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Saudi Arabia has condemned an attack on its embassy in Sudan’s capital “in the strongest terms”. The Saudi foreign ministry blamed armed groups for storming and vandalising the building in Khartoum, adding that the property and housing of Saudi employees had also been vandalised. Saudi Arabia, along with the US, has taken a leading role in trying to engage with the warring sides since the conflict erupted in mid-April. The kingdom totally rejected “all forms of violence and vandalism against diplomatic missions and representations”, the foreign ministry statement said. It also stressed the importance of confronting groups that it said…

Massive fire are burning in an area of Sudan’s capital that houses an arms factory following clashes between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and the army. Images of the blazes in the Yarmouk area in the west of the city are being posted on social media and are visible on satellite images. The RSF said it had taken control of the area, where there are number of factories, a military complex as well as oil and fuel storage facilities. It blamed the armed forces for attacking the area on Wednesday and causing the infernos. We have not been able…

Nigeria’s outgoing parliament has finally passed a bill that aims to prevent the sexual harassment of university students. Once it is signed into law by newly elected President Bola Tinubu it will be illegal for lecturers to make any sexual advances towards students. Those who do have sexual relationships with their students could face up to 14 years in jail. The anti-sexual harassment bill was originally introduced in 2016 but did not pass both houses of parliament. It was reintroduced by the senate in 2019 following a BBC investigation that uncovered alleged sexual misconduct by lecturers in Nigeria and Ghana.…

The Concerned North Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Forum, says the region may not support the party in 2027 if the zoning arrangement of the 10th National Assembly is not reviewed. TheHintsNews recalls that the ruling party had recently endorsed Senator Godswill Akpabio (South-South) as the Senate President of the 10th Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau (North-west) as the Deputy Senate President; and Hon. Abass Tajudeen (North-West) as the Speaker and Hon. Ben Kalu (South-east) as the Deputy Speaker. The National Coordinator of the group, Dominic Alancha gave the warning while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja. It…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday discharged and acquitted a former Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Mr. Stephen Oronsaye of the N2 billion fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The case began in 2015 with the arraignment of Oronsaye alongside the Managing Director of Fedrick Hamilton Global Services Limited, Mr. Osarenkhoe Afe. Ekwo in his judgment held that the prosecution failed to provide enough evidence to warrant a conviction. Both Oronsaye and Afe were docked on 49 count charges bordering on fraud. The charges were later…

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), says, there is no going back on a planned strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday over removal of subsidy on petroleum products. Its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah, in a statement Sunday said all the affiliate unions of the NLC are united with unshakeable resolve to embark on strike on Wednesday. It denied media reports that the union is fragmented ahead of the planned nationwide strike on Wednesday. Upah described the report as laughable and a desperate attempt by enemies of the people to polarise NLC along ethnic or regional lines on an…

The federal government says it will create a tripartite committee that will study all the dynamics of a wage increase, percentages and numbers, and the categories that will be affected. The tripartite committee, it said, will include Representatives of the federal government, states, organised labour and the private sector. These were part of the resolutions reached at a two-hour meeting between the representatives of the federal government and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, on Sunday in Abuja Speaking on behalf of the federal government, Mr. Dele Alake, said the meeting featured the consideration…

The National Union of University Employees (NUEE) has directed its members to embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday. The Ag. General Secretary of the Union, Dominic Igwebike, in a memo issued on Sunday to its members said the action became imperative due to sudden removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. It said: “Sequel to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on June 2, 2023 at the Labour house Abuja, over the sudden removal of fuel subsidy which has brought untold hardship to Nigerians as well as increased inflation in the economy,…