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SERAP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal & advocacy org. devoted to promoting transparency, accountability & respect for socio-economic rights in Nigeria.

Lagos Nigeria
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BREAKING: Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Buhari administration to account for $460 million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja CCTV project and to publish the names of Chinese and local contractors who collected money.
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BREAKING: We condemn the illegal fines of N9m reportedly imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV [N3m each] over their coverage of the #EndSARS protests. We'll sue the NBC if the unconstitutional fines are not rescinded within 48 hours.
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BREAKING: We've sued President Buhari over his failure to trace and recover the missing N11 trillion electricity fund, and to ensure prosecution of perpetrators.
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BREAKING: The ECOWAS court ruling today means that NO one would be sanctioned, harassed, intimidated, arrested or prosecuted for using Twitter in Nigeria. The ruling also means that tech companies must immediately restore people's access to Twitter as a matter of human right.
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BREAKING: We’ve sued Nigeria’s 36 state governors over their failure to fund education for poor children, while paying over N40 billion to former governors in pensions and provision of houses, staff and motor vehicles replaceable between three and four years.
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BREAKING: The ASUU strike which has kept poor children at home while the children of Nigeria's politicians attend private schools, is a CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY. We're suing the Buhari administration over its violation of poor children's rights to education and equal protection.
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BREAKING: The Buhari administration must immediately ask Niger Republic authorities to refund the N1.4 billion approved for them to buy vehicles, and use the money to offset the funding for ASUU, so that poor children can go back to school.
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BREAKING: Following a suit by SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians, Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja has stopped INEC from ending voter registration.
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BREAKING: The Buhari administration must immediately and unconditionally release Aminu Muhammad, a student of the Federal University, Dutse who is reportedly arrested over a post on Twitter allegedly criticizing the first lady. We'll see in court if he's not immediately released.
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BREAKING: We're preparing court papers to sue President Buhari and @NigeriaGov over the illegal and unconstitutional suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Please indicate your interest to join the suit as co-applicant by stating your full names, and saying "I wish to join the suit."
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BREAKING: NIN-SIM registration: We're suing the Buhari administration over the blocking of 72 million subscribers from making calls without due process of law.
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BREAKING: We're suing the Buhari administration over reports of brutal attacks on supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, today in Lagos, to ensure justice and end impunity for political violence ahead of the elections.
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BREAKING: Voter registration continues! Please go get your PVC!!
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BREAKING: We're suing Nigerian authorities over their ILLEGAL indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Nigerians have a right to freedom of expression and access to information including online, and we plan to fight to keep it that way. @NigeriaGov , we'll see you in court.
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BREAKING: We're suing Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel and the Buhari administration over the unlawful detention of human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, and the apparent misuse of the justice system.
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BREAKING: We're suing the Buhari administration over the discovery of illegal oil pipelines, to compel it to name those responsible for the plundering of the country’s oil wealth, bring them to justice, and recover the proceeds of crime.
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BREAKING: We're suing the Buhari and Ebonyi State governments over the disruption of the march by the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in Abakaliki, to promote the rights of EVERYONE to peaceful assembly and participation, and deter future violations.
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BREAKING: We’re suing INEC over its failure to allow over seven million Nigerians to complete their voter registration, after they have carried out their pre-registration online.
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BREAKING: We welcome the extension by INEC of voter registration deadline by 60 days. But this extension still falls short of statutory requirements and international standards. We'll see INEC in court next week to make our case for INEC to fully comply with the Electoral Act.
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BREAKING: We're suing the Buhari administration and Nigeria Police Force over reports of intimidation and attacks on supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in some parts of the country. Everyone has the right to participation and assembly.
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BREAKING: 2023: We’ve asked Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, and other presidential candidates to immediately publish their assets and reject vote-buying before and during the elections. @atiku @officialABAT @PeterObi @KwankwasoRM @YPPNational @Pres_Adebayo @YeleSowore @DumebiKachikwu
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BREAKING: The Buhari administration must immediately and unconditionally release Mr Nnamdi Chude who was reportedly arrested yesterday over a tweet alleging electoral offences in Anambra State. We'll see in court if he is not released within 24 hours.
