“He has no integrity, no character” – Wike talks about Peter Obi; list of winners of APC guber tickets | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Voices of a Generation: #EndSARS Protesters | #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee

Reviewed by ‘Gbenga Sesan October 2020 will always be one for the history books. For almost three weeks, young Nigerians took to the streets in their numbers, from Lagos to Abuja, Ibadan to Jos, blocking major roads across cities and grinding commercial activities to a halt. Their demand? The complete shutdown of the notorious police... Read More

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#EndSARS, #EndSARS Protesters, #YNaijaPOTY2020, alausa, Amnesty International, delta state, falz, Jack Dorsey, Lekki tollgate, Runtown, Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), Twitter

October 30, 2020

#EndSARS, Amnesty International, IGP Adamu

‘Policemen are also human beings’: IGP Adamu Replies Amnesty International

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has decried reports by Amnesty International, that police officer shot at #EndSARS protesters. The Police chief stated that the Amnesty’s report of October 21 2020, which claimed that police opened fire at protesters during the #EndSARS protest was all false. According to him, the report was “untrue, misleading... Read More

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December 17, 2018

The Late 5: NASS workers begin warning strike 2 days before Buhari presents budget; Atiku promises ministerial position for Nigerian under 30 | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. An OAU lecturer, Richard Akindele has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, after he changed his plea from ‘non-guilty’ to ‘guilty’. The trial judge, Maureen Onyekenu had earlier rejected a suspended sentence and plea bargain which the defendant’s counsel, Francis Omotosho, had pleaded for, noting that suspended... Read More

Amnesty International, atiku abubakar, fuel marketers, National Assembly workers strike, Nigerian Army, sex for marks lecturer

December 17, 2018

How Amnesty International has attempted to destabilise Nigeria – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army has called for the closure of the Amnesty International (AI) offices in Nigeria, alleging there is credible evidence the organisation is working hard to destabilise the country. This was said in a statement on Monday by the Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, which reads that the organisation’s attempt to destabilise the nation was noted... Read More

Amnesty International, Nigerian Army

September 2, 2018

The Late 5: Church building collapses, kills 11-year-old in Delta; I’m committed to free and fair elections – Buhari | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Tragedy struck on Sunday morning as an 11-year old boy was confirmed dead and scores of others sustained various degrees of injuries when a building at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Adagbrassa in Okpe local government area of Delta collapsed during a morning mass. According to reports, father to the deceased, Jeffrey... Read More

Abubakar Malami, Amnesty International, APC, lai mohammed, Muhammadu Buhari, Osai Ojigho, PDP, Yekini Nabena

May 26, 2018

Obasanjo and Buhari’s ‘exchange’, Amnesty International accuses Nigerian troops of raping ‘rescued’ women and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said two principal suspects out of the four gang leaders declared wanted over the banks robbery in Offa, Kwara have been arrested. Police spokesman, ACP Jimoh Moshood in a statement said those arrested: Kunle Ogunleye (35) and Michael Adikwu, a former... Read More

Amnesty International, Big ten, boko haram, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian News, Nigerian troops, olusegun obasanjo, top stories

May 25, 2018

Amnesty International, Nigerian Army

Here’s what the Nigerian Army should do, instead of denying the Amnesty International report

It is difficult to pick which statistics stand out in the overwhelming dark scorecard released by Amnesty International on the human rights abuses carried out by members of the JTF and soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Borno state. In a report titled ‘They betrayed us”, the rights watch group report that scores of women... Read More

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May 25, 2018

The Big 5: House of Reps throws out Peace Corps Bill, Amnesty International accuses Nigerian Military of rights abuses and other stories

These are the major stories you should be monitoring today: The House of Representatives on Thursday has aligned itself with President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Peace Corps establishment bill. President Buhari had in February declined his assent to the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill passed by the National Assembly in 2017, citing security... Read More

Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Abuja, Amnesty International, APC, House of Reps, Isaac Adewole, JOHESU, Joint Task Force, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian Peace Corps, NMA, Wole Soyinka

May 21, 2018

The Big 5: IGP directs SARS commander to sue Wike, Housewives abducted by Gunmen in Kaduna and other stories.

