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Ghana's President Calls for Strike Suspension, Repeating Vows to Eradicate Illegal Mining
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Ghana’s President Calls for Strike Suspension, Repeating Vows to Eradicate Illegal Mining

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the Organised Labour to halt the planned “strike action” over illegal ‘galamsey’ mining poisoning water...

#EndBadGovernance
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Court halves bail for 5 #EndBadGovernance protesters from N10m to N5m each

A Federal High Court in Abuja has reduced the bail amount for five of the 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters previously charged N10 million each...

HURIWA Opposes Wike and Tinubu's Plan to Build Judges' Houses, Citing Political Capture of Judiciary
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HURIWA Opposes Wike and Tinubu’s Plan to Build Judges’ Houses, Citing Political Capture of Judiciary

HURIWA, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has ascribed corruption in the judiciary to undue influence exerted by the executive arm of...

Isaac Bristol Regains Freedom After Meeting Bail Conditions
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JUST IN: Isaac Bristol Regains Freedom After Meeting Bail Conditions

Isaac Bristol, whom the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) alleged to be behind anonymous whistleblower @PIDOMNIGERIA on X, has regained freedom, having met the...

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Protesters In Ghana Demand Release Of Detained Anti-Galamsey Activists

Protests began in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, calling for the release of 53 activists who were arrested last week during demonstrations against illegal...

Nigerians Commence Protests Against Bad Governance on 64th Independence Day
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Nigerians Commence Protests Against Bad Governance on 64th Independence Day

Nigerians have commenced the announced #FearlessOctober protests on Tuesday at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos State and the country’s capital, Abuja. The protest...

Africa Lebanon
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African Migrants In Lebanon Abandoned By Employers Amid War with Israel, Video Reveals

A video circulating online has revealed that African migrants in Lebanon are being instructed by their Lebanese employers to stay behind and take...

HURIWA Urges UN to Protect October 1st Protesters from Tinubu's Planned Armed Crackdown
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HURIWA Urges UN to Protect October 1st Protesters from Tinubu’s Planned Armed Crackdown

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, or HURIWA, has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council and Secretary-General António Guterres to intervene...

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Student Recounts Negligence and Mishandling of Sexual Harassment Case by Hired Labourer at Anchor University

A student of Anchor University, Evangel Ganiyu, has made allegations of negligence and mishandling of a sexual harassment case involving a female student...

Obey Court Order Probing Electoral Bribery Suspects or Risk Contempt Charge - SERAP to INEC
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Obey Court Order Probing Electoral Bribery Suspects or Risk Contempt Charge – SERAP to INEC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to immediately enforce...

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JUST IN: Court Grants Isaac Bristol N5M Bail

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Isaac Bristol a N5 million bail with one surety in like sum. In a ruling...

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New Report Highlights Challenges Faced By Environmental Defenders, Featuring Congolese Award-winning Environmentalist

A new report drawing attention to the growing challenges faced by environmental defenders has been launched Thursday during New York Climate Week at...