Egypt Responds to Trump’s Suggestion to Take in Palestinians
Egypt expressed its strong support for the Palestinian people and their rights to their land and homeland in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion on Saturday, 26 January, that Jordan and Egypt take in Palestinians from Gaza, as the enclave grapple with a catastrophic humanitarian crisis following months of war…
What does an NGO do when its funds are tied to human rights abuses? Interview with John Knox
International organizations and government agencies providing funds to support conservation have at times found that their money has been tied to human rights abuses. This can include armed eco-guards they pay injuring or even killing locals, or, programs they sponsor having a historical legacy that continues to dispossess Indigenous peoples from ancestral lands in protected…
Politicians Pressuring Ministry Compromise Social Register – Humanitarian Minister
January 27, (THEWILL) – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, has raised concerns over alleged pressure from politicians seeking to compromise the Federal Government’s social register meant for distributing conditional cash transfers. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, Yilwatda revealed that some politicians are pushing for governors...
Sowore detained indefinitely after rejecting bail conditions
Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has been detained indefinitely by the Nigeria Police Force after rejecting the bail conditions set for his release. Sowore was summoned for questioning over his exposé on alleged police extortion in Lagos but refused the bail terms, which required him to present a level 16 civil servant as…
Sowore: Your bail condition illegal – Femi Falana blasts Nigeria Police
Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN has said the bail condition for Omoyele Sowore’s release from police custody had been declared illegal. Newspot reports that Sowore, who was invited by the Nigeria Police on Monday, was asked to produce a level 16 civil servant and surrender his international passport as condition for his bail…
Governors Attempting To Influence Cash Transfer Register – Minister
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, says some politicians including state governors are trying to influence beneficiaries captured in the social register for the federal government’s conditional cash transfer. The minister, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said some persons want his ministry to bend for political reasons...
JUST IN: Activist planning protests arraigned in court for ‘pretending to be an activist’
Nigerian police have charged Henry Nwodo, a member of the Take It Back (TIB) Movement, with the offence of “impersonation of a human rights activist” following his arrest on Sunday. Nwodo was apprehended ahead of a protest organized by the TIB Movement against police extortion and unlawful roadblocks…
JUST IN: Sowore detained indefinitely after rejecting bail conditions set by police
Human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore has been detained indefinitely by the Nigeria Police Force following his outright rejection of bail conditions, which he described as “illegal.” Sowore, who was invited for questioning over his exposé on alleged police extortion in Lagos, refused the bail terms requiring him to produce a level 16 civil…
Police Quiz Sowore Over Viral Extortion Video
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rights activist Omoyele Sowore was on Monday grilled at the Force Intelligence Bureau in Abuja over his recent viral extortion video involving some police officers. In the video, Sowore alleged that the officers were engaged in some illegalities on the Murtala Muhammed Airport Road in Lagos State…