Category: News

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…

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…

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…

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…

Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has expressed concern over the rise in celebrity-centric news, asserting that it distracts Nigerians from pressing issues like the recent increase in MTN data costs and other national concerns. Effiong’s statement comes as Nigerian citizens have been swept up in a whirlwind of celebrity scandals…

Global human rights organization Amnesty International has expressed deep concern over the Nigerian authorities’ ongoing misuse of the Cybercrimes Act to stifle freedom of expression and target activists, journalists, and social media users. The organization is calling for immediate measures to protect free speech in the country. According to Amnesty…

In the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International, Nigeria has been ranked 140th out of 180 countries. With 26 points out of 100, Nigeria is placed alongside Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon. The index, which evaluates perceived public sector corruption across 180 countries and territories, uses…

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) held a protest at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) to address concerns regarding the university’s treatment of students. The ERC demanded the reinstatement of suspended students and an end to attacks on students’ rights. A human rights activist Adaramoye Micheal Lenin who is one of…

Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has set a 24-hour ultimatum for Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), to retract a statement regarding the arrest of TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, popularly known as Seaking. The ultimatum warns that failure to comply will result in legal…

The Concerned Students’ Movement at the University of Ibadan has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration for failing to address the prolonged power outage at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. In a statement titled “100 Days of Darkness,” the group’s Coordinator, Aduwo Ayodele, lambasted the government’s negligence, which…