Kingsley Sheteh Newuh

International Political Economy & Dev't Enthusiast. Human Rights & Political Activist #KeepItOn #SpeakOut #BlackLivesMatter

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

The case of #YvesSakila brought back the painful memories around the killing of George Floyd. There is no justification for this level of brutality against an unarmed person. Placing a knee on a man's throat while he is lying on the floor is not an accident.
I hope there will be justice.

#Ireland #Dublin

[MMI News @MimiMefoInfo]

Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese computer scientist who had been living in Ireland since 2004, died on Friday, May 16, at Mater Hospital after being restrained on the ground by private security guards in Dublin city centre on Henry Street.

The incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. following a suspected shoplifting case at the department store Arnotts. During an alleged attempt to flee, Sakila reportedly knocked down a man in his eighties, who was seriously injured and remains hospitalized.

A video recorded by a passerby, lasting about five minutes, shows five individuals holding Sakila face down on the ground. One of them briefly places his knee on the head or neck of the man lying down, while two others apply pressure with their hands. No officers from the Garda Síochána are visible during the scene. When the gardaí arrived, handcuffs were briefly applied before officers noticed Sakila’s critical condition and began resuscitation efforts. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Two separate investigations have been launched: one by the Garda Síochána and another by Fiosrú, the Irish police ombudsman body. The Congolese community in Ireland and Irish Network Against Racism are calling for an independent, transparent, and impartial investigation, denouncing what they describe as a disproportionate use of force.

#MMINews

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

Today, I get to do something I don't take for granted – celebrate the woman I love on her birthday. 🎉

Mimi Mefo Newuh is many things to many people: a fearless journalist, a visionary founder, a champion of press freedom, and an inspiration to a generation of reporters across Africa and beyond. To me, she is all of that, and so much more.

What the world may not always see is that behind every story she tells, every platform she builds, and every boundary she pushes, there is also a devoted mother to our children who are growing up watching their mother show them, every single day, what courage and purpose look like.

I have had a front-row seat to her journey, the sacrifices made, the battles fought, and the quiet determination that keeps her going even when the road is hard. Balancing family life with the demands of MMI News and her work at DW Africa is no small feat, yet she does it with a grace that continues to humble me.

I am proud of you, Mimi. Not just for what you do, but for who you are to the world, to our children, and to me.

To everyone who follows her work, reads her stories, or has been touched by her voice, today is a good day to celebrate her. She deserves every kind word and more.

Happy Birthday, my love. Here's to you. 🥂

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

Sadness. That is honestly the first feeling I had looking at these local election results as a registered Labour member.

Not just because of Reform’s gains, but because Labour seemed to spend too much time talking about Farage instead of talking about a bold vision for the country after 14 years of Conservative rule.

You were not elected to stop #Farage. You were elected to lead differently.

At some point, I realised I was hearing more about what Nigel Farage was doing from Labour communications than from Reform itself.

Immigration is only one part of the UK’s problems. People are worried about the NHS, housing, the cost of living, local services, infrastructure and whether politics can still improve their lives. But Labour allowed itself to get dragged onto Reform’s terrain and took its eyes off the bigger picture.

I am seriously wondering if Keir #Starmer has a positive vision or if he just reacts to what others are doing.

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

@Oxford111871 @AJEnglish Should he not have thought of that before attacking Iran? So you violate international law, attack a sovereign nation and then want to decide how they should respond?

This is now a war and Trump started it

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

@EmmanuelBredu3 @AJEnglish And who said one was more important than the other? Should any civilian be killed at all?

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

🚨BREAKING: Over 60 MPs have backed my new parliamentary motion for widespread sanctions on Israel.

After the genocide in Gaza, the Israeli government is moving to annex the West Bank.

Only sanctions – on arms, trade, the economy & Israeli officials – can stop these war crimes.

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

As sad as this is to read as a Labour Party member. I am not surprised at all. As a matter of fact, Labour performed better than I expected. When a party wins a landslide on a manifesto and then spends their time in office trying to copy Reform, what do you expect? It will only get worse if they don't stop thinking that talking tough about immigration and stoking anti-immigrant sentiments is a policy initiative.

