African countries called Friday on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police brutality amid the unrest in the US and beyond over George Floyd’s death.
In a letter written on behalf of 54 African countries, Burkina Faso’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva asked the UN’s top rights body for an “urgent debate” on “racially inspired human rights violations, police brutality against people of African descent and the violence against the peaceful protests that call for these injustices to stop.”
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The Federal Government has congratulated media entrepreneur and filmmaker Mo Abudu over her partnership with leading global streaming service Netflix to create two original series as well as multiple Netflix-branded films.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, by his SA on media, Segun Adeyemi, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the partnership, for on-screen adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s ‘Death and The King’s Horseman’ and Lola Shoneyin’s ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’, adds another feather to Mo Abudu’s already well-adorned creative cap.
For criticising Lai Mohammed, court remands Osun-based poet Nigeria’s Anthony …
When Godwin Obaseki emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 10 election in Edo State. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who was governor at that time described the primaries as the best ever organised by the party.
He noted that the process was transparent, while the delegates were well behaved and called for unity among party members.
He said all the aspirants belonged to one family and needed to work together to ensure victory at the polls.
Comrade Oshiomhole, who described Mr. Obaseki as sound, said he was also at home with governance and “ready to
Former Deputy Chief Whip Pally Iriase on Friday said the All Progressives Congress, APC screening Committee that sent Governor Obaseki out of the Edo governorship race should be applauded for saving democracy in Nigeria.
Iriase a former deputy speaker and former Secretary to the Edo State Government and a think tank of APC in 2015 hailed the screening Committee for towing the line of democracy not minding whose ox is gored.
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In a chat with journalists in Abuja the former two-term Lawmaker said: “Coincidentally, today is June 12, the day …
One of the many contraptions that have defied evolution in Nigeria is our politics. We still practise the basest, vilest and crudest kind of politics. In fact, there is a more transparent and disciplined political system in the animal kingdom than there is in our country.
Some studies have shown that baboons have an ordered democratic system – not based on social dominance but on purpose, merit and importance. Baboons will not follow any member of their troupe based on his rank or social significance but squarely on if that member has direction and purpose.
Also, honey bees have one …
There were gunshots are the Presidential Villa Abuja when First Lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari, members of her immediate family and her Aide-de-camp, Usman Shugaba attempted to force Sabiu Yusuf, a Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari into self-isolation.
The incident, which is regarded as a ‘security breach’ happened after the Yusuf returned from Lagos State where his wife just put the birth.
The newspaper reports that trouble started when the First Lady, Zahra, Halima and Yusuf, accompanied by some of her security aides led by the Aide-de-Camp, went to the residence of Sabiu, who is the President’s nephew, demanding that …
A former Governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to go after those behind the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election without further delay.
Balarabe Musa spoke at the commemoration of Democracy Day in Kaduna on Friday, insisting that those who annulled the polls were responsible for the many challenges facing Nigeria today.
The former Governor commended Buhari for honouring the adjudged winner of the election late MKO Abiola but maintained that the President should complete the task he started.
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He called on …
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said the party followed its constitution in disqualifying Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.
Obaseki was on Friday, disqualified from contesting in the APC primaries, ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
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Oshiomhole, speaking on Channels Television, said the party’s decision was subject to appeal.
…“We are just following our party constitution. We have a screening committee, they turned out a report. And the report is subject to the appeal committee for anyone who
Alexandra Kareem, brother to former Big Brother Naija housemate, Khafi Kareem, is dead.
Alexandra was shot dead in West London by unknown gunmen on Askew Road in Shepherd’s Bush on Monday.
According to BBC, the 20-year-old was said to have died after sustaining gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen.
Detectives said a white Range Rover Evoque linked to the murder was later found burnt out three miles away in Acton, Ealing.
The Police are yet to make any arrests.
…Det Insp Wayne Jolly, who confirmed the incident said, “Alexander was
Many years ago when the late Afrobeat maestro and prophet, Fela Anikulapo Kuti lamented about our brand of democracy and concluded in his songs that it was rather a demonstration of craze, many did not see what he saw but today he is vindicated.
Since 1999, every administration had always tried to improve the lots of Nigeria, except Buhari’s administration. Not only that he toppled a democratically elected government as a military dictator, he has gone ahead to rubbish all the tenets of democracy in his second coming.
The question arising from happenings today is whether Nigeria still practices democracy …
Lagos State Government has sealed more buildings on Banana Island, Ikoyi, over lack of building permits.
The state Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Friday said it sealed 19 more buildings.
It said in a statement that the exercise was in continuation of the government’s ongoing effort at regulating physical development in the state.
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Dr Idris Salako, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, led an enforcement team to the area.
He said the exercise was to create a sustainable environment in the state.
He added that …
Some workers of Atlantic Hotels have accused the management of sacking a female worker, Grace (Not real name), after she was sexually harassed by one Sanjiv Raut, a cooking staff and an Indian national.
The hotel, which is situated at number 4, Adeleke Adedoyin Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, is owned and managed by Indians.
Newsmen gathered that Raut had gone into the lady’s room while she was sleeping and attempted to rape her but was overpowered by her.
It was gathered that Grace pushed him to the wall, gave him a slap and ran out of the room.
She later …
