Young Nigerians are planning nationwide protests from 1 August to demand economic and political reforms, but the government is using all its resources to suppress them. The young Nigerians have been mobilising and organising on social media and many have temporarily adopted the #EndBadGovernance slogan. However, the government has been using several schemes, including meetings … Read more
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that Nigerians taking part in the forthcoming protest are protected by the country’s security agencies. Mr Effiong, in a letter to the IGP on Friday, contended that peaceful protest was not against any law in Nigeria. The protest Some … Read more
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has faulted the declaration of eight suspects wanted over the killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. Some suspected residents of the Okuama Community, on 14 March, ambushed and murdered the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain and 13 soldiers. The troops were … Read more
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has slammed some Nigerian governors who praised President Bola Tinubu for not interfering in recent Supreme Court Judgments which affirmed their elections as governors. The Supreme Court had, on Friday, delivered separate judgements on petitions challenging the victories of governors in eight states of the country. The states are Lagos, … Read more
