Photo credit: Bloomberg Following the deadly election protests that followed the disputed presidential elections, the police in Tanzania have released several senior opposition leaders who were detained, according to the main opposition party, Chadema. Al Jazeera reports that four senior Chadema officials arrested last week for their alleged role in the protests were released on bail on Monday, according to the party.. The unrest came when…
Photo credit: UNHCR Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide are risking cold weather with far less assistance than in previous years, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The organization’s Dominique Hyde said, “Humanitarian budgets are stretched to breaking point, and the winter support that we offer will be much less this year. Families will have…
Photo credit: AP News The European Union has given a UN-affiliated body hundreds of millions of dollars to help thousands of African migrants return from failed journeys to Europe and support them back home. But migrants tell the Associated Press that promises by the United Nations-affiliated organization are not fulfilled, leaving them to face trauma, debt and…
Photo credit: Human Rights Watch A group of foreign ministers and senior officials from more than 20 countries have issued a joint statement condemning atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan. AA reports that they expressed “deep alarm over reports of systematic violence against civilians.” They described the “deliberate targeting of civilians, ethnically…
That our president, his excellency, Mr Goodluck Jonathan is making his intention known today is not news. It is not news because he has the right so to do. Politically, the conditions are also right. The two hundred girls who were seized by the dreaded boko haram have been married off to members of boko…
People do suffer! OK, I’ve been hearing a phrase, Gb’omu le lantern, the literal meaning is placing some breast on a lantern. Can you imagine how it will feel? Putting a woman’s succulent breasts on a lit lantern. Even a man will certainly not enjoy it. Actually, I don’t know the roots of the phrase….
Kaduna State teachers fail Primary 4 test. Photo credit: BBC I love law! Indeed, I love looking at legal angles to analyse sociopolitical problems. In most cases, the legal position may not respect morality. The ability to use logic is more apt. However, in a number of instances, legality tends to bow to morality. Hence,…
