Why black South Africans are attacking foreign Africans but not foreign whites
By Sibusiso Tsahabalala The attacks on migrant shop owners in Durban this week reminds us the position of foreigner in South Africa is a...
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Apr 14, 20152 min read
Nigeria Elections: Taraba State Falls Short To Elect 1st Female Governor, Aisha Al-Hassan.
By Morgan Winsor @MorganWinsorIBT April 14 2015 Sen. Aisha Al-Hassan (center), the All Progressives Congress candidate of Nigeria’s...
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Apr 14, 20154 min read
ONE MORE STEP TAKEN FOR DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA
By James Apeh Esq The successful conduct of the 2015 general election marked a milestone in the development of the Nigerian democracy....
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Apr 13, 20153 min read
NIGERIA ELECTIONS: SITUATION ROOM FINAL STATEMENT ON THE GUBERNATORIAL AND STATE HOUSES OF ASSEMBLY
Issued: Monday, 13th April 2015 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, after observing the State-level elections for the Governorship...
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Apr 13, 20158 min read
Rivers State of Nigeria Independent Election Observers Monitoring Report
INDEPENDENT ELECTION MONITORING GROUP (IEMG) PORT HARCOURT – April 12, 2015 INTERIM REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF THE GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE...
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Apr 12, 20153 min read
Nigeria girls who fled Boko Haram look to brighter future
By Ben Simon . Lagos (AFP) – A typical day for Deborah includes classes on a manicured university campus and exercise in the evening —...
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Apr 8, 20155 min read
Fears linger around Buhari’s commitment to a free press
Journalists jailed by Muhammadu Buhari’s regime in the 1980s are ready to forgive, but others are skeptical by Christopher Vourlias ...
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Apr 8, 20153 min read
Can Buhari turn Nigeria’s oil into wealth for the people?
More on: Corruption and governance Nigeria’s President-Elect Muhammodu Buhari addresses a news conference outside his house after he...
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Apr 2, 20153 min read
BUHARI WINS 2015 NIGERIA GENERAL ELECTIONS
By Orebiyi Temitope “Nigeria decides 2015” was the team of the presidential election and senatorial elections held on the 28th day of...
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Apr 2, 20154 min read
VERIFICATION STATEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL 2015 PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS BY THE TRANSITION MONITORING GROUP
INTRODUCTION: The TMG conducted a Quick Count as part of its overall observation of the 2015 presidential elections. The Quick Count is...
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Apr 2, 20152 min read
GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVE PARTY (APC) EMERGES WINNER OF THE 2015 NIGERIAN PRES
By Roseline Oghnebrumeh The former military ruler General Muhammadu Buhari born on the 17th December 1942 has become the first opposition...
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Mar 27, 20153 min read
Nigeria’s Elections: Deciding the Fate of a Young Democracy
By Chidi Odinkalu Unquestionably the most closely-fought in Nigeria’s turbulent history, Nigeria’s presidential elections on 28th March...
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Mar 26, 201568 min read
Landmark Judgment in Kenya on Criminalization of HIV Transmission
The judgment reads in part: “We therefore agree with the position taken by the petitioner and the amicus curiae that section 24 of the...
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Mar 16, 20155 min read
Nigeria: Child brides facing death sentences a decade after child marriage prohibited
Culled from the Guardian Ten years after underage marriage was prohibited, 39% of girls are married before age 15, and two remain on...
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Mar 4, 20152 min read
HOW CAN WE MAKE INTERNET MORE AFFORDABLE ACROSS THE DEVELOPING WORLD?
Here at Lawyers’ Alert, we’re proud to be members of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). Today, the Alliance has released the...
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Mar 4, 20151 min read
Gender & the Research Excellence Framework: An Analysis of the Politics & International Stud
Stephen R. Bates by Fran Amery, Stephen Bates & Steve McKay Ever wondered about the gendered dimensions of the REF returns and rankings...
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Feb 26, 20154 min read
Nigeria Election day procedures and observation
Written by Armsfree Ajanaku IT is no longer news that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the...
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Feb 25, 20153 min read
CYBERCRIME BILL : RECREATING AN ORWELLIAN NIGERIA?
On Tuesday 24 February 2015, a bill, Cybercrime Bill passed second reading at the House of Representative – the lower legislative arm in...
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Feb 25, 20152 min read
IDP CAMPS: CIRCLE OF RAPE & CHILD TRAFFICKING
Fact emerging from an investigative report conducted by Daily Trust 13 February 2015; with support of Ford Foundation reveals an...
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Feb 25, 20152 min read
Ending Child Marriage, the Malawian way : Taming the Hyena.
By Mary Uneje The sun has gone down the city of Chipoka. Darkness is taking over the land and an uneasy calm hangs over the horizon....
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Feb 20, 20152 min read
LAWYERS COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO KEY POPULATIONS AND VULNERABLE GROUPS
Volunteer Lawyers across 23 states in Nigeria came together in Abuja between the 2nd to 6th of February 2015 to educate themselves on the...
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Feb 18, 20153 min read
BENUE STATE HIV NON DISCRIMINATION LAW; PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDREN AND THE UNBORN CHILD, HEALTH CARE A
By James Apeh In Nigeria more than 5 million women give birth yearly. One out of every twenty is HIV positive. The chance of an infected...
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Feb 18, 20152 min read
OIL OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN RIVERS STATE
By Elvis-Wura Towolawi Oil-rich Rivers State has been in the eye of raging political violence since campaign for the 2015 Election began....
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Feb 17, 20152 min read
SIMMERING ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN BENUE STATE
By Elvis-wura Towolawi From all indication, it appears the political wind in Benue state is beginning to turn into a whirlwind – with...
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