On October 22, 2020, Robert Kpanou, a Beninese who worked as a tile layer in Lagos State, Nigeria, was returning to his home when he was stopped by officers attached to Maroko Police Station for a search during the 2020 nationwide #EndSARS protest. Kpanou was arrested that evening after the police found in his possession […]
Operatives of the Osun State Police Command and other Tactical units have said they received a marching order to stop the one-year remembrance of the EndSARS protest being planned by youths in the state. The state’s Commissioner of police, Olawale Olokode, said the police warned individuals or groups of individuals that were planning such in […]
A source has revealed how operatives of the Nigerian Police Force killed Chigozie Nwaiwu, a 23-year-old welder in Imo State and allegedly branded him a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to justify their action. Chigozie was said to have visited Uchenna Chukwuanyanwu, who is said to be his childhood friend, at his […]
After three (3) months of intensive study and data collection under the AGFCS’ joint action research, The Security Playbook, 13 participating member-organizations, converged again on September 23 to present their preliminary findings to a rich pool of civic space experts, security experts, research consultants, media practitioners, representatives from local and international non-governmental organizations at […]
The Bill is to amend the Nigerian Press Council Act. Cap N128, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1992. To remove bottleneck affecting its performance and make the council in tune with the current realities in regulating the press and for other matters. Its First Reading was on 18/09/2019. The Bill is sponsored by Hon. Odebunmi […]
The Bill is to amend the ”National Broadcasting Commission Act, Cap N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010” to strengthen the commission and make It more effective for the commission to regulate broadcasting in Nigeria and for related matters. Its First Reading was on 18/09/2019. The Bill has been consolidated with two new amendment Bills […]