The Lagos state government has been dragged before a federal high court to disband the the Judicial Panel Of Inquiry and Restitution For Victims Of SARS Related Abuses In Lagos State and Lekki Toll Gate Incident. The Plaintifs in the case, Adekunle Augustine and Semion Akogwu, prayed the court to disband the panel on the […]
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Boko Haram: CATE to mobilize Nigerians fish out wanted terrorists
The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has pledged to support the Nigerian Army and the Borno State government in accelerating the capture of the 86 terrorists listed on the most wanted list released on Wednesday. CATE, while briefing select newsmen on the published list, in Maiduguri expressed the desire for the Army to speed […]
#EndSARS: Group drags Falana before ICC
Joseph Nwaegbu, Esq. a Senior Associate of Pathfind Attorneys on behalf of Make Nigeria Better Initiative (MNBI) has claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has acknowledged receipt of a criminal complaint against Lagos-based lawyer, Femi Falana. This he said is over his alleged role in the escalation of violence during the EndSARS protests in […]
Who is bankrolling Amnesty International in Nigeria?
By Justine Idakwo In the days before the #EndSARS protests, one of the spectacles Nigerians, and indeed the world, were treated to was the tantrum thrown by a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), who lost his cool when he was pressed for information by a journalist. While briefing journalists as part of […]
Governors responsible for insecurity, unrest in Nigeria, group alleges
Some Nigerians have blamed the failure of state governors to deliver the dividends of democracy to their people for the civil unrest and insecurity witnessed in parts of the country. The group, under the aegis of March4Nigeria Initiative, said the governors should be held responsible for the escalation of the EndSARS protest into violence. Speaking at […]
NIPROF warns against EndSARS protests being used for destabilization
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace ( NIPROF) has advised youths in the country not to allow themselves to be used as agents of destruction by politicians and other groupings working against the interest of Nigeria. This was stated by the National Coordinator of NIPROF, Bishop Sunday Garuba during an interactive session with […]
#EndSARS: Group endorses FG’s actions against sponsors, promoters of violence
The Citizens Against Fake Activists (CAFA) has thrown its weight behind the move by the Federal Government to prosecute sponsors and promoters of violence during the EndSARS protests. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Executive Director, Bamidele Johnson urged relevant authorities to resist blackmail and intimidation attempts by fake activists. The CAFA also said it […]
Group says #EndSARS protesters planning another mayhem on Abuja, Lagos
Some well-meaning Nigerians, under the aegis of March4Nigeria, say some purported EndSARS protesters are mobilising hoodlums to wreak havoc in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Lagos. According to the group, these extremist elements will relaunch violent uprisings under the guise that their members are being hounded. The group said they will also blame the routine law […]
Marafa remains suspended, Zamfara APC insists
The Zamfara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Senator Kabiru Marafa remained suspended, insisting that the party had suspended him since 2019. The State APC Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman stated this while reacting to the recent comments credited to Senator Marafa accusing National Caretaker Committee of the party. Liman said […]
My Stand for Nigeria, My Beloved Country!
By Philip Agbese I was very hesitant replying the tweeted blackmailing diatribes on my personage on social media. They were masterminded mainly by one pseudo-activist, Omoyele Sowore and Deji Adeyanju who shares bemusing activism instincts with the first. But after deep reflections over it in the course of the night, I decided to pen a […]