Tag: Human Rights Activists
Students, Activists Protest Poor State Of Education In Lagos
Over 1,000 university students, teachers, pro-democracy and human rights activists this morning held a rally in Lagos, western Nigeria, to…
Rights Group Protests Ban On Tricycles
The ban on tricycles on some major roads in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, is causing great hardship and residents will protest…
Subsidy Removal: Prepare For Total Showdown —Sagay, Musa, Tell Nigerians
Nigeria is heading for another turbulent period as human rights activists and eminent Nigerians have told the masses to be…
US slammed over access denial to Wikileaks suspect
US rights activists Friday condemned a lack of disclosure in the case against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, saying there was…
‘Civil Society Members Are Corrupt’ —Abiodun Aremu
The secretary of Joint Action Committee, JAC, Comrade Abiodun Aremu made a frank statement at the weekend in Lagos State,…
Al-Mustapha, Sofolahan Deserve To Die —Lawyers, Activists
Nigerians, especially human rights activists and lawyers have reacted to the death sentence passed on Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Mr.…
News Analysis: Nigeria’s President Jonathan rides on Tiger’s tail
Bayo Onanuga President Jonathan of Nigeria must have made his portraiture go back to the canvas. Portrayed often as a…
Ex-Bauchi Gov. Not Fit For NIMASA Job —Activists
Two human rights activists and lawyers in Festus Keyamo Chambers, Oghenovo Otemu and Alexander Oketa have dragged the Nigerian Federal…
IG Must Find CD Chairman’s Killers
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Human rights activists in Nigeria have mourned the assassination of the Chairman, Campaign for Democracy, CD, Mr.…
Soyinka Blasts Police Over Insecurity
If heaven was manned by the Nigerian police, Angel Gabriel would ask those killed in motor accidents to go back…
Ex-Aide Warns: Don’t Trust Ageing Maradona
Simultaneously as Nigeria’s former military dictator announced his plans to contest next January’s election, his former aide, retired Major Debo…
IBB For President: An Exercise In Futility
It pains me to the marrows anytime I read IBB’s useless and unwanted stories on the pages of our newspapers…
The Time Is Now
Humans are very peculiar. A lot of things we say, we cannot do. My Graduation song told me “Things never…
Carrington, Uwazuruike, Others Remember Kudirat
Former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, MASSOB leader, Ralph Uwazuruike and hundreds of human rights activists this morning defied…
ABIOLA: Sagay, Bakare, Others Slam IBB
Several human rights activists, lawyers and others in Nigeria have slammed former Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, for calling…