A Human rights panel of the UN has issued a scathing criticism of the UK Government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (Cred) race report, branding it ‘reprehensible’ for trying to ‘rationalise’ and ‘normalise’ white supremacy in Britain by ‘repackaging racist tropes and stereotypes into fact’.
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NIGERIA: TB Joshua Responds To YouTube Channel Shutdown With Prayers
Nigerian televangelist, T.B. Joshua, has called upon his followers to “pray for YouTube” and not to respond with hate after the video streaming platform shut down the church’s channel for posting videos claiming to “cure homosexuality”.
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As coronavirus lockdown eases in the UK, there are fears the long-awaited restart of international travel in England risks being derailed by queues of up to six hours at airports.
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During the week, Google celebrated Nigerian highlife musician Oliver De Coque on his 74th posthumous birthday with a Doodle illustrated by Lagos-based artist Ohab TBJ.
Read More »GHANA: Twitter To Setup Shop In Africa
Twitter is looking to hire specialists to join several teams while they also “explore the opportunity to open an office in Ghana in the future.
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A military court in Burkina Faso has indicted former President Blaise Compaore in connection to the 1987 murder of his charismatic ex-president, Thomas Sankara.
Read More »UK: Boris Johnson’s Race Report Was Rewritten By Downing Street
Campaigners have requested Prime Minister Boris Johnson to withdraw widely discredited report into racism and should instead implement recommendations of past inquiries.
Read More »UK: Richard Okorogheye’s Mum Accuse Police Of Not Taking Her Concerns Seriously
Parents of missing teenager Richard Okorogheye who has now been confirmed dead said her concerns over Richard were not taken seriously by police officers at first.
Read More »FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE: Woman Murdered After Responding Fridge Ad
A Pennsylvania woman whose family had reported missing was found stabbed to death after meeting up with a man she had arranged to buy a refrigerator from via Facebook Marketplace.
Read More »KENYA: Designer Of Jay Z’s T-Shirt Apologize For Historic Mosque Image Use
The Kenyan born designer of a T-shirt worn by Jay-Z, featuring a historic Kenyan mosque, has been forced to apologize to clerics who criticized the use of its image.
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