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US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, who was known for advocating for the rights of farm workers, has been accused of sexual abuse. Dolores Huerta said in the 1960s, Chavez, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union (UFW) with her, once "manipulated and pressured" her into having sex, and on another occasion forced her. It comes after the New York Times published an investigation on Wednesday that detailed allegations from […]
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left the country after spending two months in hiding following January's disputed election. Bobi Wine says he has gone abroad for "critical engagements" and to help mobilise the international community against President Yoweri Museveni. The pop star turned politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, repeated his claim to have won the presidential election, saying it had been rigged in favour […]
Jackson died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family, they say in a statement. "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," the Jackson family say. Jackson fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s and was twice a candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1984 and […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said her opposition colleague Juan Pablo Guanipa had been kidnapped just hours after being released from detention. The Nobel Peace Prize winner said on Sunday that Guanipa, leader of the Justice First party, was taken in the Los Chorros neighbourhood of the capital Caracas. "Heavily armed men dressed in civilian clothes arrived in four vehicles and took him away by force," she wrote on […]
Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso's former leader to his home country, after authorities in Ouagadougou accused him of plotting to kill his successor. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba - who came to power in a coup in 2022 before himself being overthrown by Ibrahim Traoré eight months later - is accused by the current regime of masterminding an assassination attempt against Traoré. According to the Togolese justice ministry, Damiba was […]
The Police Community Relations Committee PCRC has passed a vote of confidence on the Inspector General of Police IGP, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, describing him as a visionary and exceptional leader committed to repositioning the Nigeria Police Force NPF. Speaking at the grand finale of the PCRC's 41st Anniversary celebration held in Abuja, the National Chairman of the Committee, Alhaji Mogaji Ibraheem Olaniyan, commended the IGP for his dynamic leadership and […]
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has described President Bola Tinubu as a transformative leader whose vision and courage will leave an indelible mark on history. This is contained in a birthday message to the President, in Abuja. In the message, Alake emphasises that the occasion couldn't have come at a more auspicious time, coinciding with the end of the holy month of Ramadan. "In deference to […]
The Asiwaju Yoruba in Kano State, Leke Abejide, has called on Yoruba people living in northern Nigeria to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration. Abejide who is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Yagba East/ Yagba West/Mopa-muro Federal Constituency of Kogi State made the call in Abuja while speaking to journalists at the 10th anniversary celebration and election of new excos of the Association of Yoruba […]
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 80, has defended the use of military courts to try civilians - following an outcry over the arrest and trial of opposition leader Kizza Besigye. His 68-year-old rival has been charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to purchase weapons abroad - accusations he denies. Besigye, who was abducted while visiting Kenya last month and forcibly taken to Uganda, found out on […]
