Photo credit: NBC News The family of an Indigenous man, Raymond Mattia, has taken the US Customs and Border Protection to court for Mattia’s death. Mattia had called police for help about alleged undocumented migrants trespassing on his property within tribal land. But he was killed by the Border Patrol agents. In the suit, the…
Photo credit: Story blocks Was going somewhereJust like everyoneCame across himSaid I,Good morningAnswered he,Good morning! We started conversingHe pointed out the factHe doesn’t like thoseWho don’t greet! I agreed with himAlso told him it’s the reasonFor loneliness and depressionExperienced by many in the West! Remembering my AfricaIf you’re not seen any dayIt’s sure you’ll receiveMany…
Photo credit: Nairaland forum “Be careful because when that boy was growing up, I was being arrested from time to time. So, the only language he understood was detention and, arrest and the rest of them.” – Femi Falana The eminent lawyer was speaking about his son Folarin, also known as Falz. Falz himself was…
Photo credit: People’s Gazette Nigeria Rwandan authorities have denied entry to a senior researcher in the Africa division at Human Rights Watch, Clementine de Montjoye, upon arrival in the country, on May 13, 2024. The lady had travelled to Rwanda for meetings with officials from foreign embassies. She was, however, denied entry for undisclosed “immigration…
Photo credit: The Africa Report Stephen Munyakho was slated to be executed on Wednesday for the murder of a man in 2011. BBC reports that it could have been done by decapitation, hanging, lethal injection or firing squad. However, the execution has been temporarily postponed. Munyakho, a Kenyan, had gone to work in Saudi Arabia…
Photo credit: Izzso Not less than 11 worshippers have been killed and dozens of others injured after a man attacked a mosque in Nigeria’s Kano State. BBC reports that the man allegedly sprayed the mosque with petrol, locked its doors and set it on fire. Police said about 40 worshippers were trapped in the mosque. …
Photo credit: Gaskiya Kodan The main characters of the Abacha era are now exposing themselves. According to Mr Galadima, a self styled Abacha boy, the goggled one was advised by the likes of Saddam Hussein and Muhammad Gaddafi to stash Nigeria’s money abroad because the U.S. and other countries may block Nigeria’s accounts. A pertinent…
