NATIONAL SECURITY: BUHARI HAS SO FAR, FAILED.
Introduction Nigeria is in dire straits. All over the country, Nigerian citizens, including children, are killed daily by terrorists and criminals as well as in extra-judicial killings by state actors with the government doing little or nothing about it. The government, through the Minister of Defence, has instead callously abdicated its responsibility and called Nigerian […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 13
8th February – 14th February, 2021 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up across Nigeria to investigate the excesses of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies have continued sittings in the FCT and these 16 states in the week under review – Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Lagos, […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 12
31st January 2021 – 7th February 2021 In October 2020, following the #EndSARS Protests across Nigeria and the diaspora, the National Economic Council (NEC), directed the establishment of Judicial Panels of Inquiry by governors in Nigeria to investigate complaints of police brutality and extra-judicial killings. Membership of the NEC comprises the 36 state governors, the […]
There’s strength in numbers!
Dear Active Citizen, We are with you through thick and thin. We have kept to this promise and are ensuring that the demands of citizens are met. The Lagos State Government owns the Lekki Tollgate and it must allow the Judicial Panel of Inquiry to finish its proceedings before reopening it. People need to know that […]
#EndSARS Protesters Accounts Unfreezed
Finally!? A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside the order freezing accounts linked with some promoters of the #EndSARS protest that took place across the country last year and has ordered all affected banks to immediately grant access to the affected accounts. Recall we had demanded this some months back…who says talk backed up with […]
2nd Goke Omisore Annual Lecture
Join our Executive Director, ‘Yemi Adamolekun, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, Dele Farotimi and others at the 2nd Goke Omisore Annual Lecture themed: Creating an Inter-generational Dialogue for the Nigeria we want. Friday, February 19th, 11am Attendance is free but registration is mandatory.
Safer Internet Day
This year’s #SaferInternetDay is a reminder that we all have a responsibility to make the web a safer place. As we embrace the new normal, we urge the Nigerian government to ensure stable & open access to the internet & digital communication channels throughout the nation. Read Paradigm Initiative’s Ayeta toolkit to understand how you can be safe on […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 11
25th January, 2021 – 30th January, 2021 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up across Nigeria to investigate the excesses of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies have continued sittings in the week under review in the following 24 states: Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, […]
Office of The Lagos State Attorney-General & Commissioner For Justice
1. Our attention is drawn to the planned protest scheduled for Saturday February 13, 2021 at the Lekki Toll Gate for and against the opening of the Admiralty Toll Gate. 2. The State is aware of Sections 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which guarantees the Rights to Freedom of Expression and […]
Let’s stay the course of justice; partial wins are not enough
By Rinu Oduola After a month of silence, troll accounts dedicated to disparaging my work and sowing doubt about my age, occupation and right to express myself as a citizen of Nigeria were reactivated. Their task was simple: target me by releasing fake tweets and turn the public against me. My stand on the reopening […]