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The Take It Back Movement Demands Immediate Release of Comrade Elliot Gbaminido
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PRESS STATEMENT The Take It Back Movement Demands Immediate Release of Comrade Elliot Gbaminido The Take It Back Movement strongly condemns the unlawful arrest and detention of Comrade Elliot Gbaminido by officers of the Lagos State Police Command at Panti. This development is linked to the ongoing crisis surrounding the…
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Take It Back Movement Secures Release of Arraigned Federal Polytechnic Bida Students Amid Rights Violations
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The Take It Back Movement has intervened to secure the release of two students from the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State, who were remanded at the Area Command Detention Facility over controversial theft allegations. The students, Raphael Bolade, a National Diploma 1 (ND I) student from the Science Laboratory Technology…
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What June 12 1993 was Not, By Adeola Soetan
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June 12 election was not about ethnicity, tribal contempt, religious hatred, election rigging, ballot snatching, political thuggery, empty sloganeering, mass poverty, police brutality and other social vices that perpetually divide the people and destroy a nation while rogue politicians are always united in looting, profligacy and power greed. These were…
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#June12Protest: The Leadership Vacuum in Benue State; A Scathing Rebuke to Governor Alia and SGF George Akume and the need for June 12 #EndBenueKillings protest, By Agena Robert Ande
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The recent media outrage regarding the killings in Benue State and other Middle Belt states has been a mix of emotions, deflection, blame-shifting, and an embarrassing attempt to excuse failure. It’s time to call out the Governor and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, for…
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Take It Back Movement Honors Civil Rights Advocates During Abuja Advocacy Visit
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The Abuja Chapter of the Take It Back Movement has paid an advocacy visit to two prominent civil rights lawyers, in recognition of their unwavering commitment to justice and the protection of human rights in Nigeria. According to the Movement’s Abuja Coordinator, Rex Elanu, the visit was part of ongoing…
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URGENT DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF UNJUSTLY ARRESTED STUDENTS OF OAU, ILE-IFE
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The Take It Back Movement strongly condemns the unjust arrest of Oladapo Joshua and Ejike Kelechi, two students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, by the university management at the behest of Nyesom Wike. The students were peacefully protesting against Wike’s visit to the campus. The two students were seen…
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As ‘Bulldozer’ Wike Dares the Indomitable Great Ife Legacy, By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi
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Even while down, there is some information that would razzle you up when heard. So, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has the audacity to turn intelligence and intellectualism upside down by inviting FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to the prestigious Great Ife campus to come speaking as a “Distinguished…
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Take It Back Movement Secures Release of Woman, Her Two Children Held Overnight in Lagos Police Station on False Allegation
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The Take It Back Movement, Lagos State Chapter, has condemned the unlawful detention of a woman and her two young children, who were reportedly held overnight at a police station following a false allegation instigated by an ex-police officer. In a statement released by Adekunle Adeyemi Taofeeq, the Lagos State…
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The Wickedness of Power: Delta State Government’s War Against the Poor, By Ufezime Nelson Ubi
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The oppression of the masses in Delta State has taken yet another shameful turn. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his government, instead of solving the real problems plaguing the people—hunger, joblessness, insecurity, and decaying infrastructure, have decided to turn their venom on the most hardworking and vulnerable class in our society:…
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Take It Back Movement Declares June 12 as National Day of Protest
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Across the federation, the signs of democratic collapse are unmistakable. Democracy which was won through struggle, sweat, and blood has been dismantled by the very forces that once promised change. Nigeria stands today not as a democratic nation, but as a country at war with its own people. Freedom of…