A group of Nigerians under the aegis of the ‘Take It Back’ movement, on Monday, took to the streets of Lagos in protest against what they described as bad governance and the shrinking space for free speech in the country. The protesters, who took off from Ikeja under Bridge at about 9.30a.m, marched along the…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro led a rally Sunday in support of an amnesty law that could free him from criminal charges and eliminate the prison sentences of dozens of supporters who stormed the nation’s congress two years ago to protest the election of his successor, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has been charged…
The apex northern socio-political organization, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), on Monday urged the Federal Government to end the spate of deadly attacks by terror groups on defenseless communities in Plateau State by declaring a state of emergency in the state. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, ACF expressed concern…
Hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets of Lagos and Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, demanding the immediate repeal of the controversial Cybercrime Act. The protesters, mostly youths and members of a pro-democracy group, TakeItBack Movement, argued that the law has become a weapon in the hands of government authorities to silence dissent, stifle journalism,…
Boeing is set to face a jury trial beginning Monday in Chicago over the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash involving a 737 MAX aircraft, marking the first civil case related to the disaster to reach court. The trial, expected to span two weeks, initially involved two plaintiffs who lost family members in the crash. However, one…
