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Amnesty International Condemns ₦10m Bail For #EndBadGovernance Protesters

Amnesty International has condemned the Federal High Court’s decision to impose stringent bail conditions on 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters, who are facing charges of...

Tinubu's Regime Arraigns 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters For Treason Despite Pleading 'Not Guilty'
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Court Demands ₦10 Million Bail for Each #EndBadGovernance Protesters

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to ten #EndBadGovernance protesters who were charged with treason, incitement to mutiny, and other...

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NLC Demands Immediate Release of Ajaero, Says Arrest A Brazen Act of Lawlessness, A Bid to Silence Opposition

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of its president, Joe Ajaero, who was arrested by security...

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Tanzania’s President Orders Investigation into Murder of Opposition Leader Doused in Acid

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has condemned the brutal killing of Mohamed Ali Kibao, a senior member of the opposition party Chadema. Kibao,...

JUST IN: After NLC Ajaero's Arrest, Nigeria's State Security Service Invades SERAP's Office in Abuja
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JUST IN: After NLC Ajaero’s Arrest, Nigerian State Security Service Storm SERAP’s Office, Demands Director

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has raised the alarm over the “unlawful” invasion of its office in Abuja by operatives of the...

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Herders Attacks Resume In Southwest As Governors Fail To Enforce Ban On Open-Grazing

On May 11, 2021, 17 governors in Nigeria’s Southern region converged in Asaba, Delta State, to discuss issues confronting the region, chief of...

Tinubu's Regime Arraigns 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters For Treason Despite Pleading 'Not Guilty'
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Tinubu’s Regime Arraigns 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters For Treason

On Monday, the President Bola Tinubu-led administration arraigned 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters before a Federal High Court in Abuja for treason. As earlier reported,...

#FreePIDOMNIGERIA: Emmanuel Bristol Gives Account Of PIDOM's Abduction
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#FreePIDOMNigeria: Brother Speaks, Gives Account Of PIDOM’s Abduction

Emmanuel Bristol-Alagbariya, brother to Isaac Bristol, the detained person who the Nigerian police believe is behind the famous whistleblower X account PIDOMNIGERIA, has...

SERAP Lawsuit Against Apkabio, Abbas Confirms Allegation Of Unconstitutional Fixing Of NASS Salaries and Allowances
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SERAP’s Lawsuit Confirms Akpabio, Abbas Unconstitutionally Fix NASS Salaries, Allowances

SERAP, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has filed a lawsuit seeking an order to direct and compel the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio...

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After Eight Months in Prison, Supreme Court Acquits Liberia’s Ex-Chief Justice of Niece’s Murder

Liberia’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Chief Justice Gloria Maya Musu-Scott and three relatives of the murder of her niece, Charlotte Musu. Musu-Scott...

How PIDOMNigeria's 3-Week Detention Violates Nigerian and International Law
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Police Fail To Arraign PIDOM This Week As Promised

The Nigerian Police Force has reneged in its promise to arraign popular whistleblower PIDOMNIGERIA (Isaac Bristol) in court this week. He continues to...

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Sierra Leoneans Call On President Bio To Declare State of Emergency On Sexual And Gender-Based Violence

The recent rise in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases in Sierra Leone has led to widespread calls for President Julius Maada Bio...