations,” analysts at Meristem Securities said in their outlook for the week. Looking forward, increased positioning in stocks that pay…