October 11th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Democracy, Human Rights, Nigeria, elections
Yes, they have started speaking!
Two spoke recently:
Kogi state:
New York Times: NIGERIA, Oct. 10 — A judge in the northern state of Kogi has ordered a rerun of the election for governor that took place in April, ruling in favor of an opposition candidate who argued that the polls were so marred by fraud and […]
October 10th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Corruption, Democracy, Human Rights, Nigeria, elections
Just as I was getting to the conclusion that the evil perpetrated by our political figures and elected officials during the last election will be swept under the rug as usual, the Human Right Watch organization drops a killer report on Nigeria. The 123 page report documents in great details the evils of politics and […]
August 14th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Africa, Human Rights, Immigration
Several weeks ago there was a report by TimesOnline that 27 migrants spent a day at sea holding on to buoys around a giant tuna net”. Photo above. The Times reported then that “the Maltese and Libyan governments argued over who should save them from drowning.”
Today, the New York Times/BBC reports many as 14 bodies […]
August 8th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Human Rights, Nigeria
I wonder what life will be for women in America if they are banned from wearing trousers - jeans, capris, slack, ect, in public. I don’t have any problem with women in trousers, but it appears several people do in Nigeria…people in positions of power and authority. How long will the women league keep their […]
July 19th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Human Rights, Media, Nigeria
This is what is causing Sokari (Black Looks) some grief:
A Unicef-sponsored advertisement in Germany which one of her readers call - “well meaning but insulting and paternalistic activism“. The ad features some mud-faced white kids posting as out-of-school African kids - German kids appealing for solidarity with their contemporaries in Africa.
But while some foreigners are […]
