Sòrò Sókè Generation and The 2023 Elections!
Dear Sòrò Sókè Generation, Let’s rap! This is Nigeria! Look how we’re living now. 62 years after independence we are still struggling with democracy. This is Nigeria! Look how we living now! Delegate sell vote, politician buy am; Wetin we go call them nau?
‘Yemi Adamolekun: The Power of #OnePerson
Dear Active Citizen, Did you miss the news? Last month, our Executive Director, ‘Yemi Adamolekun was recognised by Global Citizen, an international advocacy organisation and named a Global Citizen Prize Winner – 2022 Citizen Award Nigeria. ‘Yemi started her advocacy journey in 2010 during her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), when a friend invited her to a […]
All Lives Matter
Dear Active Citizen, Last week we wrote to you condemning the gruesome murder of Deborah Yakubu, David Imoh, Private Gloria Matthew and her fiance, Warrant Officer Linus Musa Audu (Retired). A few days later, two members of the House of Assembly in Anambra State, Okechukwu Okoye and Cyril Chiegbokawas were murdered. On Sunday, May 22nd, […]
Justice delayed is Justice denied!
Dear Active Citizen, The past few weeks have been inundated with unfortunate news about how trivial human lives have become in Nigeria – kidnappings, violent killings and mob actions continue unabated. From the gruesome killing of security operatives in Imo, to the murder of Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto and the lynching of David Imoh by […]
Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere
Dear Active Citizen, Yesterday, Thursday, May 12, many Nigerians were left traumatised and have numerous unanswered questions on the existence of human rights law in the country following nationwide outrage because of the gruesome killing of Deborah Samuel, a second year female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy.
Emiefiele: CBN Governor or Career Politician
Dear Active Citizen, Mr Emefiele joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in February 2021 and it is significant to note that none of his party members led by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, thought this was contrary to the spirit and the letter of his terms of engagement as CBN Governor. It is also […]
Let’s get it to 20,000 petitions!
Dear Active Citizen, Our advocacy is yielding positive results but we cannot rest on our oars. Lagos State is can’t commence toll collection on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge because it’s illegal. We are also demanding that LASG should make public the White Paper on the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and the implementation plan for […]
Talk is Cheap, Voting is free, Take it to the Polls!
Dear Active Citizen, If you completed your voter registration or applied for card transfer or replacement between June 2021 to January 14, 2022, your permanent voters’ card (PVC) is now available for pick up at the INEC LGA office where you registered. “If we don’t vote, we are ignoring history and giving away the […]
Less Talk, More Action!
Dear Active Citizen, Who said our voices don’t matter? The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with Lekki Concession Company Limited, (LCC), has halted the recommencement of toll collection at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge indefinitely. This decision was communicated in a statement signed by the Managing Director of LCC, Yomi Omomuwasan. Active citizens! This is a victory […]
Bring Back Our Girls Now!
Dear Active Citizen, Yesterday, April 14th marked the 8th anniversary of the abduction of the 276 #ChibokGirls. While 167 of the #ChibokGirls have either escaped, been released or found, 109 #ChibokGirls are still missing. This is a painful milestone but we shall continue to demand the release of the remaining #ChibokGirls, Leah Sharibu and other […]