Biafran Remembrance Day and fascism
30 May is meant to commemorate the millions of people who died on the Biafran side during the Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970.
24 young Nigerians held illegally by the police – activist Bayyanar Mahadi
Bayyanar Mahadi, a Nigerian activist, has detailed how 24 young men were being detained in inhumane conditions after becoming victims of extortion and corruption by
#EndSARS: British MPs suggest sanctions against Nigeria
British MPs yesterday debated sanctions against the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari following an e-petition against the shooting of unarmed EndSARS protesters in Lagos. The
#EndSARS: DJ Switch on CNN says Nigeria is a dictatorship
DJ Switch, a Nigerian celebrity and activist who witnessed the shooting of unarmed protesters by Nigerian soldiers at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on October 20
#EndSARS shows why the police is not ‘your friend’
The Nigerian police’s motto, The Police is Your Friend, intends to remap perceptions of state violence at the fore of the youth-led #EndSARS protests. While highlighting
Video reveals Nigerian air force learning to fly helicopters in England amid human rights concerns
Nigerian air force personnel are learning to fly helicopters in Newquay, southwest England, amid allegations by Amnesty International that military aircraft have killed civilians in
Nigerian youth demand political reforms and end to police brutality
President Muhammad Buhari’s appeal for protesters against the special anti-robbery police unit SARS to stop their demands for reform and work with the government is likely to
Kehinde Andrews: The solution to Nigeria’s problems is not in one country
Kehinde Andrews, a regular on Good Morning Britain, and Black Studies professor at Birmingham City University, held an online launch yesterday for his book The New
Oby Ezekwesili should show herself the red card
Oby Ezekwesili, a one-time education minister, one-time World Bank vice president and now full time noisemaker, was on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics programme claiming that
Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt’s poor response to Fulani herdsmen attacks
Osai Ojigho, Amnesty International’s Nigeria Country Director, has condemned Nigeria’s governments at state and federal levels for lacking a “concrete response” to the spate of
