Vietnamese energy expert Ngô Thị Tố Nhiên was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison late last month, according to the International Federation for Human Rights. Vietnam’s government has not made any recent public announcement regarding Nhiên’s case or the apparent sentencing. Nhiên, executive director of the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition Social Enterprise (VIETSE…
Ants perform amputations on injured nestmates to save their lives, according to a new study. The research published in the journal Current Biology found that Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) can assess wound locations and adjust their treatment accordingly —a level of medical intervention previously only observed in humans…
The clinics of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) have provided medical services to 2,511 patients in the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During the fourth week of July, KSrelief accelerated the medical aids and provided the patients with the following services: The internal medicine…
The Egyptian Olympic football is set to face off against the French team, led by Thierry Henry, on August 5 at exactly 10 pm Cairo time. The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports, the exclusive owner of the broadcasting rights in the Middle East and North Africa…
Human rights Activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has described as fake news,… The post FAKE NEWS: I Never said “I regret leading #EndBadGovernance Protest” – Adegboruwa SAN appeared first on BarristerNG.com…
The Nigerian pastor, Abel Damina has dropped another controversial statement about procreation and the role of God in it. In a video teaching, he had said, “God does not give children. A young man on drugs rapes a girl on the road, and she gets pregnant and &…
The organised labour has frowned at the inhumane treatment of protesters by the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police. Consequently, organised labour has called the appropriate authorities to fish out ……
The Nigeria Police has dismissed a claim by Amnesty International on the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. The rights watchdog in a statement on Friday said 13 people had been killed in the protest which started across the country on Thursday. But the Force Public Relations Officer…
The #EndBadGovernance protesters on Saturday threatened to storm the Lagos streets from Monday to begin a new phase of the ongoing protest if the Federal Government fails to address their demands. One of the coordinators of the protest, Mr. Hassan Soweto, a member of the Youth Rights Campaign…
Nigeria, a complex democracy with a history of political instability and economic challenges, though founded on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Among these enshrined rights is the freedom of peaceful assembly and association, as guaranteed by Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution. This constitutional provision empowers citizens to come together freely…