The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a leading global advocate for media rights, has raised concerns over the surge in violence targeting journalists in Nigeria. This was made known in a recent report where CPJ documented an alarming number of incidents involving harassment, intimidation, and physical assaults on media practitioners,…

The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has expressed grave concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s increasingly authoritarian tendencies, citing recent arrests of protest organizers and human rights activists as indicative of a broader pattern of repression and intimidation. The group also raised concern over the growing trend…

In a stinging critique of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, Nigerian journalist Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed has denounced the president’s recent purchase of a N150 billion Airbus A330 amidst widespread hunger and insecurity. Taking to his Facebook page on Tuesday, Ahmed highlights the glaring disconnect between Tinubu’s actions and the suffering of…

Deji Adeyanju, a well-respected human rights lawyer, has urged Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to exercise restraint and adhere to democratic principles in the case of Nigerian Labour Congress President Joe Ajaero. While acknowledging the legitimacy of police inquiries in the case of Nigerian Labour Congress President Joe Ajaero,…

Prominent human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his extravagant purchases within just one year of his presidency. Taking to his Facebook page on Monday night, Sowore stressed that despite Tinubu’s claim that one year isn’t enough to improve the…

The Nigerian government has postponed the arraignment of #EndBadGovernance protest leaders, including Michael Lenin, to Friday, August 23. The arraignment of the protesters was reportedly shifted amid a large contingent of security personnel deployed to the Federal High Court complex in Abuja on Monday. Confirming the court postponement of the…

Human rights activist Adeyeye Olorunfemi has exposed the Nigerian government’s alleged plans to employ suppression tactics against peaceful protesters during the #EndBadGovernance 2.0 demonstrations. The activist, taking to his Facebook page on Sunday morning claims that the government aims to maintain control by silencing dissent through mass arrests, disproportionate use…

In response to Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani’s allegations on a TVC interview, prominent activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has categorically rejected the notion that the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests were orchestrated to change the current regime. Sowore criticized Sani’s attempts to discredit the movement, asserting that the demonstrations were…

Dr. Bello Galadanci, a renowned skitmaker and journalist known as Dan Bello, has shared his concerns over the dire living conditions of vulnerable families in northern Nigeria through a TikTok video. In the TikTok video, Dr. Bello Galadanci, who is a Kano State indigene born in the US criticizes the…