U.S. immigration officials allegedly forced Cameroonian asylum seekers to sign their own deportation orders, describing lawyers and activists as ruthless in expelling African immigrants from the country in the run-up to the election. Many Cameroonian migrants at the Mississippi detention center refused to sign because they feared death at the …
Read More »Why Nigerians are protesting against police brutality
The Inspector General of Police announced 10 days ago that the disputed SARS unit was being disbanded and its officers were working again. But protests continue in cities across the country, with some young Nigerians insisting they will take to the streets until the entire police force is reformed. For …
Read More »Nigeria protests: Eyewitnesses say security forces opened fire on protesters
Kidnapped by police units, from harassment, and the claim geravasulikaranana widespread across the country participated in almost two weeks, demonstrators, known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). On Tuesday, the state governor imposed a 24-hour curfew and deployed anti-riot police in the city. Akinbosola Ogunsanya, a witness to the protests, …
Read More »Lagos: 24-hour curfew imposed in Nigeria amid protests against anti-police brutality
“Dear Lagosians, I am shocked to see what started out as a peaceful #EndSARS protest fell into a monster that threatens the well-being of our society,” Babajid Sanvo-Olu wrote in a tweet announcing at 4 p.m. Local time) Curfew for 24 hours. Protesters across the country have been participating in …
Read More »Gail Gadot as Cleopatra is a step back for the Hollywood release of the film
CLeopatra is once again taking on the big screen treatment, this time courtesy of Wonder Woman director Patti Jenkins and the DC heroine herself, Gail Gadot. But even with a female director and female screenwriter in Ladeta Klagridis, the role of an Israeli actor with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage as Egypt’s …
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