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Filling A Void With Flavours From Home: New Eateries Bring West African Dishes To Growing Nigerian Community

on January 26, 2019

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AP Explains: Why Nigeria's Election Faces Multiple Threats

on January 26, 2019

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South Sudanese Fear Leaving UN Protected Camps Despite Peace

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How The Congo River Could Power Africa

on January 25, 2019

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Windsor Man Convicted Of Keeping His Wife As A Sex Slave

on January 25, 2019

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Boko Haram: 15,000 Nigerians Flee To Cameroon, Chad

on January 25, 2019

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Analysis: Trump's Shutdown Retreat Reveals Weakness

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Longest Shutdown Over: Trump Signs Bill To Reopen Government

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Some US Diplomats Leaving Venezuela Amid Political Crisis

on January 25, 2019

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US, UK Will Deny Visas To Those Who Instigate Violence In Nigeria Elections

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South Africa Farmers Seek $220 Million In Drought Aid

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Official: Asylum Seekers To Wait In Mexico Starting Friday

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Before Venezuela, US Has Long Involvement In Latin America

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Microsoft's Bing Blocked In China, Prompting Grumbling

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China’s Arrest Of Australian Writer Is Called ‘Hostage Diplomacy’

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U.S. Seeks To Cut Off Money For Venezuela's Maduro, Aid Opposition

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Doctor Who Ordered Outsize Pain Meds Kept Working For Weeks

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The Latest: Maduro Orders Venezuelan Diplomats Out Of US

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UN Forum Says People Of African Descent Still Face Discrimination And Attacks, Urges Reparations

Morris Griffin of Los Angeles, speaks during the public comment portion of the Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento, Calif., on March 3, 2023...(Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP, File) BY EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around the world says in its first report that they continue “to be victims of systemic racial discrimination and racialized attacks” and calls for reparations. The report, which was delivered to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, says reparations are essential to rectify past injustices against people of African descent and are “a cornerstone of justice in the 21st century.” Epsy Campbell Barr, chair of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, said at a news conference Tuesday the report underlines that “the legacies of colonialism, enslavement and apartheid are still alive today.” These legacies still have a real impact on the lives of millions of p

Nigerian Journalist’s Arrest Last Week Triggers Criticism Of Worsening Press Freedoms

This undated photo made available by the Foundation for investigative journalism shows Daniel Ojukwu in Lagos. The Nigerian journalist's arrest last week has triggered criticism of worsening press freedoms in the West African country. Daniel Onukwu with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism went missing Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in the econ omic hub of Lagos. His family and employer fund out on Friday that he was detained and held in police station for allegedly violating the country's Cybercrime Act, (Foundation for Investigative Journalism via AP) B Y CHINEDU ASADU ABUJA, NIGERIA (AP) — A Nigerian journalist’s arrest last week has triggered criticism of worsening press freedoms in the West African country. Daniel Ojukwu with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism went missing last Wednesday in the economic hub of Lagos. His family and employer found out on Friday that he was detained and held in a police station for allegedly violating the country’s Cybercrime Act,

Voting In Unconstitutional Districts: US Supreme Court Upended Decades Of Precedent in 2022 by allowing voters To Vote With Gerrymandered Maps Instead Of Fixing The Congressional Districts First

Evan Milligan of Montgomery, Ala., is among the voters and advocacy groups who filed a lawsuit challenging the redistricting that watered down Black representation in the state. AP Photo/Vasha Hunt BY SAM D. HAYES VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, TRINITY COLLEGE For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February 2022 let Alabama use these illegal districts during the election while the court heard the state’s appeal on the case known as Allen v. Milligan . In that case, voters had sued Alabama, arguing that its new congressional district map violated the Voting Rights Act by unfairly reducing Black voting power. Only one of seven congressional districts on Alabama’s new map had a majority Black population, despite Black residents making up a quarter of the state’s population. Th

Arizona’s Now-Repealed Abortion Ban Serves As A Cautionary Tale For Reproductive Health Care Across The US

