Category: News

Netufo Tomide, a human rights activist, has expressed frustration over the state of the economy and the promises of improvement made by the Nigerian government. In a social media post, Tomide questioned when the economy would actually improve and criticized politicians for their failures, highlighting the severity of hunger faced…

Nigerian human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has mocked President Bola Tinubu’s claim that he will lead the country to the “promised land”. Adeyanju took to social media to sarcastically ask Tinubu to “drop him off” while he takes the rest of Nigerians to this promised land, implying that he doesn’t…

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has been ranked as the third most corrupt leader in the world by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The initiative, which involved a network of investigative journalists and activists, resulted in Nigerian President Bola Tinubu being ranked as the third most corrupt…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed a decision on the bail application for Olamide Thomas, a female activist accused of threatening Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, via social media. The hearing was adjourned after Victor Okoye, the counsel for the Inspector General of Police, explained that…

Ahmed Isah, the renowned activist and radio personality behind the popular “Brekete Family” programme, has issued a stern warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Isah asserts that despite potential attempts to sway voters with food handouts such as beans, rice, and soap, Tinubu’s reelection in 2027 will ultimately hinge on…

Social critic Adeola Soetan has openly condemned the practices of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ministers, describing them as “crooked land grabbers who will later embezzle the land with their friends and fronts.”. Taking to his Facebook page on Sunday, Soetan argued that, “All FCT ministers, past & the present one…

Inibehe Effiong, a prominent human rights lawyer, has expressed grave concern over numerous reports of indiscriminate arrests and torture conducted by police forces in various southern states of Nigeria. Expressing deep concerns over the alarming level of police extortion in the South, Effiong issued a stark warning on Saturday via…

Human rights activist and journalist Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed has denounced the alleged killing of Jimoh Abdulquadri while in police custody at the Kwara Police Command. Jimoh, who hails from the Balogun Fulani community in Erubu/Asunnara, Ilorin, Kwara State, reportedly died in police custody in the early hours of Friday. It…

Folayemi Akinfolarin, Organizing Secretary of the Lagos African Action Congress (AAC), has reported a series of troubling events during a visit to the Ajuwon Division Police Station on Thursday, 27th December 2024. In an incident report shared by Akinfolarin, which she titled “Incident Report at the Police Station Ajuwon Division on…

Nigerian human rights activist and legal expert Chidi Odinkalu has taken to social media to condemn the ongoing incarceration of Olamide Thomas, calling it “a brazen act of abuse of power and civic intimidation.” Odinkalu’s statement came on Thomas’s birthday, as he joined the growing chorus of voices demanding her…