• Jun 20 2012
  • 9:52am
Students are #upinarms in Westminster
Video When you see a swarm of young people making a bee-line for one place in a hurry, you may think one thing: “ice cream truck!” especially in today’s glorious sunshi...
  • Mar 12 2013
  • 11:11am
The grave reality of an uncontrolled arms trade
The uncontrolled flow of arms devastates millions of lives and decimates communities....
  • Mar 5 2013
  • 2:34pm
Dying to get a strong arms trade treaty
Video With less than two weeks to go before all the world's governments meet again to thrash out the details of an arms trade treaty, the
  • Feb 5 2013
  • 3:03pm
It's time for Nigeria to police its police
One day in May last year, a man called Goodluck had gone to bathe at a communal well at Abonnema Wharf in Port Harcourt.
  • Feb 1 2013
  • 6:22pm
Beyond the headlines - some of the horrifying accounts from Mali
When we simply glance at news reports on Mali to keep up with current affairs, it’s easy to miss the horrific consequences of this conflict.  The casual observer may not...
  • Jan 24 2013
  • 12:34pm
The country where 'looking gay' and drinking Bailey's Irish Cream can get you jailed
If you’ve ever been wronged, the first thing you’ll probably want to seek is justice.
  • Jan 17 2013
  • 6:33pm
To intervene or to not intervene? That's the Mali question
Video Across dinner tables and in column inches, the debate has raged over whether France and other western powers should intervene in the deepening conflict in Mali, as Islamic insurgen...
  • Dec 12 2012
  • 3:35pm
Mayfair may trump Banana Island. But how does Old Kent Road compare to Makoko?
Video Last night I checked my calendar and discovered that there are literally two weeks before Christmas Day, and I have so far bought the sum total of zero Christmas presents and
  • Nov 9 2012
  • 11:35am
Tortured to death for posting on Facebook?
Each time Sattar Beheshti clicked the 'submit blog' button, he knew that he was playing jeopardy with his life.  Yes, he used a pseudonym - as most do bloggers.  ...
  • Nov 1 2012
  • 10:16am
Caught between Boko Haram and the Nigerian security forces - a bitter cycle of violence
For most Nigerians and keen observers of African affairs Boko Haram has become a household name. And not for good reasons.