Tambuwal appoints committee on Sokoto Central Market fire disaster
In the wake of the Tuesday morning fire incident that razed the Sokoto Central market, the state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has appointed a […]
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Underdevelopment and its implication for democracy in Nigeria: An Indepth Assessment of Nigeria’s #EndSARS 2020 protest, By Tracy E. Keshi
UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA – AN INDEPTH ASSESSMENT OF THE NIGERIA’S #ENDSARS 2020 PROTESTS By Tracy Ekene Keshi ABSTRACT Under development […]
Woman asks Edo panel for N20m compensation for hubby SARS took away in 2012
Mrs Rita Okungbowa, who appeared before the Edo Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, has told the panel how she […]
#EndSARS: Man, 47, demands N50m compensation for being unlawfully paraded by police
A 47-year-old man, Anthony Ogbevon, on Friday, approached the Edo Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Victims of SARS and Related Abuses in Benin, seeking financial […]
SERAP drags FG to UN over arbitrary detention, torture of Sowore, others
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent “an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arbitrary detention, […]
Ekiti Judicial Panel recommends over N1.5m as compensation to 6 complainants
The Ekiti State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Human Rights Violations has recommended the payment of over N1.5 million as compensation to six complainants who […]
Extra-Judicial Killings: Dispense justice not technicalities, CSO urges Judicial Panels of Inquiry
By Chimezie Godfrey The CSO Police Reform Observatory has called on the Judicial Panels of Inquiry on Extra-Judiciary killings by Security Agents to dispense justice […]
Sokoto govt. pays N.5b compensation to erosion-prone community
Sokoto state government has earmarked about N500m to pay compensation to residents affected by an ongoing erosion control project at Mabera community, a Sokoto suburb. […]
Zabarmari killings: 48 bereaved families get N600,000 each from Zulum’s committee
… Northern Governors donate N20m … NEDC gives N5m 48 bereaved families of Zabarmari farmers killed last Saturday, have on Thursday received N600,000 each and […]
Buhari is repressing human rights – and getting away with it
By Kolawole Olaniyan President Muhammadu Buhari is failing to live up to his promises to ensure respect for human rights, obey the rule of […]
Shooting: Gbajabiamila meets Abuja vendors over dead colleague, seeks justice
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday met with members of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA) and […]
Law students drag ASUU to court over strike, demand N10bn compensation
Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), before the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging what it described as […]
Extra-judicial killing: Family of boy allegedly killed by “drunken” constable demands N100m compensation
The Nneibo maternal family of late Friday Arunsi, allegedly murdered on April 17, by a “drunken” police constable at Ebem Ohafia in Abia is asking […]
#EndSARS protests, human Security and good governance in Nigeria
By Obiora Okonkwo Ph.D It is now roughly three weeks since Nigeria was rocked by one of the most intense nationwide street protests in her […]
#EndSARS – Wike pledges N20m compensation to each slain police officer
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has announced N20 million compensation each to families of soldiers and policemen allegedly killed by members of the proscribed Indigenous […]
NEC urges CACOVID to explain status of palliatives donated to states
The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged the leadership of the Coalition Against COVID-19(CACOVID) to come out with an independent statement on the status of […]
#EndSARS Protests: Social Justice Movement of Ghana in Soidarity with Nigerian Youth – Download Full Statement
The Social Justice Movement Of Ghana (SJMG) In Solidarity With The Youth Of Nigeria In #ENDSARS Protests -Full Statement The Social Justice Movement of Ghana(SJMG) […]
How #EndSARS protest was hijacked,misdirected, Buhari tells former Heads of State
(State House Press Release) It is unfortunate that the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special […]
Open letter to President Buhari on #EndSARS Protest, By Daniel Kanu
PRESS RELEASE AND OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE #ENDSARS PROTEST By Daniel Kanu I would have written this as a private letter […]
#EndSARS: AANI calls for urgent, robust dialogue between protesters, govt.
The Alumni Association of the National Institute, AANI, has called for an urgent, robust dialogue between government and the #EndSARS protesters. This call was contained […]
#EndSARS: What next on the Youth Movement? By Gidado Shuaib
Beyond #EndSARS protests, I see the ongoing mass action against the brutality of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad as a social movement […]
Beyond SARS: Change has come to Nigeria, By Osmund Agbo
“Mgbe onye ji teta ula bu ututu ya” (Morning translates to whenever one decides it’s time to wake up) -Igbo Proverb For quite […]
#EndSARS: PDP Senate Caucus insists on complete Police reform, compensation for victims
By Haruna Salami The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senate Caucus after a meeting at Senate Thursday, said “comprehensive police and policing reforms will be an […]
#EndSARS: Pyrates Confraternity want compensation for victims of police brutality
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Pyrates Confraternity has appealed to the Federal Government to pay compensation to victims of police brutality during the EndSARS […]