The speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, on Thursday said Adegboyega Oyetola will return as Governor before July 5, this year. Noting that the supreme court on July 5, 2019, declared him (Oyetola) the winner of…
US FDA clears path for pharmacies to sell abortion pills
Retail pharmacies in the US can dispense the abortion pill mifepristone for the first time, under a new rule change by the Biden administration. Patients currently obtain mifepristone – part of a two-drug regimen that is safe and effective in…
Mexico’s Supreme Court elects 1st female chief justice
Mexico’s Supreme Court elected the first female chief justice in its history Monday. Justice Norma Lucia Pina was sworn in for her four-year term at the head of the 11-member panel, pledging to maintain the independence of the country’s highest…
Lagos approves use of Hijab in all schools
Following a Supreme Court decision of the 17th of June, 2022, which approved the use of Hijab head cover for Muslim girls in schools, the Lagos State Government yesterday authorised the immediate implementation of the policy in all schools in the state.…
New Zealand court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory
New Zealand’s highest court on Monday ruled that the country’s current voting age of 18 is discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered. The case, which had been going through the courts since 2020, was bought by…
Akpabio to approach Supreme Court over Appeal Court judgment
Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, says he plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek redress over Appeal Court judgement nullifying his election as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West in 2023 poll.…
Texas set to execute man for killing his mother, burying body in her backyard
A Texas inmate whose lawyers say has a history of mental illness faces execution on Wednesday for killing his mother and burying her body in her backyard nearly 20 years ago. Tracy Beatty, 61, is scheduled to receive a lethal…
Nnamdi Kanu approaches Supreme Court, appeals judgement
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday confirmed that its leader Nnamdi Kanu had approached the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of the court’s judgment discharging him. The lead lawyer…
Brazil’s supreme court upholds move to ban fake news
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court had voted to uphold a decision by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to fast-track the removal of fake news from social media ahead of the country’s presidential runoff. In its ruling, the supreme court dismissed a…
Supreme Court affirms Oborevwori As Delta PDP guber candidate
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State. The Apex Court…