AUTHORS: SWAPNA REDDY CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN HEALTH POLICY, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY MARY SAXON LAW DEGREE CANDIDATE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable , it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive rights up to the states to regulate, and the related consequences for women’s health. The ruling, set to go into effect in late June 2024, will only remain active for a few months because Arizona lawmakers repealed the law on April 30 . Starting in the fall, a previous state law banning abortion after 15 weeks will be reinstated. The rapidly changing legal landscape and conflicting information has fueled fear and confusion for women, families, hospitals, physicians and other health care providers, and had a chilling effect on abortion services. We are a health policy expert who studies how laws and policies affect health outco

What America’s First Board Game Can Teach Us About The Aspirations Of A Young Nation

The title and printer’s address for the game. The copyright notice of July 12, 1822, appears in small type at the bottom. Library of Congress BY MATHEW WYNN SIVILS PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN LITERATURE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Board games are booming: In 2023 alone, the industry topped US$16.8 billion and is projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2032 . Classics like “Scrabble” are being refreshed and transformed , while newer inventions such as “ Pandemic ” and “ Wingspan ” have garnered millions of devotees. This growing cardboard empire was on my mind when I visited the American Antiquarian Society in August 2023 to research its collection of early games . As I sat in that archive, which houses such treasures as the 1640 Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in British America , I beheld another first in American printing: a board game called “The Travellers’ Tour Through the United States.” This forgotten game, printed the year after Missouri became a state , has a lot to say about America’s

Why Some People Receiving Federal Benefits Don’t Consider Themselves Poor − Even Though Poverty Rates Have Increased Since The COVID-19 Pandemic

Free food is distributed in February 2024 to residents in Brooklyn, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images BY SHERRI LAWSON CLARK ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CULTIRAL ANTHROPOLOGY WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY For the past 25 years, my research as a cultural anthropologist has taken me into the homes and neighborhoods of people living in poverty in cities and rural communities throughout the U.S. To better understand their day-to-day lives, I also have spent time in grocery stores, churches, nightclubs, parks and health clinics. I’ve asked countless questions, ranging from how many times they had moved to the types of social services they received. But of all the answers, none has perplexed me more than the one I receive when I ask, “Are you poor?” Not one has ever answered yes. One mother was almost indignant. “My kids have food in their bellies, a roof over their heads, and clothes on their backs, so, no, I’m not poor,” she told me. A decent standard of living Who, then, decides who is poor in America

Trump Promises To Deport All Undocumented Immigrants, Resurrecting A 1950s Strategy − But It Didn’t Work Then And Is Less Likely To Do So Now

Mexican agricultural workers are seen in California in 1943. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress) BY KATRINA BURGESS PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL ECONOMY FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY, TUFTS UNIVERSITY While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a promise to voters if he were elected again: “Following the Eisenhower model, we will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history,” he said. Trump, who made a similar pledge during his first presidential campaign, has recently repeated this promise at rallies across the country . Trump was referring to Operation Wetback , a military-style campaign launched by the Eisenhower administration in the summer of 1954 to end undocumented immigration by deporting hundreds of thousands of Mexicans. “Wetback” was a widely used ethnic slur for Mexicans who illegally crossed the Rio Grande, the river dividing Mexico and the U.S.

Pulitzer Prizes In Journalism Awarded To The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP And Others

Migrants reach through a border wall for clothing handed out by volunteers as they wait between two border walls to apply for asylum Friday, May 12, 2023, in San Diego. Hundreds of migrants remain waiting between the two walls, many for days. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) BY DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece on Monday for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaza to gun violence, and The Associated Press won in the feature photography category for coverage of global migration to the U.S. The Times and Reuters news service each won prizes for their coverage of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and its aftermath, the Pulitzer board issued a special citation to journalists and writers covering the war in Gaza. The Pulitzers’ prestigious award in public service went to ProPublica for reporting that “pierced the thick wall of secrecy” around the U.S. Supreme Court to show how billionaires gave gift

