EFF hauls Kenny Kunene to Human Rights Commission over hate speech allegations
EFF hauls Kenny Kunene to Human Rights Commission over hate speech allegations
Fishing boats spotted competing with whales in Antarctica for krill
Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up the base of the food chain. Krill are also sought after by humans, who scoop them up using massive fishing boats, potentially putting whales in danger…
UN human rights office “alarmed” by a new wave of violence in occupied West Bank
The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in Ramallah said it was “alarmed” by a new wave of violence by Israeli settlers and security forces in the occupied West Bank that erupted following the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. Israeli security forces shot and killed a reportedly unarmed 14-year-old Palestinian boy on Sunday…
Trump repeals humanitarian parole for migrants from four countries
President Donald Trump repealed a Biden administration program to temporarily allow in more than half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The legal paths to enter the United States are closed to them, as Paula Diaz reports from Arizona. Click here for the full story in Spanish…
David Beckham Stands Up For Gender Equality In Powerful Speech As He Laments How Girls Are Held Back In Society
Soccer star, David Beckham is wishing his daughter, Harper Beckham, a bright future. The football icon, during his recent inspirational speech at the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Awards 2025, as he accepted one of the honours, on Monday, stood up for girls’ rights and gender equality…
Ex-presidential aspirant slams outrageous £990trn suit against CBN, others
Mr Tunde Omosebi, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections, has sued the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others for a whooping£990 trillion in damages for allegedly violating his fundamental rights. Omosebi, in the suit filed before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court…
Ex-convict arrested with human skull in Ogun burial ground
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps otherwise known as So-Safe Corps has arrested 54-year-old Adelani Oriyomi at a burial ground in Kere, Obada-Oko, Abeokuta, Ogun State, while making spirited efforts to exhume a human skull. This was made known in a press statement issued on Tuesday by the Commander of So-Safe Corps…
Breaking:Court Dismisses SERAP’s Suit Challenging National Assembly’s Power Over Own Budget
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) challenging the powers of the National Assembly to amend its budget in the 2024 Appropriation Act. Justice James Kolawole Omotosho ruled, among others, that SERAP lacked the locus standi to institute the suit…
Grassroots centre calls for reversal of telecom tariffs hike
By Felix Khanoba A civil society organisation, Grassroots Centre for Rights & Civic Orientation, has called for immediate reversal of the 50per cent hike in telecom tariffs announced by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Executive Director, Armsfree Ajanaku…