Category: News
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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…
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Take It Back Movement, Amnesty International Holds Digital Campaign Training in Lagos
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Amnesty International, a global human rights organization and the Take It Back Movement recently facilitated a digital campaign and cybersecurity training workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. The two days training which started today, 19th of February, 2025 is holding at Dover Hotel in Ikeja. The event drew participants from various states,…
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Adeola Soetan Blasts Nigeria’s Politicians, Religious Leaders for Fostering Backwardness
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Social critic Adeola Soetan has shared a thought-provoking perspective on Nigeria’s religious landscape, claiming that the country is “never a religious country” in practice. In a post on his Facebook page on Sunday, that addresses the nation’s development and morality, Soetan stated, “There’s nothing to show for it in development,…
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APC Team Led by Bukola Olopade Reportedly Detains Journalist, Forcibly Erases Footage of Attack on Sowore, Journalists at Lagos Marathon
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Reports have emerged of how the APC team led by one Bukola Olopade detained a journalist and forced the deletion of footage of attack on Omoyele Sowore and several Journalists at the Lagos City Marathon on Saturday. The incident unfolded after Sowore participated in the 2025 Lagos City Marathon, when…
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Visa Ban: Inibehe Effiong Calls for More Visa Restrictions on Nigerian Public Officials, Says It Hurts Them
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Following the report that Canadian embassy had refused to grant visas to Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa and other top military officers in Nigeria, prominent human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has voiced his support for these measures. In a statement, Effiong argued that “nothing hurts [corrupt officials] more than…
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Sowore Visits Charles Ihedioha, Detained by Police Over Facebook Post on Ex-Police Chief’s Wife’s Abduction, Calls for Immediate Release
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Human Rights Activist Omoyele Sowore paid a visit to Charles Ihedioha, who has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force for his Facebook post regarding the abduction of a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police’s wife. In a statement made on his social media handle, Sowore disclosed that he, along with…
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EU Parliament Urges Nigeria to Free Kano Singer Sharif-Aminu and Abolish Blasphemy Laws
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The European Parliament has taken a decisive stance against Nigeria’s blasphemy laws, urging the immediate and unconditional release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Sufi Muslim singer currently facing a death sentence. The resolution, passed under the designation RC-B10-0101/2025, not only calls for Sharif-Aminu’s release but also demands the abolition of blasphemy…