Tag: Civil Rights

Election
Ezinne 6 years

The Thread: “Courageous declaration” “El Rufai, pay Audu asap” | Court gives judgement in Audu Maikori’s favour. Twitter reacts

CEO of Chocolate City Entertainment, Audu Maikori got some good news today. READ: You may recall that early in the year, Mr Maikori was arrested (twice) at the…

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Isime Esene 8 years

Human Rights Commission boss takes down DSS action – in 5 tweets

After waking up to news of abduction of judges by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerians have taken to Twitter to denounce what they call Gestapo-style arrests without…

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Buhari
Mazi Emeka 8 years

Opinion: Reported release of Kabiru Sokoto – hatred for President Buhari taken too far

by Inibehe Effiong There have been malicious, unsubstantiated and wicked insinuations and reports on social media and on various online medium that President Muhammadu Buhari has "released" convicted Boko Haram…

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Mazi Emeka 8 years

3 ways Muhammad Ali was also a political icon

To say that Mohammed Ali was just a boxing legend is to limit a man who wowed the world with his boxing skills and wisdom. Ali, who died on Friday…

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Mazi Emeka 8 years

What FG should do to end Niger Delta militancy

A coalition of civil society activists and organization, on Tuesday, came together to offer solutions on how best to end the festering militancy in the Niger Delta region. According to…

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11 years

Olisa Agbakoba: Can National Conference provide legal basis for new Nigerian Constitution?

by Olisa Agbakoba, SAN  The Late Aka-Bashorun, my most illustrious predecessor, as President of Nigerian Bar Association, the first to clearly articulate the need for a Sovereign National Conference, as long ago…

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11 years

Florist refuses to do wedding for long-time gay customers because of Jesus Christ

A Richland, Wash. couple is still trying to make sense of what they say were the hurtful, discriminatory actions by their favorite florist. For nearly a decade, Robert Ingersoll and his…

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11 years

Ugandan pastor uses banana on TV to demonstrate gay sex and claims lesbians have sex with cucumbers

The Reverend Martin Ssempa, a homophobic pastor in Uganda who is well known for his lectures against homosexuality has stunned television viewers in Uganda by demonstrating with fruit and vegetables…

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11 years

Hate Crime: Lesbian viciously attacked by girlfriend’s brother (GRAPHIC PHOTO)

An Alabama woman is recovering after allegedly being attacked by her girlfriend's brother over Thanksgiving weekend. Though details of the case are continuing to emerge, NBC affiliate Local 15 reports…

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11 years

Rev. Jesse Jackson ‘heartbroken’ over son’s resignation from US Congress due to mental illness

Jesse Jackson is heartbroken over his son’s troubles because there is ‘nothing worse than when you can’t fix something for your kid’, friends have revealed. The civil rights campaigner is…

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11 years

Transgender teen allegedly denied access to men’s room sparking controversy

by Rachel Ogbu   James Spencer, 16, a transgender student from Canada has allegedly been barred from using the men's restroom at school because he was born a girl. His…

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12 years

TICKER: #InCaseYouMissedIt: Rev Jesse Jackson arrested

Rev. Jesse Jackson has not retired his marching boots. In response to an Illinois factory’s move, Rev. Jesse Jackson joined a number of people outside of the factory to protest…

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12 years

Joel Osteen says being straight is ‘not a choice’, but maintains being gay is a sin (VIDEO)

Conservative televangelist Joel Osteen went on national television this morning and admitted that his own sexual orientation is not a choice -- despite maintaining consistently in previous interviews that being…

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