Oscars 2019 snub female directors and Asian actors
Oscars 2019 snub female directors and Asian actors.…
India said to mull plan to pay cash to farmers
India is considering a plan to transfer cash to farmers to ease their financial burden instead of offering subsidies, people with knowledge of the matter said.…
Zimbabwe court says internet shutdown illegal as more civilians detained
Zimbabwe's government exceeded its mandate in ordering an internet blackout during civilian protests last week, a court ruled on Monday (January 21), as authorities pressed on with rounding up opposition figures blamed…
Missing disabilities bill
Following the claim by the Presidency during a town hall chat last week that the executive is yet to receive the Nigerian Disabilities Bill passed by the National Assembly, dozens of physically-challenged…
Mexico sets new murder record with more than 33,000 killed in 2018
Mexico saw more murders in 2018 than any other year since nationwide records began some two decades ago, according to the country's Interior Ministry. Mexico might soon get a national guard tasked…
France fines Google €50 million for EU privacy breaches
The biggest penalty so far under new EU rules was justified by the severity of the infringements of transparency, information and consent, France's regulator ruled. It is a challenge to Google's business…
Indian transgender politician Apsara Reddy: ‘I want to be looked upon as an equal’
India's opposition Congress party has recently appointed transgender activist Apsara Reddy as general secretary of its women's wing, making her the 134-year-old party's first transgender office bearer.…
2019 Elections: Coalition of Nigerian CSOs launch #IStandForPeace campaign
2019 Elections: Coalition of Nigerian CSOs launch #IStandForPeace campaign.…
Group blames Borno govt over expelled Nigerian refugees
A human rights group, Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC), has blamed the Borno State Government over the plight of about 100,000 refugees recently expelled from Cameroon.…