Paramilitaries declare rival government as Sudan war hits two-year mark
Two years into a war that has left tens of thousands dead, Sudan’s RSF paramilitary force on Tuesday announced its own government to rival the army-backed administration it is battling.The United Nations says the conflict that erupted on April 15, 2023 is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis…
Social Media Erupts As Obi Accuses Governor Alia Of Politicising Benue Crisis
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, that his planned visit to Benue State to give humanitarian assistance to Internally Displaced Persons was sabotaged by the Benue State government has sparked social media reactions…
Agbakoba seeks clarification from Akpoti-Uduaghan over Akpabio sexual harassment claim
Prominent human rights lawyer and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has requested clarification from Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over the sexual harassment allegation she … The post Agbakoba seeks clarification from Akpoti-Uduaghan over Akpabio sexual harassment claim appeared first on Blueprint Newspapers Limited…
Trump Rejects Court Order Blocking Deportation Of 500,000 Immigrants
President Donald Trump’s administration has vowed to challenge a federal court order blocking its plan to deport more than 500,000 immigrants currently protected under a humanitarian parole programme. The U.S. District Judge, Indira Talwani, had on Monday issued the injunction allowing beneficiaries of the Cuban, Haitian…
VeryDarkMan Claps Back at Reuben Abati Over Human Trafficking Comments
ABUJA, Nigeria – Controversial social media critic and activist Martin Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has fired back at Arise News Channel anchor Dr. Reuben Abati after he compared VDM’s efforts to raise awareness about human trafficking to the antics of controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola…Court throws out Femi Falana, Falz’s defamation suit against VeryDarkMan
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday struck out a preliminary objection in the N1 billion defamation suit filed by prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, award-winning rapper Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, against social media influencer Vincent Otse…
Peter Obi Reacts As Governor Hyacinth Alia Blocks Humanitarian Visit To Benue
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has said that Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia prevented him from entering the state for a humanitarian visit. Peter Obi was scheduled to visit Benue on Monday as part of a tour to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) and inspect some health facilities…Bulgaria Bulldozes Roma Enclave in Capital, Ignoring ECHR Ruling
Authorities started flattening illegally-built Roma homes in a Sofia neighbourhood despite a European Court of Human Rights ruling, which said demolition should not proceed until a legal challenge is resolved…ASCAP and BMI Double Down on Opposition to New Regulations as US Copyright Office’s PRO Inquiry Continues
ASCAP and BMI have officially responded to the Copyright Office’s performing rights inquiry, which was set in motion after lawmakers raised transparency concerns last year. We covered those concerns – extending to the accuracy of public performance payments, the “increased costs and burdens imposed on licensees,” and more – back in September 2024…