Category: News
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Take It Back Movement Vows to Get Justice for Slain LASU Graduate, Quadri Ogunbode
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The Take It Back Movement (TIB) is actively working to ensure justice for Quadri Olasunkanmi Ogunbode, a LASU graduate whose murder has raised serious concerns among the community. In a statement released by TIB’s Lagos branch coordinator, Adekunle Adeyemi Taofeek, following the movement’s intervention, he highlighted efforts in engaging various…
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Take-It-Back Movement Condemns Assault on University of Jos Students, Demands Action Against NSCDC Operatives
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The Take-It-Back Movement (TIB) has strongly condemned a recent brutal assault on University of Jos students by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operatives. In a statement released on Tuesday, John A. Onah, the TIB Coordinator for Jos, Plateau State, described the incident as a “barbaric abuse of power…
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Take It Back Movement Secures Release of Youth Unjustly Detained by Nigerian Police in Lagos
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Take It Back Movement has successfully intervened in the case of a young boy who was arrested by the Nigerian Police Force at area “E” Festac, without evidence of wrongdoing. According to Taofeeq Adekunle, the coordinator of the Movement in Lagos state, the police officer demanded a ₦50,000 bribe for…
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School Closures for Ramadan in Four Northern States Exposes Educational Iniquality for 44% of Children, NBS Data Reveals
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Amidst the debate surrounding four northern states’ decision to close schools for Ramadan, a National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data analysis reveals that these states have some of the highest rates of out-of-school children in Nigeria. According to the NBS’s Multidimensional Poverty Index, the states in question—Katsina, Kebbi, Kano, and…
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Take it Back Movement Condemns School Closures During Ramadan, Demands Bauchi Government Reconsider Decision and Ensure Fairness for All Students
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The Take It Back Movement, Bauchi State Chapter, has strongly condemned the Bauchi State Government’s decision to close schools for five weeks in observance of Ramadan. In a press statement, the Movement’s Coordinator in Bauchi state, Nazif Muhammed Nuhu, expressed concern over the impact of this blanket closure on students…
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TIB Global Condemns Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner Maidugu for Insulting Peaceful Protesters in the UK; Demands Immediate Apology
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STATEMENT FROM TAKE IT BACK (TIB) GLOBAL HQ CONDEMNATION OF THE ACTIONS OF THE ACTING NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE UK The Take It Back (TIB) Movement Global HQ vehemently condemns the recent actions of the Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Ambassador Mohammed Maidugu. His derogatory remarks labeling…
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Take It Back Movement Condemns Police Brutality Against Lokoja Federal University Students
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Sunday Oguntola, the coordinator of the Take It Back Movement Student’s Wing, has issued a strong condemnation of the recent police brutality against students of Lokoja Federal University during a peaceful protest for a pedestrian bridge. In a statement released on Tuesday, 25th of February 2025, Oguntola demanded swift action…
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Take It Back Movement Demands Kaduna High Court Drop Charges Against Engr Khalid Aminu
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The Take It Back Movement has demand that the Kaduna High Court end the persecution of Engr Khalid Aminu and other victims by dropping all charges against them on February 25, 2025. This call aligns with the movement’s #RepealTheCyberCrimeAct campaign, which aims to combat state repression in Nigeria. The statement…
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Take It Back Movement Holds Global Press Conference, Demands Immediate Repeal to the Oppressive CyberCrime Act, Denounces Tinubu-led APC Regime’s Misuse of Power Through IGP Egbetokun
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The Take It Back Movement convened a global press conference at Dover Hall in Ikeja, Lagos, to address the oppressive Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act of 2024. The movement voiced concerns over the act’s misuse by the current Tinubu-led APC regime to silence opposing voices, including journalists, and social media users. The…
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Sowore Slams Babangida’s Book as ‘Falsehood’, Says It’s an Attempt to Rewrite June 12 Election History
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Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has publicly denounced former Nigerian dictator Ibrahim Babangida’s upcoming book, claiming it will falsely attribute the annulment of the June 12 elections to the late General Sani Abacha. Taking to his social media handles on Wednesday, Sowore argues that Babangida’s narrative is riddled with falsehoods…