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Address Hunger Crisis, Stop Unjust Detention & Malnourishment of Minors, Amnesty Int’l Blasts Tinubu Gov’t
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Global human rights organization Amnesty International has issued a demand for the immediate release of all #EndBadGovernance protesters detained by President Bola Tinubu’s Nigerian government. Responding to the resumption of treason trials against #EndBadGovernance protesters, Amnesty International’s press release on Friday made it clear that the Tinubu government must immediately…
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Engineer Khalid Aminu Recounts Harrowing 60-Day Ordeal of Torture and Inhumane Treatment in DSS Detention Following #EndBadGovernance Protest Arrest
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Engineer Khalid Aminu, one of 39 protesters arrested during August’s #EndBadGovernance demonstrations, has recounted his harrowing 60-day ordeal of torture and inhumane treatment at the hands of the Department of State Services (DSS). He was arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Kano alongside fellow protesters. He narrated how the DSS…
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Coalition of Abuja Left Groups Demands Release of 76 Protesters, Including 32 Minors, Condemns Tinubu Regime’s Suppression of Dissent & Abuse of Power
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The Network of Abuja Left Groups has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of 76 protesters, including 32 minors, arrested during August’s #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. The coalition, comprising seven human rights organizations, condemned the prolonged detention and called for an end to judicial intimidation and the suppression of dissent. Furthermore, they…
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17.5 Million Nigerian Children Living in Vulnerable Conditions
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A group, SOS Children’s Villages, has shed light on the alarming number of orphaned children living in vulnerable conditions in Nigeria, with a staggering 153 million in total. This was made known during the commemoration of the World Development Information Day in Nigeria. The Fund Development Manager, SOS Children’s Villages…
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What Is Next for the Nigerian Left? – Written by Ayoola Babalola
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The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria, held from August 1 to 10, 2024—with an extension to Independence Day’s #FearlessinOctober—has reignited discussions about a potential resurgence of the country’s socialist left movement. Following a prolonged period of seeming inactivity and a limited role during the historic #EndSARS protests of October 2020—an event…
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555 Nigerians Killed by Mobs as Police Fail to Protect, Says Amnesty Report
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In a report released by Amnesty International Nigeria, the organization has shed light on the alarming rise of mob violence in the country over the past decade. The report attributes this disturbing trend to the failure of Nigerian authorities to protect citizens and enforce the rule of law, leading people…
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Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Blame Game: From the Boomers to Gen Z, Written by Osungbohun Ajibola
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Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape has long been marred by issues of corruption, unemployment, and underdeveloped infrastructure. As these challenges continue, a troubling trend has emerged: the blame game between older and younger generations. Many in the Boomer and Silent generations who held or still hold significant positions of power are increasingly…
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A REPLY TO BAYO ONANUGA’S “DEMOCRATIC” LECTURE AGAINST FREEDOM OF PRESS – BY OMOLE IBUKUN
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Recently, Bayo Onanuga responded to a Guardian lead story about how the economic frustrations of Nigerians in the hands of the Tinubu government are increasing sentiments in favor of the return of military dictatorship. Bayo Onanuga himself quoted a part of the Guardian story that said “And while the political…
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Wiked Judges and Nyesomized Courts, Written by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
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“A Judge shall avoid developing excessively close relationship with frequent litigants – such as government ministers or their officials, municipal officials, police prosecutors in any Court where the Judge often sits, if such relationship could reasonably create an appearance of partiality.” Rule 2.8, Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers in…
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Sowore Condemns Police Brutality, Mourns Talented Igbo Jah’s Extra-Judicial Killing
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Prominent human rights activist and RevolutionNow movement convener Omoyele Sowore has expressed his condemnation of police brutality following the extra-judicial killing of talented musician Igbo Jah in Enugu. “Igbo Jah” identified as Okezie Chikezie Mba, was reportedly shot dead by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force attached to anti-cult unit…