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02/09/2025

Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has unanimously passed a law criminalizing homosexuality, with prison sentences of up to five years. The measure is part of sweeping reforms to family and citizenship legislation. It marks a major shift for human rights in the West African nation, where homosexuality had been legal until the junta seized power after two coups in 2022. Neighboring Mali enacted a comparable law in 2024. Across Africa, more than 30 countries now ban same-sex relations. Ghana and Uganda have also tightened their anti-homosexuality laws in recent years despite global criticism.

02/09/2025

Madagascar receives skull of beheaded king returned by France

Madagascar held a ceremony Tuesday marking the return of three skulls kept by France for 128 years, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops in the 19th century.

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01/09/2025

The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced Simon Ekpa, a self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related offences.

Ekpa, arrested in November 2024, was found guilty of inciting violence and promoting unrest in Nigeria’s South-East through social media. Authorities also froze his financial assets and those of his associates during the investigation.

This ruling follows years of tension linked to separatist activities, which have fuelled violent clashes in the region.

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23/08/2025

‎We strongly condemn the actions of some officers captured in a viral video attempting to forcibly remove a pair of glasses from a motorist during a stop-and-search operation, and further assaulting him. The officers involved have been identified as personnel attached to the Lagos State Police Command.
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‎The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Lagos State Command has been contacted and has swiftly acted appropriately to ensure that the officers face commensurate disciplinary actions. He has equally ordered for the restructuring of the squad involved.
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‎The Nigeria Police Force assures the public that this isolated incident does not represent the standards of professionalism expected of police personnel. The Force leadership stands on its commitment to identifying and sanctioning the very few errant officers whose actions embarrass dedicated, hardworking and responsible personnel of the Force.

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20/08/2025

"The shortage of trial judges, trial backlogs, endemic corruption, bureaucratic inertia, and undue political influence seriously hampered the judicial system. Some detainees had their cases delayed because the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Prisons Service did not have vehicles to transport t...

20/08/2025

18-year-old son of late Boko Haram founder, Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, along side other jihadists have been arrested in Chad.
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