Category: Civil Society Organizations

Without Organised Leadership, Protest Will Be Infiltrated By Hoodlums— Osun CSO Warns

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A civil society organisation in Osun state have advised that the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest should be conducted peacefully, with organised leadership, to prevent infiltration by individuals with ulterior motives. The call was made by The Osun Masterminds, TOM, a coalition of civil society organisations, during the July State of the State address in Osogbo on…

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Advocates Scrapping SIECs Following LGs Autonomy

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The South East Nigeria apex socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called for the abolition of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) charged with conducting local government elections. This is coming as the organization described the ruling of the Supreme Court on local government autonomy, on Thursday, as victory for democracy. In a statement signed by the…

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Niger Delta Group Condemns Tinubu’s Silenced On Rivers Crisis

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The 21st-Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC) has frowned at President Bola Tinubu’s silence on the unending political crisis in Rivers State, describing it as disturbing, worrisome and unacceptable. A statement by the leader of the youth group, Izon Ebi, condemned the long silence of the President, noting that the…

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CLO, 40 CSOs Plan Anti-Police Siege On LG Council Secretariats Protest

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•Give Police 7-day ultimatum to vacate 23 council secretariats •Police action unconstitutional, provocative —APC chieftain •Withdraw all personnel from councils — NULGE The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, and over 40 affiliate organizations have threatened to embark on a statewide protest if the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun refuses to withdraw his men laying…

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Arewa Youths Accuses Wike Of Appointing Only Kinsmen, Allies In FCT

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The Reformed Arewa Youth Coalition, RAYC, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of undermining the principle of federal character in his appointments. The group, at a press conference, weekend, in Abuja, alleged that Wike was running the FCT like a lord of the manor where everyone deferred to his whims…

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Northern Elders Chide Tinubu Over Electricity Tariff Hike

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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) yesterday expressed concern and disappointment on the recent decision by President Bola Tinubu’s government over the increase in electricity tariff. It described the hike as a “reckless move” and a complete disregard for the well-being and welfare of the Nigerian people. In a statement by Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, its Director of…

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Northern Elders Warns,Enough Is Enough On Children Abductions

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The Northern Elders Forum has issued a warning to bandits. They said enough is enough on the abductions of children in the region. The forum, according to a statement issued Sunday by its Director of Publicity and Advocacy/spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said it rejoiced in the safe return of the abducted Kuriga school children. “This news…

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SERAP Urges Akpabio To Reinstate Ningi And Refer Allegations To EFCC, ICPC

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Mr Godswill Akpabio to “urgently refer the allegations that lawmakers padded the 2024 budget by irregularly inserting projects worth N3.7 trillion to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution.” SERAP urged him “to immediately reinstate whistleblower Abdul Ningi who was recently suspended from the…

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Budget and Expenditures, Civil Society Organizations, National Assembly

2023 Year Of Enormous Suffering, Violence – UN

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The United Nations has lamented that 2023 was the year of suffering and violence across the countries. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres disclosed this in a solemn video message released on the eve of 2024. He recalled that there was an insurrection that broke out on April 15, 2023, in Khartoum and the Darfur region,…

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SERAP Sues INEC For Failing To Prosecute Electoral Offenders

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failing to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of electoral offences in the recently concluded off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1694/2023 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP sought:…

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