Three days before leaving office, President Joe Biden has made a surprising announcement: He declared that a decades-old proposed Constitutional amendment enshrining equal rights on the basis of sex is now “the law of the land.” Except it isn’t. A senior administration official told CNN that Biden was not taking executive action but merely “stating…
Three suspects have been nabbed for their alleged involvement in human trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, and violation of the Immigration Act. Tip-off led police to a Sandringham house This after an investigation conducted by the Hawks’ Gauteng Serious Organised Crime Investigation together with Sandringham SAPS, the Department of Home Affairs…
A Kenyan on Twitter(X) has filed a lawsuit against the microblogging platform, accusing it of permitting harmful content such as hate speech, incitement to violence, and pornography. Felix Kibet also claims that X(formerly Twitter) allows content that undermines the rights and reputations of individuals. In his petition…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to alter a decadeslong push for gender equality. “The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land,” Biden said…
As Oyo kingmakers gave Governor Seyi Makinde 30 days’ ultimatum and nine royal families in the kingdom tackled him over the mishandling of the appointment of the Alaafin, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to stakeholders in the state to call the Governor to order before he sets…
The US Supreme Court today upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in the United States on Sunday, January 19, 2025. In a major defeat for TikTok, the court ruled that the law does not violate free speech rights and that the…
Tribune Online Why I committed over N1.5bn to humanitarian causes in 2024 – Peter Obi The former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the last 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has explained the motivation behind his extensive contributions to education, healthcare, and empowerment initiatives…
LED by human rights group Karapatan, families of victims of extrajudicial killings filed a petition before the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking the revocation of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s license to practice law. The petitioners were accusing Duterte of gross violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability…