Nigeria

Following the bloody attack on the Nigerian youth protest movement by the military, authorities are keeping the pressure on some identified individuals within the #EndSars movement. Twenty of them's bank accounts were frozen, following a decision by the Nigerian central bank. The #EndSars movement has always claimed to be leaderless, but the Nigerian authorities seem to have identified some of its alleged "promoters". They are under increasing pressure, almost three weeks after the army intervened the peaceful movement of…

On November 10, 1995, Nigerian author and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight comrades had been by chance executed by President Normal Sani Abacha's regime after a controversial trial. A member of the Ogoni minority, he warned the worldview concerning the ecological disasters linked to the exploitation of oil within the Niger Delta. Twenty-five years later, Ken Saro-Wiwa has left heirs. .

Africa will have to wait a little longer before it knows whether Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be the next director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The organization responsible for managing trade relations around the world has actually postponed the meeting on Monday, November 9, where members had to choose between the Nigerian candidate and the South Korean Yoo Myung-hee. The position of the United States in contrast to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala complicates everything. The WTO is an institution in crisis,…

In Nigeria, social networks are at the heart of a struggle for influence more than two weeks after the brutal repression of the youth protest movement against police violence and for better governance in the country. For two weeks, the Nigerian authorities have made several statements in favor of increased control over the…

Greater than 310,000 Nigerians have settled in the US. It's a standard vacation spot for college students after they have the chance to review overseas. Since January 2018, nevertheless, Nigeria has been one of many nations focusing on new restrictions on immigration to the US. This doesn't forestall Nigerians from appreciating the US President.…

Kidnapped by gunmen on the evening of 26-27 in southern Niger close to the Nigerian border, US citizen Philip Walton was launched. The data was introduced this Saturday, October 31, by the US media and confirmed to RFI by Nigerian Protection Minister Issoufou Katambé. Nigerian Protection Minister Issoufou Katambé gave no…

A number of states have already arrange committees to analyze police violence, one of many calls for of younger folks whose protest motion was bloodily suppressed after a military intervention on October 20 in Lagos. A "judicial inquiry and return committee" composed of eight members started its work on Tuesday, October 27, in megalopolis, to attempt to do justice to some victims.…

The European Union has chosen its candidate to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The EU Ambassador to Geneva will officially announce this Tuesday, October 27th. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Finance of Nigeria, formerly number two at the World Bank and perhaps soon the…

After peaceful protests against police and violence that degenerated into riots and vandalism last week after a bloody breakdown, we are now witnessing numerous looting of food aid reserves, principally intended for families of vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus crisis. never distributed by the authorities. as…

Political power multiplies the adjustment movements and press releases after a chaotic week across the country - marked on Tuesday, October 20, by the intervention of the army towards a peaceful meeting in Lagos, then by a wave of looting and demolition in many states. In a statement released on Sunday night, President Muhammadu Buhari called "a call for peace" and lamented the loss of life in Nigeria.…