By Peter Kayode Amnesty International has been in the news again, this time around, and its typical fashion of turning the truth on its head in pursuit of an often disjointed agenda aimed towards causing conflict in countries where they have their operations. The case of Nigeria is no different from other countries where Amnesty […]
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#EndSARS: Inter-Faith clerics launch 21-day warfare against destabilisation
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace (NIFROP), on Thursday, began a 21-day warfare and intercessory prayers against agents of destabilisation troubling the country. The group officially launched the campaign to cleanse Nigeria of the demonic spirit behind the EndSARS protests at the Unity Fountain, Abuja. Declaring the 21-day exercise open, NIFROP’s Patron, Sheik Mohammed Adamu, said […]
Arrest Alarm: Group alleges Sowore is depressed, suicidal
The Coalition Against Fake Activists (CAFA) has described the alarm of arrest raised by Omoyele Sowore, the Sahara Reporters publisher as a sign of “depression which could lead to suicide”. CAFA demanded that Sowore be urgently placed under suicide watch due to the “underlying mental and psychological conditions that can no longer be ignored”. The group said “this […]
Membership registration, validation necessary before APC convention – Lukman
Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) Salihu Moh. Lukman, has given reasons why the planned process of membership registration/verification in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are necessary even before national convention of the party. He however described as political bandits those opposing the move, even as he appealed to them to have a […]
Nigeria to Sign More Bilateral Air Services Agreement in 2021 – Sirika
The Federal Government of Nigeria is to sign more Bilateral/Multilateral Air Services Agreement in the year 2021 for the benefit of air travellers and the nation at large. Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation for the 2021 Budget defence. Sirika said the […]
N’west APC chairmen back Buni’s c’ttee on party membership registration
A forum of state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-west have declared support for Governor Mai Mala buni-led National Caretaker Committee to completely reposition the party and carry on with the planned membership registration nationwide. The state chairmen comprising that of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina, Jigawa, Kano and Kaduna states. Some […]
#EndSARS: Court process seeks dissolution of Lagos panel
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 […]
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 […]