Tag: Slavery
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Journey to Grenada and Reparations for Slavery – By Azu Ishiekwene
Nigeria’s spectacular crises in almost every facet of its national life are inescapable. They cling like your skin. And for your sanity, you must detox from time to time. I hope this trip to Grenada, through Afghanistan, helps. Instead of writing about killings of the most bestial variety up and down the country, an economy…
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A fate worse than slavery, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, sparked off quite a controversy when he rejected the historical truth that there was slavery in his country. The truth is that slavery was a way of life in that beautiful continent. But there are denials because the perpetrators did not regard the indigenous Australians, referred to…
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TNG Exclusive: Double woes for Nigerians slaving away in Dubai amid 3-week ultimatum to return home
In search of greener pastures, Nigerians in significant numbers have been landing in Dubai, one of the most populous cities in the United Arab Emirates over a decade only to find dashed hopes forcing them into a new reality of economic hardship. Most of these victims are now either undocumented or have overstayed their Visa,…
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Police arrest employer of Nigerian sold into slavery
Lebanese police have arrested Youssef Maurwan, the employer of a 23-year-old Nigerian teacher, Omolola Ajayi who was sold as a domestic slave in the Arab country. It was also disclosed that Maurwan had been taken into custody and would be prosecuted for human trafficking and enslavement by the Lebanese authorities. “Maurwan is in the custody…
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Kanye West creates stir over ‘slavery’ comment
Popular rapper and entrepreneur, Kanye West created fresh outrage on Tuesday when he called slavery “a choice.” West known for his controversial opinions on sensitive issues, made the comments in passing during one of two free-flowing interviews he gave as he promotes two upcoming albums. “You hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400…
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Obaseki urges tougher measures against slavery
The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has urged world leaders to strengthen existing laws and policies against all forms of slavery, to uphold the dignity of the human being. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade,…
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You can’t sue Libyan Government for slavery, Falana tells Nigerian returnees
A human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has stated that the Nigerian victims of slavery cannot sue Libya, stressing that the shameful slave trade which Nigeria is battling with is part of the fallout from the removal and brutal killing of President Muammar Gaddafi by armed gangs supported by…
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Charly Boy leads protest against Libyan slavery
Veteran musician and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy has led a protest against reported slave auction in Libya. Charley Boy on Monday, December 4 led the protest to the Foreign Affairs Head Office in Abuja with his hands chained. The group of protesters called Our Mumu Don Do Movement was led by…
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How we were abducted, sold into slavery by fellow Nigerians in Libya – Returnees
Some fresh returnees from Libya have recounted their ordeals in the hands of fellow Nigerians who facilitated their sale to slavery in the troubled country. TheNewsGuru.com reports that over 1,295 Nigerians were repatriated International Organisation for Migration in conjunction with the European Union in November alone. Since the beginning of 2017, IOM-facilitated repatriation has brought…