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Slave trade and unanswered calls for reparations - By Paul Ejime
0 Share Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. August 23 is the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition. But the major news yesterday was about the plane crash that allegedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the controversial head of Russia’s private military group Wagner.
Twitter Debates Boycotting “The Woman King” Over Slave Trade Criticism
If there’s one thing that social media does, it’s finding something to be mad at. The latest target is the woman-led movie, The Woman King, with a currently trending hashtag of #BOYCOTTTHEWOMANKING. The Gina Prince-Bythewood-directed movie is catching hate from potential moviegoers because they didn’t think it accurately told the story of the Kingdom of Dahomey.
Slavery And Slave Trade In Buhari’s North , By Suyi Ayodele
Something terrible is happening in General Muhammadu Buhari’s Northern Nigeria. The slave trade, abolished some 215 years ago is back there. This is no exaggeration. It is real. And like in most real unfortunate situations that have been our lot since the inception of the Buhari presidency in 2015, the Daura-born retired General is absent. He has no solution to the slave trade happening at his backyard; as the trade has returned to his Katsina home state.
NEW BOOK: Blacks Picked Cotton, For Jewish Wealth
On February 26, 2019, Amazon.com banned The Secret Relationship Between Blacks & Jews and removed the entire book series from its pages. The crime? The Nation of Islam scholars documented the role of Jewish merchants in the cotton trade in the American South. Now comes a Jewish scholar Dr. Michael R. Cohen to confirm and expand upon that core theme with a new book titled Cotton Capitalists: American Jewish Entrepreneurship in the Reconstruction Era (New York: New York Univ. Press, 2017).
Ex-FISH chairman wants govt. to reduce mortgage financing cost - News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Mass Housing Plan showcased at the Abuja show By Ella Anokam A housing expert, Mr Yemi Adelakun, says the Federal Government should evolve efficient means of boosting the availability of houses by reducing the cost of construction and mortgage financing in Nigeria. Adelakun, a former Chairman of the Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) Programme, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Housing Finance conference.
ECOWAS wades into abuse of citizens in Libya - News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Migrants in Libya sold into slavery By Temitope Ponle ECOWAS on Wednesday said it would not take lightly the maltreatment of its citizens across countries in Northern Africa. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel Alain de Souza said this this while presenting the Status Report on the State of the Community to the Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. De Souza was represented by the commission’s Vice President, Edward Singhatey.
Nigeria knows World Cup opponents tomorrow - News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
FIFA chief Infantino and President Vladimir Putin : all eyes on Moscow for FIFA World Cup draw tomorrow Nigeria’s Super Eagles and 31 other national teams will know their group stage opponents tomorrow as FIFA stages the World Cup draws in Moscow. Without question, the eyes of the footballing world will be on the Russian capital as the competing nations discover their opponents. Expectations in Nigeria include being grouped along with Lionel Messi’s Argentina, who they met in the 1994 World Cup.
Man City restore gap, Arsenal crush Huddersfield - News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Raheem Sterling saves Man City for the third time Raheem Sterling scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Man City dramatically edged Southampton 2-1 on Wednesday to preserve their eight-point lead at the Premier League summit. Pep Guardiola’s side looked set to drop points after Oriol Romeu cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne’s opener, only for Sterling to give City a 19th straight win in all competitions and a club-record 12th successive win in the league.
18 states yet to establish traffic management agencies — FRSC - News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
18 states yet to establish traffic management agencies — FRSC By Harrison Arubu The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged state governments that have yet to establish their traffic management agencies to do so in line with the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy (NRSS). Its Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, made the call at a meeting with heads of some state traffic management agencies and zonal commanders of the FRSC in Abuja on Wednesday.
Gurara Dam Pipeline : FG approves payment of N1.7 bn to contractor - News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Gurara Dam Pipeline : FG approves payment of N1.7 bn to contractor By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the payment of N1.712 billion for the contractor handling the 75-kilometre Gurara Dam water pipeline project in Niger State. The FEC meeting, which lasted for about four hours, was presided over by Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo.
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