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racial discrimination

UK Jails Nigerian Four Years For Instigating Violence Against Igbo

Tunde Serano Apr 2, 2022 0

Adeyinka Grandson, the convener of the Young Yorubas for Freedom (YYF), has been sentenced to four and half years in prison for racial hatred with inflammatory messages encouraging violence in Nigeria. In August 2019, Shoyemi,…

World

Ex-Google Worker Files Suit Alleging Discrimination Against Black Employees

Msyosi Mar 19, 2022 0

A former Google worker has filed a lawsuit accusing the tech titan of discriminating against her and other Black employees. April Curley contended in the suit that she was undermined and ultimately fired for advocating reform of…

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Racism: Reports Of Officials Barring Nigerians From Exiting Ukraine ‘Unfortunate’ – Presidency

Amirah Kuale Feb 28, 2022 0

Presidency has described as unfortunate, the reports of Ukrainian police and security personnel refusing to allow Nigerians to board buses and trains heading towards Ukraine-Poland border. Senior Special Assistant to President…

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Stranded Africans Lament Racial Discrimination At Ukraine Borders (Videos)

Edna Wande Feb 27, 2022 0

Thousands of Africans including Nigerians fleeing Ukraine have reported witnessing racial discrimination at various borders of the country amid Russian invasion. They accused officials of seizing their passports and being subjected to…

Sport

English Football Announces 3-Day Social Media Boycott To Fight Racism

Amirah Kuale Apr 25, 2021 0

English football is set to embark on a 3-day social media boycott to highlight the ongoing fight against online abuse and racial discrimination of players and those involved in the game, it has emerged. This is in response to, “the…

News

Fear In China Over New Coronavirus Cases, Weeks After Slow Down

Edna Wande Apr 13, 2020 0

China has on Monday reported the highest number of new Coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks. This occurred weeks after the nation contained the pandemic and the epicentre of the virus, Wuhan was reopened for business and social…

News

Coronavirus: “We Have Zero Tolerance For Discrimination” – Chinese Envoy Reacts To Harassment…

Edna Wande Apr 11, 2020 0

Zhou Pingjian, Chinese ambassador to Nigeria. The Chinese government has said denied the harassment against foreign nationals, saying it has zero tolerance for racial discrimination. It said this after Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of…