Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau took a knee during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ottawa on Friday, June 5. Trudeau showed up unannounced to the anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill to hear speeches from activists demanding fairer treatment from police for minorities. Trudeau joined the large crowd in kneeling in silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds — which is how long a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, was seen in a video holding down George Floyd with his knee on …
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President Buhari today observed Jumat prayers at the mosque in the presidential villa. This will be the first Juma’at prayer at the statehouse mosque since the ban on religious gathering was lifted by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID19 on June 1. Joining him at the service were EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, and others. Social distancing and other COVID-19 guidelines were observed during the prayers. See photos below