Tag: Activists
Olisa Agbakoba, activists kick against CJN’s suspension
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has described the suspension of the Chief…
5 activists allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint
Five activists putting on a play about the horror of human trafficking were allegedly abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint in…
Kenya urged to step up fight against corruption
Activists in Kenyans on Wednesday urged government to step up action on investigation and prosecution of more corruption scandals.
Social media tax: Rights activists cry foul, accuse Museveni of stifling freedom
Uganda plans to slap a new tax on social media users from July to raise revenue, which human rights activists…
Senate President Bukola Saraki Must Go – Activists
Following the unhealthy relationship between the National Assembly and the Presidency which is threatening to ground the Buhari government, a…
7th anniversary of Gani: Activists plan political movement
Some Activists on Monday said they had resolved to mobilise the people to begin a political movement that would take…
Egypt’s al-Sissi pardons Al Jazeera journalists, activists for Eid
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday pardoned two Al Jazeera journalists jailed for three years in a case that drew…
Activists remember Chima Ubani 10 years after
Activists have lined up activities to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Comrade Chima Ubani. He died along…
Bahrain court upholds five-year jail terms for activists
A Bahraini appeals court Sunday confirmed five-year jail terms imposed on nine Shiites, among them a photojournalist and an online…
Activists, Lawyers Paid Glowing Tribute To Aturu At Colloquium
Jamiu Yisa Human right activists, lawyers, jurists, labour leaders, civil society organizations and host of others on Tuesday, paid glowing…
Lagos Governorship Race: More Activists Support Opeifa
As the race for Lagos governorship in 2015 gathers momentum, more activists have backed the decision of organised labour and…
Civil Society Activists, Labour Push For Opeifa As Gov
As Lagos politicians begin subtle search for Fashola’s successor, activists in the civil society and organised labour are insisting that…
Nigerians Must Rise Against Looters —Bakare, Daiyabu, Aremu
Activists in Nigeria have challenged Nigerians to rise up against corrupt leaders who continue to steal billions of naira from…
Ibori Deserves His Fate —Sagay, Aturu, Falana
Human rights activists and lawyers in the country have hailed the conviction and sentencing of former Governor of Delta State,…
Workers Strike Paralyses Nigerian cities
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and civil society groups today shut down the country following the failure of the Federal…
Activists Score Fashola Low On Rural Dev.
Simon Ateba Activists, under the aegis of Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, yesterday scored Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, low…