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Nigerian’s Have Right To Protest Without Police Permit.

Protest Against Government are not treasonable: In a special broadcast on the eve of the industrial action and public protests President Goodluck Jonathan conceded the right of Nigerians to kick against the painful economic programme of subsidy removal. Monitor the strikes and the protests Both the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Inspector-General of Police also conceded that Nigerians were constitutionally entitled to protest peacefully against official policies.

Notwithstanding such official pronouncements armed police personnel detailed to monitor the strikes and the protests opened fire and killed unarmed protesters in Ilorin, Kano and Lagos. Embarrassed by the incident the Police Commissioner, Mr. Kasali ordered the arrest of the trigger happy cop, apologized to the parents of the deceased and promised to prosecute the suspect as there was no basis for his action since the protests in Lagos were peaceful. However, despite the fact that over 2 million demonstrators in the streets of Lagos conducted themselves peacefully armed soldiers were deployed in a desperate bid to suppress the protests on the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dr. President Goodluck Jonathan.

(Extracts From Femi Falana Vangaurd News)
But, today, Nigerians have continued to be killed during peaceful protest. The killing of Biafra agitators during their peaceful protest and rally is a crime against humanity and in contrast to Nigeria constitution.

The most recent incident happened in Port Harcourt during Biafra solidarity rally in support of Trump U.S led Government, over 20 people where killed, and about 45 currently facing treasonable charge in court.

The International Community and armnesty International should look into this grave violation of human right in Nigeria by the present Nigeria government.

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Australia Is Failing To Improve Indigenous Lives, Report Shows

Australia is not on track to close the gap in life expectancy between its indigenous and non-indigenous people, a major report card has found. The annual Closing The Gap report determined Australia is failing six of seven key measures aimed at reducing indigenous disadvantage.

PM Malcolm Turnbull told parliament that progress had not been sufficient.

The annual report measures targets designed to improve health, education and employment outcomes.

“Even with successive Commonwealth and state governments investing more resources, and even with tens of thousands of dedicated Australians seeking to contribute and engage, we are still not making enough progress,” Mr Turnbull said in parliament on Tuesday.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, who make up about 3% of the population, are among the nation’s most disadvantaged.

Apart from lifting high school completion rates, all other targets including child mortality, education and employment were not on track, the report said.

Mr Turnbull said his government was investing another A$50m (£31m; $38m) to improve the research and evaluation of policies being rolled out to try to close the gap.

Source: bbc.com

Biafra Wins Nigeria In Court

At the resumed court hearing today at Federal High Court ,Owerri,in the legal battle between the Indigenous People of Biafra led by Prof Francis Dike(SAN) and the Federal Republic of Nigeria,the presiding Judge- Hon Justice Alagoa ruled :That the Federal High Court ,Owerri has jurisdiction to hear the historical suit on Biafra quest for self determination.The objection raised by the Federal Government of Nigeria legal team was duly dismissed by the Federal High Court Judge.

This is a cheering news for all Biafrans across the globe.Hearing on the substantive suit will continue on 16th March,2017.