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

@ShabanaMahmood @UKLabour I am really saddened to see that you people have reduced our beloved Labour party to this. What unity are you talking about when you are competing with Reform and the Tories on who can divide our communities further?

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

If Britain isn’t broken, why do the Conservatives need a plan to “get it working”?
And if politics is broken, shouldn’t the focus be on fixing politics, including the party that’s was in charge for 14 years and wrecked it?
You can’t blame “politics” while absolving yourselves of responsibility.

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

I’m deeply sceptical of Trump’s claim that this strike was about protecting Nigerian Christians. The U.S. has a long record of destabilising regions and then presenting itself as a saviour.

Its intervention in Libya collapsed the state and flooded the Sahel with weapons that strengthened groups like Boko Haram. The U.S. has also been accused of indirectly arming extremist groups in Syria while pursuing regime change. U.S. arms strengthened ISI.S.

Add to this Trump’s openly hostile posture toward Africa, from disproportionate travel bans to selectively offering asylum to white Afrikaners in South Africa, and it becomes clear that this is not a newfound love for Nigeria.

It’s difficult not to question the sincerity of this sudden concern for Nigerian Christians. If this were really about protecting lives, it would start with accountability for past interventions and respect for African sovereignty, not bombing another African country.

As for Tinubu, I no know how for even describe ye. So he has fighter jets to go and stop a coup in Benin but cannot use that to protect Nigerians?

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

@Liononezero @JajaPhD @NeilForPoole @AnnelieseDodds She would if she knew what really drives immigration. Ignorance is a huge problem. Bookmark this. In ten years, net migration will double and you will be wondering what happened to this naive policy.

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

@PreetKGillMP Could you please sign this? Anyone who understands immigration will know that extending time spent before ILR will NOT cut down net migration. Give people fleeing conflict a week in the UK, and they will gladly take it. Anything after that is a bonus. Reducing migration should focus on the push factors, not the pull factors. Most people who start moving have no idea about ILR. They just want safety and a better life.

[Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @NeilForPoole]

Pulling the rug out from under migrant workers is un-British.

We promised care workers if they worked for 5 years, they'd get Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Changing the rules halfway through is unfair.

Ask your MP to sign my Parliamentary Motion:

https://t.co/hHmwlri4RL

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

@Asitchoma I hope the building will do better than the person who wrote "Financial minister" and all those who approved it. Incompetence has a way of always coming forward

[Rebecca Enonchong @africatechie]

When we chase you out of power (and we will), we will show you the same mercy you showed Anicet.
#FreeCameroon 🇨🇲

[Canada in Cameroon @CanadaCameroon]

🇨🇦🇨🇲|The High Commission of Canada to the Republic of Cameroon is saddened by the news of the death of Anicet Ekane, national president of the MANIDEM party, and extends its condolences to his family members.

[Rebecca Enonchong @africatechie]

Rise for Justice: Call to Action After Anicet Ekane’s Murder https://t.co/FR94YSIHP1

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

@africatechie The regime will go. They have not choice. They cannot murder Cameroonians at will and expect to get away with it.

[Rebecca Enonchong @africatechie]

This hurts so bad, I can’t breathe. 💔

The only #JusticeForAnicet is for this criminal regime to go.

[Kingsley Sheteh Newuh @KSNewuh]

Can someone tell me exactly what Anicet Ekane did wrong that he was murdered by the Biya Regime? This man did not run for elections, he gave his party to Kamto, they blocked it. He decided to back another candidate. He was arrested even before the fake results were proclaimed by the CPDM Constitutional Council.

Yesterday, I spoke with his son for the first time and he was optimistic that his dad will be released soon given that he had done nothing to be held in detention and deprived of his medication.

Then this morning it is confirmed he has died.

This is the third known case of an innocent person killed in detention since the elections. They join the over 48 shot on the streets.

What did Cameroonians do to deserve this?

A country where to hold a political opinion is a death sentence?

I am just short for words.

Rest in Power President Anicet Ekane. You will be remembered for standing and dying for your country when it mattered the most.