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Family of murdered student Henry Nowak say police misled and manipulated them
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Family of murdered student Henry Nowak say police misled and manipulated them

Father says officers did ‘not tell the truth’ of what happened after teenager was handcuffed as he bled to death The family of the murdered teenager Henry Nowak, who was arrested as he pleaded for medical help after being stabbed, have said they were failed by the authorities and fear they were manipulated in their darkest hour. His parents described how police wrongly told them Henry, 18, had been the aggressor, and that officers had immediately administered first aid.

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Man arrested over attempt to smuggle hemp into Kano prison
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Man arrested over attempt to smuggle hemp into Kano prison

The Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, says it foiled an attempt to smuggle suspected Indian hemp into the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kurmawa, in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Kofarnassarawa, on Monday in Kano.

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Former Nairobi PC Chelogoi Jailed for Three Years Over Land Dispute
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Former Nairobi PC Chelogoi Jailed for Three Years Over Land Dispute

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 — Former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Nathan Davis Chelogoi has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of unlawfully taking possession of a property belonging to businessman Ashok Shah. Kiprono told the court that Chelogoi, who is 76 years old, had not unlawfully taken possession of the disputed parcel of land in Lower Kabete, Nairobi County.

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KNCHR Raises Alarm Over Attacks on Journalists as Kenya Records 92 Press Freedom Violations
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KNCHR Raises Alarm Over Attacks on Journalists as Kenya Records 92 Press Freedom Violations

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has raised concern over attacks on journalists, warning that violence and intimidation against media practitioners threaten the public’s right to information and undermine democratic accountability. The figures, published in the Media Council of Kenya’s State of Media Freedom in Kenya 2026 report, point to continued risks facing journalists in the course of their work.

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