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The Black Sash was founded on 19 May 1955 by six middle-class white women, Jean Sinclair, Ruth Foley, Elizabeth McLaren, Tertia Pybus, Jean Bosazza and Helen Newton-Thompson. [1] The organisation was founded as the Women’s Defence of the Constitution League but was eventually shortened by the press as the Black Sash due to the women's habit ...
The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) has been promoting human rights in Nigeria since it began in 1987. [1] On 12 August 1993, CLO's founder and president Olisa Agbakoba, was part of the leaders of the pro-democracy campaign against the nullification of the 12 June 1993 presidential elections by General Ibrahim Babaginda.
The Nigerian Tribune is an English-language newspaper published in Ibadan, Nigeria. Established in 1949 by Obafemi Awolowo and is the oldest running private Nigerian newspaper. [1] During the colonial era, the newspaper served as the mouthpiece for Awolowo's populist welfare programs. It also played an important role in defending the interests ...
Nigeria's police on Saturday arrested dozens of protesters and fired teargas to disperse those trying to march to government offices in the capital Abuja on a third day of demonstrations over a ...
22 December 1960 (age 63) Political party. YPP. Profession. Entrepreneur, politician. Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim (born 22 December 1960) [1] is a Nigerian businessman and politician. In 1999 at the age of 38, he became the first black team co-owner of Arrows, the consortium that controlled 70% of the shares of the small soon bankrupt Arrows F1 team.
By Ope Adetayo. ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has arrested seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week in the northern state of Kano, Peter Afunanya, a ...
Nduka ObaigbenaCON, Duke of Owa Kingdom is the founding Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the THISDAY Media Groupand ARISE News Channel. [1] Background. [edit] He was born in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria on July 14, 1959, into the royal family of Owa Kingdom, Delta State. [citation needed] Education. [edit] Obaigbena attended Edo College,[2]Benin ...
L.A. County Superior Court, the biggest trial court in the country, was closed Monday as it continues to recover from a ransomware attack, officials said.