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Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs and his wife Joke Silva received Honourary awards from the Audio Visual Rights Society. Naija News reports actress Monalisa Chinda, shared the good news on her Instagram page, accompanied by photos and videos from the event. According to Monalisa, watching Olu Jacob and his wife …

Speaking at the ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres again expressed deepest condolences to the families of Zaida Catalán and Michael Sharp, who attended the dedication of Abused Ammunition, a glass sculpture which appears in the form of a golden bullet.  Ms. Catalán, who was from Sweden, and Mr. Sharp, an …

Voters in deep-red Kansas overwhelmingly rejected an amendment that would have stripped away the constitutional right to an abortion. The vote in Kansas was not even close. With 76% of the vote in, no leads 62%-38%. The University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato explained why the landslide victory for abortion rights …

Former President Obama paid tribute to civil rights activist and NBA legend Bill Russell who passed away at age 88. Obama said: Bill Russell’s basketball career and accomplishments will never be touched. Michael Jordan and LeBron James combined have not won as many championships as Bill Russell. As immense as …

Fabiyi’s post follows a Q&A session where Mo Bimpe made comments about her relationship with the actor. During the session, the actress who married fellow actor Lateef Adedimeji in a much publicized wedding in 2021, revealed while Fabiyi never propositioned her for sex in exchange for a role, he demanded …

Michelle Bachelet, the outgoing High Commissioner for Human Rights. Credit: OHCHR Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, July 22, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 22 (IPS) – The writer is Editor-in-Chief at CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance. He is one of the lead authors for CIVICUS Lens and the …

Days after the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, Michigan’s Republican candidates for governor were asked if it was also time to roll back constitutional protections for gay rights. None of the five candidates came to the defense of same-sex marriage. “They need to revisit it all,” one candidate, …

US-based Nigerian gay rights activist, Edafe Okporo and his lover, Nick Giglio have tied the knot.    The Warri-born immigration rights activist and Nick got engaged last year.    Edafe took to his social media pages on Sunday, July 17, to share the news.    “We Official Mr & Mr.  07-16-22. Blissful …

Former US police officer, convicted last year of murdering Floyd in Minneapolis, will serve sentence in federal prison. A United States federal court has sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating the civil rights of George Floyd, a Black man killed when Chauvin …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said that if the choice is between the filibuster or abortion rights, she supports changing the filibuster to protect choice. Sen. Feinstein said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:  There is not currently a proposal before the Senate to remove the filibuster to pass the Women’s …