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Rivers State Commander of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), to sue the Rivers State Government for libellous publications against him. Fakorede, had earlier made a request... Read More

Akin Fakorede, Amnesty International, Court of Appeal, ECOWAS, F-SARS, House of Reps, Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police, Kaduna State, National Judicial Council, Rivers State

March 22, 2018

[The Activism Blog] #Dapchigirls: Amnesty International accuse nigerian security forces of complicity

The last has not been heard about the unfortunate abduction of 110 girls at federal government girls college Dapchi Yobe state as the Federal government is not giving the necessary updates to Nigerians about its efforts in securing the release. However global human right watchdog Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian security forces especially the... Read More

Amnesty International, Dapchi, Nigerian Army

February 1, 2018

[The Activism Blog] Amnesty International indicts the federal government and the Nigerian military of complicity in the Fulani Herdsmen attacks

International human rights body Amnesty International on Monday, January 29, 2018 released a detailed statement on the ongoing violence by Fulani herdsmen in the country. According to the statement released by Osai Ojigho the country director of Amnesty International, she says the killer herdsmen have killed 168 Nigerians alone in the month of January. The... Read More

Amnesty International, Fulani, Military

December 14, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Amnesty International orientates Nigerians ahead of Public Hearing for NGO Regulatory Bill.

Ahead of the proposed public hearing on the NGO Regulatory Bill submitted by the Honourable The NGO regulation Bill is sponsored by Hon. Umar Buba Jibril (Deputy Leader, PDP: Kogi). International human rights body, Amnesty International has started mobilizing the support of Nigerians against the successful passage of the bill especially as it relates to... Read More

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December 13, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 13th of December

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: The relationship with my fans is genuine | Olamide speaks ahead of OLIC 4 Nigerians must stop the NGO Bill before the public hearing – Amnesty International It is laughable that obas would recommend me for removal – Olubadan

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December 13, 2017

The Big 5: 32 SARS Operatives arrested, Amnesty International on the NGO Bill and, other stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The Inspector General of Police has ordered the arrest of 32 Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). They would be tried on various allegations levelled against them. The Olubadan, Oba Adetunji has said that the 21 Obas who recommended his removal are the... Read More

Amnesty International, big 5, NGO Bill, Nigerians news, Olubadan, Rochas Okorocha, SARS, TSA

December 13, 2017

Nigerians must stop the NGO Bill before the public hearing – Amnesty International

Amnesty International has asked Nigerians to rise against the proposed law to regulate activities of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), or there will be devastating effects. Antecedent: Despite the opposition the bill has faced, the House of Representatives on Monday, announced that it would push through with a public hearing, having passed second reading. The public hearing on... Read More

Amnesty International, House of Representatives, NGO Bill

November 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Why the FG must take a second look at Amnesty International’s accusation against Shell

At the moment, the table of the Federal Government is filled with lots of unanswered questions being asked by its citizens which has received little or no answer. It hasn’t made a detailed release on the death of 26 Nigerian women on the Mediterranean early November other than condemning the “hurried” burial given to those... Read More

Amnesty International, The Injustice Blog

November 17, 2017

[The Activism Blog] 11 killed, 17 missing in mass evictions by Lagos Govt – Amnesty International

International human rights group, Amnesty International has released a detailed report on its findings into the unfortunate demolition and eviction of over 10,000 Lagosians by the Lagos state government in Ilubirin and Otodo-Gbame areas of Lagos. The report titled ‘The Human Cost of a Megacity: Forced Evictions of the Urban Poor in Lagos’ was contained... Read More

Amnesty International, Ilubirin, Otodo-Gbame

October 21, 2017

Prosecute perpetrators of Plateau killings | Amnesty International tells FG

Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of the recent killings in Plateau state. What happened: Over 20 people were killed in an attack on Nkiedonwhro community in the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. President Muhammadu Buhari had described the attack as a madness taken too far. What... Read More

