The protesters had faced allegations of conspiracy to commit treason, unlawful assembly, and public disturbance, which Citizens’ Gavel described as baseless.
“The Nigerian authorities must end this cycle of impunity and ensure access to justice and effective remedies for victims and survivors. Deadly crackdowns on peaceful protests...
It is unacceptable for the Bureau’s reports to serve merely as warnings to the public while the government remains passive. Statistics are tools for change, and...
Egbetokun clarified that those arrested were individuals caught in criminal acts, including setting public facilities on fire, looting warehouses and shops, and destroying property. “Minors were...
President Tinubu, on Monday, directed, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi to withdraw the charges against the minors.
Present at the State House Auditorium are Ministers of Education, Tunji Alausa; Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, and Environment, Balarabe Lawal.
Central to the protests are grievances over skyrocketing fuel prices and never-ending queues, which they argued had driven inflation and plunged millions of Nigerians into poverty....
The group, in a statement by its Coordinator, Hassan Taiwo, yesterday, said: “We hereby once again reiterate our demand for immediate and unconditional freedom for all...
The annoying hobby of arresting and detaining protesters, in order to silence dissenting voices constitutes a clog in the overall advancement of a country that is...
The national coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Hassan Soweto, urged Nigerians to participate in nonviolent demonstrations against "anti-poor policies" during a press conference on...