Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 6
This reporting week witnessed more petitioners approaching the Panels with evidence of their horrid experiences with officers of the law who abused and tortured them leaving some with permanent injuries, and some dead. The Judicial Panels in some of the states have remained consistent in holding their weekly sittings and listening to petitioners despite the […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 5
23rd – 29th November 2020 Over the course of the last 5 weeks, the Judicial Panels of Inquiry have revealed specific findings indicating a long history of police brutality in Nigeria that have left victims without justice and emboldened abusers in the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 4
16th – 21st November 2020 With the establishment of State Judicial Panels of Inquiry in response to one of the demands of the #EndSARS protest, Yiaga Africa deployed monitors to the FCT and 27 of the 29 States with Panels currently established. While not all states have established Panels and some states are more active […]
Register to attend 4th New Media, Citizens, and Governance Conference
BudgIT, Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE Nigeria) and Paradigm Initiative (PIN) will hold the fourth edition of the bi-annual pan-African New Media, Citizens and Governance Conference (NMCG) virtually on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Africa’s civic space is evolving with the application of new technologies and methods to strengthen advocacy and foster active citizenship. With the […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 3
9th – 14th November 2020 Police brutality remains a fundamental human rights issue which requires the state’s commitment to concrete actions that ensures justice for citizens who have suffered different forms of brutality/violation. The setup of Judicial Panels of Inquiry across the states was a response to one of the #EndSARS protest demands for an […]
THE FEMINIST WOMANIFESTO GROUP CONDEMNS THE CONTINUED HARASMENT OF ACTIVISTS OF THE #ENDSARS PROTESTS AND DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HER PASSPORT
We, the undersigned, (#NigerianWomenArise) of the Feminist Womanifesto Group, condemn in strong terms the continued harassment on the #ENDSARS movement activists. We note with alarm that on 3rd November 2020, Module Chizoba Odele a Nigerian Attorney and the co-lead of ENDSARSLegal, an initiative which provided free legal aid to peaceful #ENDSARS protesters had her Nigerian […]
EiE Celebrates a Decade of Impact with One Person Campaign
In 2010, with nothing but a cause and technological tools – Facebook, Twitter, Email and BB Messenger, the collective voice of a loose network of individuals and organisations whose said “Enough is Enough!” will change the face of active citizenship in Nigeria. A year later, their ‘voice’ will birth the operations of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, […]
Freedom Rally Group Welcome The Release Of Sowore And Dasuki
The organisers of the Freedom Rally which took place on the 23rd of December 2019 at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) offices in Lagos and Abuja in response to the 14 days ultimatum given to the Federal Government of Nigeria welcome the release of Omoyele Sowore and Sambo Dasuki on the 24th of December 2019.
Release Of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd.) And Omoyele Sowore
The Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation has reviewed the pending criminal charges against the duo of Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and Omoyele Sowore. Whilst the Federal High Court has exercised its discretion in granting bail to the Defendants in respect of the charges against them, I am also not unmindful of […]
Nigeria in a New Decade: A Troubling State of Affairs
Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dear Sir, Two weeks ago, over 200 civil society organisations, representing a cross-section of Nigerians that have played various roles in Nigeria’s journey to civil rule, gave the Buhari administration 14 days to honor five demands. The demands were against the backdrop of the crackdown on […]