The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has strongly condemned the re-arrest of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Magistrate Court, describing it as “worse than law enforcement brigandage”.  RULAAC in a statement on Saturday by its Executive Director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, stated that the police conduct was a “despicable act of […]

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned the arrest of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student of the Department of Agricultural Economy and Extension at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL). Mokwa was reportedly arrested on the orders of Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, over a Facebook post criticising the governor.

Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that he rejected a proposal to make former FCT Minister and former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, his successor in 2007, saying El-Rufai was “not yet mature enough” to lead Nigeria. Obasanjo stated this at the second edition of the Ajibosin Platform Annual Symposium held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Residents of Oworonshoki, Lagos State, are living in fear once again as the Lagos State Task Force, accompanied by bulldozers, has resumed demolition activities in the Precious Seed Community.  This development on Saturday morning comes despite assurances from the Commissioner of Police and the Oba of Oworonshoki that no further demolitions would take place. SaharaReporters

The Old Seminarians Association of Nigeria (OSAN) has expressed deep concerns over the rising cases of abduction of Catholic priests across Nigeria, describing them as “soft targets” for kidnappers. The association stated this at the 4th annual convention of OSAN themed: “Insecurity: Navigating the complexities of nation-building”), held in Abuja. The OSAN President and Chief