It may shock Nigerians to hear that the Federal Government did tell a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are still using it every day. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Federal Government said this in a counter-affidavit they deposed to in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. In the fundamental human rights

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), under Section 40 thereof, guarantees the right of every person to peaceful assembly and to associate with other persons. However, going by historical antecedents, this right is one of the most abused in Nigeria and all demonstrations, particularly when such is perceived as anti-government, have been met with stiff oppositions by armed law enforcement officials, usually with the mandate to disperse such pu

Cover photo is Kemisola Ogunniyi sharing her testimony. All photographs used in this story are from Daily Post. The #ENDSARS baby boy born in prison by an 18-year-old girl, Kemisola Ogunniyi, was on Wednesday christened at Ayedun area of Akure, Ondo State capital with well-wishers trooping into Vera Christian Assembly to witnessed the event despite the heavy downpour. Some of the names given to the baby boy include, Eriponmile, Oluwadamilare Elijah, Okikianu, Oluwanifemi son

More than two years after the regime invested public funds into Mr Garba’s app, there’s little hope that taxpayers would see a bang for the buck. Peoples Gazette has uncovered how the Buhari administration provided seed capital for Adamu Garba’s Crowwe social media platform, hoping the firm would help the government dominate internal narratives while squaring an ardent challenge to Facebook and Twitter for the Nigerian audience. The Gazette obtained bank documents that carrie

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Olokuta Medium Prison in Akure, on Tuesday, granted bail to detained alleged #ENDSARS protester who gave birth to a baby boy in prison, Kemisola Ogunniyi. Kemisola who regained her freedom after spending nine months in remand was granted bail in the sum of N10 million and a surety in like sum by Justice Omolara Adejumo who presided over the case. The teenager who was arrested with three other was standing trial before the Court for allegedl

An 18-year old girl, Kemisola Oguniyi, who was arrested during the #ENDSARS protest in Ondo state, has given birth in prison custody. Kemisola and three others, Ayodele Bukunmi, Ojo Samuel and Ani Obinna were remanded to prison custody. They were taken to Surulere Prison in Ondo West local government. The charges preferred against them were conspiracy to commit the following felonies, to wit: arson, riotous assembly, stealing and malicious damage. Kemisola was said to have go

The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria have threatened to stop the supply of onions down to the South from Monday June 7, 2021. The group said it would carry out the threat if the government fails to compensate its members who have suffered losses in recent times following attacks in some parts of the country. President of the association, Aliyu Umar, made this known to journalists at a press briefing on Sunday in Sokoto State. He explained that the governme

Nigeria feels it is retaliating and because Twitter moved to establish its rule for a man's violation of its rule, the federal Government of Nigeria feels all Nigerians must line up behind Buhari to condemn Twitter. Please read the story from Lai Mohammed: The federal government says it has suspended the operations of micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. Minister of information, Lai Mohammed announced the suspension in a statement issued on Frida

There are reports that the self-styled Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemi popularly called ‘Sunday Igboho private residence located in Soka area in Ibadan,Oyo State Capital was invaded by armed soldiers in a bid to arrest him and his supporters. Aides of Igboho made this known on Monday in facebook account of his media aide Olayomi Koiki claiming that soldiers invaded the residence at around 2 am on Monday but were resisted. The spokesman, who raised the alarm in live broadcast

Call them satanic, evil-hearted and devilish, and you wouldn’t be exaggerating. They were armed robbers and kidnappers with a unique modus operandi. With specialization in the abduction of ladies for ransom, these ten men would wait for some time for the family members of their victims to bring ransom. But if the money didn’t arrive in good time, the kidnappers would turn the married women into sex slaves, brutally raping them until they become pregnant. They would then relea

Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabactani! A statement made by our Lord, Jesus Christ, on the path to glory. Several people, especially Nigerians are making that sound right now, knowingly or unknowingly. The statement was particularly popularized by Jesus Christ. It came up in two different Gospels. KJV Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Mark 15:34 And at the ni

The Nigerian Army has told its officers that anyone caught making unauthorized posts on social media will be arrested, investigated, and court-martialled. The General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Major-General Lawrence Fejokwu, spoke at the opening of a two-day workshop to educate officers on Human Rights and Humanitarian Laws on Tuesday. General Fejokwu said the training would help to support the strategic vision of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Leo Irabor. The News Ag

Salihu Tanko Yakasai, former media aide to Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has travelled out of the country. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Yakasai, popularly known as Dawisu, said “goodbye” to Nigeria. He did not indicate where he was heading to, but he shared pictures of himself at the airport and the airline he was flying with. “Japa….. Goodbye Naija! Alhamdulilah!” he wrote. Japa….. Goodbye Naija! Alhamdulilah! pic.twitter.com/MHz4lVFt2M — Peacock (@dawisu) March 1

The administration of states and federal Government raised the bar as questions were asked Wednesday who sponsored or sent hoodlums to attempt to burn Mission schools that are currently resisting the Kwara State Government order on wearing of hijab in their schools? The questions arose following observations during the #EndSARs protests that saw protesters on the streets without arms and some other protesters on other parts of the road damaging properties in Abuja without a s

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has finally opened up on the devastating effect of the #Endsars protest of October last year on him as hoodlums attacked buildings in Lagos State a day after soldiers opened live ammunition on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020. The hoodlums who attacked his palace on October 21, 2020 vandalized vehicles and carted away artefacts located at Iga Idugaran, Lagos Island but Oba Akiolu just alleged stole $2 million and

The leadership of Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) has agreed to end the blockade of supplies to the south. They reached the agreement at an ongoing meeting with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in Abuja on Wednesday. A youth leader of the cattle dealers, Abdullahi Tom who is attending the meeting, said that the union has agreed to shelve the strike. Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minis

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the sacked aide of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano. Salihu Tanko Yakasai, second left, with family members on Monday Salihu was arrested on Friday following his comments asking for President Buhari’s resignation if he could not stop the kidnapping of citizens. His brother Abdullahi Yakasai announced his release in a tweet, posting a photo with Salihu. “Alhamdulilah. My brother @dawisu is out. Thank y

There are speculations about a hike in prices of food stuffs as Northerners traders, cattle dealers have begun to divert items to neighboring Niger Republic and Cameroon. This came following the recent crisis that left many Yoruba and Hausa casualties in the trail of the clash at Shasha Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Unconfirmed report has it that some elements have begun to block the trade routes to the South and several truckloads of food items are being prevented

The Department of State Services on Saturday night confirmed that Salihu Tanko Yakasai is in its custody. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement. He was arrested on Saturday after demanding Buhari’s resignation over the failure of his government to arrest widespread abductions in the country. The same Afunaya had smiled over earlier report of his arrest published by Patmos Media Line where he denied arresting a friend of the house who Afunanya alleged al

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has sacked his Media aide, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai for asking President Buhari’s resignation over his failure to tackle widespread abductions in the country. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who conveyed the governor’s directive in a statement Saturday, said the sack is with immediate effect. He said the aide had failed to differentiate between personal opinion and official stand on matters of public. “The aid