Protests have erupted in Nigeria as citizens are calling for an end to police brutality. The “#EndSARS” movement has been reignited in recent months as Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS.
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By The Organization for World Peace
For years Nigeria’s Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) has been accused of extorting, assaulting, illegally detaining and threatening civilians with impunity despite many incidents being recorded on camera. The unit has been directly responsible for the consistent harassment and deaths of many young Nigerians.
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By HALELUYA HADERO | Associated Press
Inspired by the global protests against systemic racism and police brutality, Nigerian American blogger Nifesimi Akingbe donned a black shirt that read “I am Black history,” and began recording a video. Akingbe then went on to list her frustrations about racism in America and directed her message to Black immigrant communities like her own: This is your battle, too.
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By Editor| The Guardian Nigeria
Nantomah Joseph James, President, Prosperity for Africa, a non-profit organization working with black communities in America to grow their businesses, has revealed how American politician and lawyer, Mike Pence, sold to him his American dream; an experience which, according to him, has continued to inspire his philosophy of philanthropy since 2018.
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By Yomi Kazeem | Quartz Africa
Since US president Donald Trump took office in 2016, Nigeria has been one of the targets of several of his administration’s anti-immigration policies and negative comments. But he remains quite popular in the world’s largest Black country by population.
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By Ingrid Lunden | Techcrunch
Stripe is acquiring Paystack, a startup out of Lagos, Nigeria that, like Stripe, provides a quick way to integrate payments services into an online or offline transaction by way of an API.
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By Chike Olisah| Nairametrics
The United States government has barred Nigerian citizens from participating in the US Visa Lottery for 2022. This disclosure is contained in a document, ‘Instructions for the 2022 diversity immigrant visa program (dv-2022)’ obtained from the US Department of States website on Thursday, October 15, 2020.
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By Dickens Olewe | BBC News
Despite making pejorative remarks about Africa, US President Donald Trump has attracted a devout following among some Christians on the continent.
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By Thepagenews
The Executive Director, U.S.-Nigeria Trade Council USA, Titus Olowokere has been appointed member of the Technical Working Group on Business Environment, Trade Competitiveness and Product Space Mapping ( BETCPSM) in Nigeria.
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By Freedom Reporter
A 34-year-old Nigerian, Austin Chenge, is in the race for the governorship position in the state of Michigan in the United States (U.S.), come year 2022.
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