About 50 people were treated by emergency medical workers on Monday after a Latam Airlines flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, experienced what the airline called “strong movement” caused by a “technical problem.” Twelve people, one of whom was in serious condition, were taken to three hospitals, Auckland’s …
Read More »You were part of the #JusticeForMohbad? movement. Today, you are busy bullying Alex iwobi for representing the country – Actor Prince Eke tackles some Nigerians
Nollywood actor, Prince Eke has knocked the Nigerians bullying Alex Iwobi over the Super Eagles loss against Ivory Coast. In a post shared on his Instagram page, Eke stated that the people bullying Iwobi were part of those who demanded justice for late Mohbad after it was revealed that …
Read More »Will the Human Rights Movement Survive the Gaza War?
Destruction in Gaza Strip. Credit: UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh Opinion by Connor Echols (washington dc) Wednesday, January 03, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jan 03 (IPS) – In its military campaign in Gaza, Israel faces a seemingly endless list of alleged human rights violations. International monitors argue the Israel Defense Forces have …
Read More »It is time the labour movement takes a stand for Palestine
In 2019, not long before the Canadian province of Quebec moved to pass Bill 21, a law outlawing religious symbols in the public sector, I travelled to the Pennsylvania countryside to take part in training provided by the United Steelworkers (USW), a trade union with members across North America. One …
Read More »Nigeria didn’t learn from #EndSARS movement – Peter Obi
Three years ago, Nigerians took to the streets across several cities to demonstrate their anger over brutality being meted out to citizens by the now-defunct police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, otherwise known as SARS. Tagged EndSARS, the movement that started as civil disobedience against police brutality, later became a …
Read More »Strike Is a High-Stakes Gamble for Autoworkers and the Labor Movement
Since the start of the pandemic, labor unions have enjoyed something of a renaissance. They have made inroads into previously nonunion companies like Starbucks and Amazon, and won unusually strong contracts for hundreds of thousands of workers. Last year, public approval for unions reached its highest level since the Lyndon …
Read More »‘It Is My Movement Not Yours’ – Portable Speaks On Romantic Affair With Late Alaafin’s Ex-Wife
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, has expressed his grievances over reports of an alleged romantic relationship with the ex-wife of late Alaafin of Oyo, Queen Damilola. Naija News earlier reported that there have been rumours that Dami, who was banned from returning to the palace after …
Read More »Assassinated Pro-War Blogger Was Part of a Radical Russian Movement
The Russian military blogger killed on Sunday in an explosion in St. Petersburg was a prominent figure in an increasingly vocal and influential movement of conservative and hawkish activists who broadly support the Kremlin, but also often criticize its conduct of the war in Ukraine. The blogger, Maksim Fomin, who …
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Read More »Police restrict movement in Kaduna, deploy 16,000 personnel
The Commissioner of Police on election duty in Kaduna, Sunday Babaji, has ordered the strict enforcement of human and vehicular movement ahead of Saturday’s presidential election across the 23 local government areas of the state following the deployment 16,000 personnel. Spokesman of Kaduna State Command, DSP Muhammad Jalige, in a statement …
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