Category: News
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#June12Protest: Take It Back Movement, Others, Plan National Protests Against Hardship
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Amid widespread grievances from Nigerians over economic difficulties and hunger, the Take It Back Movement and allied civil society organizations, socialist groups, radical political organizations, and the AAC party (African Action Congress) have announced nationwide peaceful protests to take place on Wednesday, June 12. The Take It Back Movement and…
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Sowore Condemns Tinubu’s 82-Vehicle Entourage Amidst Economic Hardship
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While President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria continues to enjoy lavish transportation, including an entourage of 82 vehicles during one of his visits to Lagos, ordinary Nigerians are struggling with economic hardships. The growing gap between the luxurious lifestyles of Nigeria’s ruling class and the daily struggles of ordinary citizens has…
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Sowore Slams ‘Parasitic’ Nigerian Governors for Spending N968.64 Billion on ‘Refreshments’ While Blocking Minimum Wage Increase, Calling Out Fake Economists’ Claims of Inflation
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Human rights activist and Revolutionnow convener, Omoyele Sowore has railed against the elitism, corruption, and economic misinformation entrenched in Nigeria’s ruling class. Sowore’s scathing rebuke targeted the nation’s “parasitic” governors, who he accused of lavish spending on self-indulgent luxuries, as well as “fake economists,” who he decried for their baseless…
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#June12Protest: Take It Back Movement, Others, Rally to Demand End to “Hardship and Hunger” under Tinubu Regime
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A coalition comprising “Take It Back Movement, Joint Action Front (JAF), African Action Congress (AAC), Federation of Informal Workers Organization of Nigeria (FIWON), Socialist Workers and Youth League (SWL), Education Right Campaign (ERC) and People Redemption Party Vanguard (PRP), has announced plans to hold a mass protest on June 12,…
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Human Rights Lawyer Inibehe Effiong Slams “Vaguely Drafted” Agreement between NLC and Government, Says It’s a Joke If Strike is Called Off
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Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has offered his legal perspective on the agreement that was recently struck between the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Federal Government. Taking to his Facebook page, Inibehe Effiong did not mince words as he expressed his disappointment with the agreement between the NLC and…
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Sowore Backs Nationwide Strike Led by NLC, TUC
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Human rights advocate and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has added his voice to the chorus of support for the ongoing nationwide strike, led by the NLC, TUC, and their affiliates. Omoyele Sowore took to his Twitter handle on Monday to issue a poignant…
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Falana Challenges National Assembly to Repeat 48-Hour Feat for New Minimum Wage, Recalling Speed of National Anthem Act
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Femi Falana, the renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has called upon the National Assembly to swiftly pass a law establishing a new minimum wage that accurately reflects the current economic situation in Nigeria, with the same alacrity they demonstrated when adopting the National Anthem Act. In…
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Take It Back Movement Demands Justice for Ekiti Domestic Violence Victim, Calls on Gov. Oyebanji to Act
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The Take It Back Movement has taken up the mantle of justice on behalf of the victim of domestic violence, Dr Mrs Adenike Olubiyi, in Ekiti State. In a written statement to the state government, the movement called on Governor Abiodun Oyebanji, the Chief Justice, and the Attorney General, Mr…
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Sowore Demands Investigation into Pastor Daniel Olukoya’s Role in Framing Former MFM Pastor Oluwafemi Jimoh for 9-Year Imprisonment, Following Expose Revelation
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Human Rights activist and the #RevolutionNow Convener, Omoyele Sowore has called for an investigation into Pastor Daniel Olukoya’s involvement in the alleged framing of former MFM Pastor Oluwafemi Jimoh, who was imprisoned for nine years. On his Facebook page, Sowore posted a link to the documentary video detailing the abuses…
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“Tinubu’s First Year an Abject Failure,” Sowore Asserts
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Omoyele Sowore, leader of the #RevolutionNow movement, has declared President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office a catastrophic failure, denouncing the administration as having achieved nothing but misery and disappointment. Omoyele Sowore made this known during a candid interview, he underscored the depths to which inflation had sunk under…