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Indicted Representative William Jefferson of Louisiana Loses Seat in House Runoff Election The investigation of Jefferson began in 2005 when Jefferson was videotaped by the FBI receiving cash in leather briefcases in Virginia for a deal in Ghana that he wanted a financial stake in. The money was to be split with the Nigerian Vice President to insure that their contracts would go forward. READ MORE>>> Nigeria opposition doubts Yar'Adua's electoral reform Lagos, Nigeria - Angered by the recent praises heaped on the embattled Nigeria's electoral boss Maurice Iwu by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, the country's opposition has expressed doubts that the government is serious about its much touted electoral reform. READ MORE>>> Jailed: The prayer group fraudster who swindled worshipers out of tens of thousands of pounds A pensioner who used 'prayer sessions' to help defraud a church minister and a worshipper out of tens of thousands of pounds, has

Israel Orders Al Jazeera To Close Its Local Operation And Seizes Some Equipment From Channel

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. Netanyahu pledged Tuesday, April 30 to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File) BY TIA GOLDENBERG AND JON GAMBRELL TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AP) — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and blocking its websites, is believed to be the first time Israel has ever s

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: 2015: Leadership and Sins of Nd'Igbo

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: BIAFRA: Relative Discourses

I signed up because I had little experience in Africa, after having served in the United Nations forces in Congo. Also upset about what happened in Biafra and Czechoslovakia, I did not want to stand next to and just watch.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: JULIUS KPADUWA

The problems that confront Imo State are really not unique. It is the same problem that confronts almost every state in Nigeria, and it's one of economic development. The primary thing or my clear vision for the people of Imo State will be getting all the able-bodied men and women back to work, so that we can begin to have the quality of life that has so far eluded the people of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Where We Met

But seeing a Nigeria headline on my screen it then occurred to him I must either be a Nigerian or perhaps a curious minded fellow who is reading to find out about the notorious Boko Haram, if they have captured more of their victims, or if there's an ongoing battle between the insurgents and the nation's security forces. Elevating my head up and starring at each other, I told him I was Igbo

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Otokoto Saga Interview

Now, the main question is about eleven year old Ikechukwu Anthony Okonkwo whose head was found dripping with blood with the convicted murderer Innocent Ekeanyanwu on a police tip-off inside a traveling commercial bus at Eziama in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE AMBROSE EHIRIM-CHIKA UNIGWE INTERVIEW

Every writer has to be able to live in the head of her characters. I had to make myself a blank blackboard for the characters to inscribe their lives on me. I had to wipe off that board every time a new character had to be created and totally surrender myself to that new character.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: THE SYLVESTER MENSAH STORY

The idea of writing a book had always engaged my thoughts based on reflections and the desire to share my experiences. The motivation was however triggered after reading the book of a gentleman l consider the busiest in Ghana, H. E. John Dramani Mahama

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: DR. APOLLOS NWAUWA

Contrary to what many think, the Igbo Diaspora is not really a homogenous, coherent group. Like other ethnic nationalities in the USA, the Igbo Diaspora consists of peoples from all walks of life separated by everything and only united by the fact that they are all Igbo. Serious social class disparity exists between them; therefore, presenting a united front in influencing or engineering actions at home continues to be a challenge.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: OZO'S KENI SAINT GEORGE

It was indeed a very boisterous, purpose driven, well-to-do Royal family. I come from a lineage of Royals and a well groomed family unit. My Father, Chief George Ozuloke, was a Court Judge for all of 18 years. He was both a Christian and Animist. He had 7 wives of which my mother was the first. I went to St. Martins Primary School and later to a wonderful School – Abbot Secondary Grammar School in Ihiala, my town. I even did a stint in Ihiala Seminary trying to be a Catholic Priest

Sovereign National Conference: A Symposium

A sovereign nation is born when, out of civilization, any such populations of human assemblage pledge loyalty and confide their trust to a governing body which they elect to oversee to their security, welfare and yes, to their happiness. The ensuing system of governance thrives and becomes sustainable by the wishes of the people whose interests it caters for.

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In the fourteen years of said democracy, things that never happened in the past - the way it had now turned out - started happening at an alarming rate and spooky by its nature.......Click on image to read full story

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