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Osai Ojigho (born 1976) is a Nigerian human rights expert, lawyer and gender equality advocate, [1] who as of 2021, is the Director of Amnesty International's national office in Nigeria. She serves on the Global Advisory Council of the Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) and sits on the board of Alliances for Africa. [2] [3] [4]
Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. South Africa's genocide case against Israel. Turkey submits a bid to join South Africa's side in the International Court of Justice case against Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip.
Amnesty International called on the Nigerian government to urgently put measures in place to protect protesters' rights. [30] The United Action Front of Civil Society condemned the violent disruption of the nationwide protests by Nigerian security operatives. The CSO called on the Inspector-General of Police to prevent further violence ...
On 15 July, hundreds of Nigerian soldiers went missing after ISWAP forces led by Abu Musab al-Barnawi overran a Nigerian Army base in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Less than 100 Nigerian soldiers returned after the attack, the attack came 24 hours after ISIL ambushed a military convoy in neighbouring Borno.
Nigeria is admitted to BRICS as a "partner country". [6] 2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion: At least 98 people are killed after a crashed fuel truck explodes near Suleja, Niger State. [7] 22 January – At least 20 people are killed in a Boko Haram attack on the village of Gadan Gari, Borno State. [8]
International relations. China–India relations. Following the meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, China and India agree to resume direct air travel between the two countries after a five-year hiatus. . Law and crime. Interpol Terrorism Watch List
29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee, which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots. [20] 30 May – 2024 Aba killings: Eleven people, including five soldiers, are killed in an attack on a military checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba, Abia State. [21]
In November 2019, the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, told a gathering at the Nigeria's National Mosque in the capital, Abuja that if China with over one billion people could regulate the social media, Nigeria should do same. [11] [12] [13] But Nigerians reacted saying Nigeria is not a one-party communist state like China.