A disturbing video has emerged showing officers from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) brutally assaulting crew members of News Central TV while they were covering the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. The incident, the TV channel revealed occurred at the Ministry of Finance junction, despite the journalists wearing clear identification and clothing indicating […]
Five years after the historic #EndSARS protests that shook Nigeria to its core, the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has urged the Nigerian government to stop the persistent repression of peaceful protests and uphold citizens’ constitutional rights to free expression and assembly. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by its NAS Capoon,
A group of Nigerians in the United States on Monday stormed the Nigerian House in New York, demanding the immediate release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a video shared by human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, the protesters were seen chanting and displaying placards, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s administration
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex socio-cultural body of Igbo youths worldwide, has announced an extension of the ongoing #FreeNnamdiKanu protest to Saturday, October 25, 2025, under the theme “Operation Occupy Abuja.” In a press statement issued on Monday and signed by its National President, Igboayaka Igboayaka, and the Secretary-General, Comrade Ifeanyichukwu Nweke, the
The group emphasised that citizens were exercising their constitutional rights when they were subjected to police force, highlighting a broader pattern of criminalising peaceful protest. The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has condemned the violent disruption of a peaceful #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Nigerian capital, describing the actions of the police as
Lawless operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have again attacked human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, while he was demanding the unconditional release of individuals arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration. Former presidential candidate, Sowore, had stormed the FCT command earlier on Monday. In a statement shared on his verified social media handle, Sowore
The Nigeria Police Force has detained the Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) branch, Comrade Faleye Benjamin, along with four other members after they honoured a police invitation on Monday. According to reports obtained by SaharaReporters, the union leaders were invited following a petition allegedly written by
The terrified child was seen crying and struggling as the men carried out the ritual-like act. Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspected cultists in connection with a disturbing viral video showing the initiation of a toddler into a cult group in Sapele, Delta State. The shocking footage, which has been
The Bola Tinubu-led presidency has again threatened the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters claiming that “freedom and democracy have their limits” and they should not be crossed. The presidency claimed that the ongoing protests for #FreeNnamdiKanuNow are deemed as attempts to interfere with judicial proceedings. In a statement posted on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday,
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the President Bola Tinubu-led government to resolve all pending disputes with unions in the tertiary education sector or face a nationwide industrial action. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the declaration during an interactive session with labour correspondents in Abuja following a meeting between