Amnesty International, FG, killings, perpetrators, Plateau killings, prosecute

October 12, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Amnesty International calls for fairness in mass trial for Boko Haram suspects

As the federal government begins the mass trial of Boko-Haram suspects, Amnesty International has expressed doubt about the dispensation of justice as it relates to the suspect and thereby calls for a fair trial. The global outfit in a statement issued by Isa Sanusi, Media Manager, Amnesty International Nigeria, quoted the Director, Osai Ojigho as... Read More

Amnesty International, boko haram

October 3, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Cameroon security forces kill 17 protesters – Amnesty International

Amnesty International has claimed that seventeen protesters were killed by Cameroon security forces on Sunday, October 1, 2017.The protesters were demanding independence from the Central African country. The protesters were demanding independence from the Central African country. Amnesty International’s Lake Chad researcher, Ilaria Allegrozzi said, “The worrying escalation witnessed over the weekend has now reached... Read More

Amnesty International, Cameroon, Central African country, Ilaria Allegrozzi

September 26, 2017

Amnesty International absent at FG panel on human rights violation

Amnesty International on Monday shunned the Presidential Panel of Investigation into the Armed Forces Compliance with Human Rights Obligations and Rules of Engagement in Rivers. Background: Amnesty International had accused the army of violating human rights of citizens, especially agitators like IPOB. It also accused the army of extra-judicial killings, giving examples of Shi’ites and its... Read More

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September 18, 2017

[The Activism Blog] #OperationPythonDance2: Amnesty International to investigate allegations against Army

As reactions continue to trail the ongoing Operation Python Dance II in the Southeast, Amnesty International has declared that it is investigating allegations of human rights violations in the region. In a series of tweets on its Twitter handle the human right group states: We are deeply concerned about reports of violence across Nigeria following... Read More

Amnesty International, Operation Python Dance II, southeast

September 5, 2017

The Late 5: Goodbye to recession, Trump dumps DACA, and other top stories

Hello, Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: Nigeria is officially out of recession, as the nation’s GDP grew by 0.55 percent for Q2 2017, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Nigerian Gross Domestic Product report published by the NBS on Monday showed that the economy recorded... Read More

Amnesty International, Benue flood, DACA, Daily 5, Military, nigeria, recession, The Big 5, trump

September 5, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Why the Military must not take Amnesty International’s report on B’Haram lightly

Human right organisation Amnesty International in a fresh report said about 381 civilians were killed by the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Nigeria and Cameroon in five months. According to the organisation, its data showed a comparative increase in Boko Haram attacks between April to early September 2017 as against the corresponding period in 2016. This... Read More

Amnesty International, boko haram, FG, insurgency, Nigerian military, terrorism

September 5, 2017

223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks since April – Report

According to a statement on Tuesday by Amnesty International, at least 223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks in North-east Nigeria since April. Highlights: Most of the attacks occurred in Borno with many of them suicide attacks carried out by women and girls forced into the act. In Cameroon, at least 158 people... Read More

Amnesty International, boko haram, Cameroon, insurgency, terrorism

August 18, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Amnesty International, CSOs demand release of Cameroonian journalist Ahmed Abba

The plight of Ahmed Abba, a Cameroonian journalist with Radio France Internationale sentenced to ten year imprisonment by the Cameroonian government has elicited reactions from Amnesty International, Reporters without Borders and other Civil society organizations. Abba was arrested on June 30, 2015, as he left a press briefing at the office of a local governor... Read More

Ahmed Abba, Amnesty International, CSO’s

July 20, 2017

‘Cameroon tortures, kills Boko Haram suspects in custody’

The rights group, Amnesty International said Thursday, dozens of Boko Haram suspects have died in Cameroon custody, with security forces brutally torturing them, Guardian reports. The NGO said it had found 101 people who said they were held in secret and tortured by the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) and the General Directorate of External Research... Read More