#EndSARS: Movement, Mandate, Marathon
[By Adeolu Adekola] “True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.” – Clarence Darrow According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, a movement simply is a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas. On October 3rd 2020, a video surfaced online allegedly claiming that officers of the Special […]
ACTION GROUP ON FREE CIVIC SPACE
PRESS RELEASE #ENDSARS PROTESTS 2020: ONE YEAR AFTER October 20, 2021 Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, The Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) once again condemns in very strong terms the brutal attacks launched on thousands of unarmed young protestors demonstrating against police brutality during the October 2020 #ENDSARS protests, particularly at the Lekki Tollgate […]
RADICAL AGENDA MOVEMENT IN THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (RAMINBA)
#ENDSARS ANNIVERSARY SITUATION ROOM NEWSLETTER NO. 2 WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ALL ARRESTED #ENDSARS ANNIVERSARY MARCHERS AT THE LEKKI TOLL GATE We hereby demand the immediate release of arrested #EndSARS Anniversary Memorial Marchers at the Lekki Toll Gate. We are now aware that despite the peaceful conduct of the Anniversary Memorial Marchers, Police […]
More Than A Movement
Dear Active Citizen, In recounting the experiences that led to the nationwide protests over a year ago, EiE and other key Civil Society stakeholders released a joint statement demanding for clear and deliberate reconciliatory moves from the government towards the aggrieved citizenry, to calm agitations and restore normalcy to the polity. Read press statement.
RADICAL AGENDA MOVEMENT IN THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (RAMINBA)
185, Ikorodu Road, Palmgrove, Lagos Tel: 08034854066, 09097933015 _________ 20TH OCTOBER, 2021 #ENDSARS ANNIVERSARY SITUATION ROOM NEWSLETTER NO. 1 HOTLINES OF RAMINBA SITUATION ROOM FOR #ENDSARS ANNIVERSARY We of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) express our unflinching solidarity with the #EndSARS Anniversary Memorial Marches taking place today, 20th October, 2021 […]
Staying Healthy In Critical Times
Dear Active Citizen, These figures aren’t just numbers. They represent people! Covid-19 is real and still out there. Even after full vaccination, keep the distance, and mask-up always.
Remembering #EndSARS: Lingering Socio-political Unease Calls for Government-Citizen Reconciliation
October 14, 2021 “NPF’s excessive use of force has remained unchanged because many of the abuse cases have not been investigated. The inability of the state to investigate and hold perpetrators to account for their acts of terror on citizens have helped to build public distrust and resentment towards the men and women of the […]
EndSARS: A Generation Still in Search of Justice
[By ‘Ibrahim Faruk] From October 8th 2020, Nigerian youths staged a series of nationwide peaceful protests for 12 days – in an affirmation of young citizens’ democratic and constitutional right to peaceful assembly as well as freedom of association. Leveraging social media platforms, young Nigerians demanded an end to the country’s unbearable spate of […]
All Votes Matter
Ndi Anambra! As the race for the next governor tightens, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registration data cleanup process has revealed that of the 2,525,471 registered voters in the state, 62,698 persons registered twice!
#EndSARS and the Labour of our Heroes: Its Memorial Cannot Be Stopped
The recent threats of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu against citizens’ commemoration of the first-year anniversary of the #EndSARS rebellion is shameful, but not surprising. Over a hundred Nigerians were killed in cold blood by the repressive regime for simply demanding an end to police brutality. Many more were maimed, and […]