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BREAKING: Access to Twitter is a fundamental human right, says the ECOWAS Court today.
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BREAKING: The plan to spend N37 billion to ‘renovate’ the National Assembly is another white elephant project. It’s antithetical to constitutional oath of office. We’re suing to stop this wasteful and illegal spending. If you would like to join us, simply say: “add my name”.
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BREAKING: Final judgment: ECOWAS Court declares suspension of Twitter in Nigeria unlawful; orders the Buhari administration never to repeat it again. The Buhari administration is further ordered to bear the costs of the suit.
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BREAKING: Voter registration continues! Please go get your PVC!!
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BREAKING: The Buhari administration must promptly investigate the reported attack on the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, after a rally in Katsina on Monday. We’ll take legal action if the perpetrators are not immediately arrested and prosecuted.
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BREAKING: 1,693,963 permanent voters cards (PVCs) are yet to be collected in Lagos state! PLEASE go collect your PVCs!!
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Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters
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BREAKING: Following CNN investigation on Nigeria’s anti-brutality protest, we urge President Buhari to publicly support the call for a UN commission of inquiry to probe what exactly happened in Lekki shooting, attacks on #EndSARS peaceful protesters, looting, etc in Nigeria.
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BREAKING: As we prepare to make our case on why INEC should extend voter registration beyond 60 days, we ask our 185 co-applicants/interested Nigerians to send us evidence of challenges they face in registering anywhere in Nigeria. You can also email: rights @serap -nigeria.org
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BREAKING: We condemn the reported rearrest of social media activist Mr Nnamdi Chude. He was arrested in March under the unlawful provisions of section 24 of the Cybercrime Act. The Buhari administration must immediately and unconditionally release him.
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BREAKING: The Buhari administration must immediately withdraw the threat to penalise the BBC and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. We'll see in court if the BBC and Daily Trust are ever penalised simply for carrying out their legal duties
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BREAKING: We urge the three state governors who rushed to the Supreme Court on the use of old Naira notes, to also urgently go back to the Supreme Court to challenge the secrecy in asset declarations and the spending of security votes by the 36 state governors.
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BREAKING: We're preparing court papers to sue President Buhari and 36 state governors over the unlawful proposal by the governors to borrow from the pension funds. Please indicate your interest to join the suit [to be filed in 14 days] as co-applicant by stating your full names.
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BREAKING: Voter registration continues! Please go get your PVC!!
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Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right.
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BREAKING: We’ve just filed a lawsuit at the ECOWAS court against the government of President Buhari over the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. 176 concerned Nigeria have already joined the suit. Please indicate your interest to join the suit by stating your full names.
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BREAKING: Following the extension of party primaries' deadline by INEC, we call on the body to immediately extend voters' registration exercise to ALSO give more time for Nigerians to exercise their rights. We'll sue INEC if voters' registration is not immediately extended.
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BREAKING: Voter registration continues! Please go get your PVC!!
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BREAKING: We're challenging the illegal fines of N9m imposed by NBC on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV [N3m each] over their coverage of the #EndSARS protests. Please send us your full names if you would like to join us as Co-plaintiff. You can also email: info @serap -nigeria.org
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BREAKING: We’ve asked Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of @commonwealthsec to apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold @NigeriaGov to account, including by suspension, for widespread & persistent attacks on #EndSARS protesters, rights violations, impunity & corruption
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BREAKING: Twitter ban: The Nigerian government this evening served us a notice of preliminary objection and counter-affidavit to the ECOWAS suit by SERAP and 176 Nigerians. Since the suit is coming up tomorrow [22 June 2021], we are filing our response electronically tonight.
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Dear presidential candidates Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, and Kwankwaso: We're again calling on you to show leadership by urgently publishing details of your assets and publicly rejecting vote-buying before and during the 2023 elections. JUST DO IT!
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BREAKING: INEC must urgently allow the over seven million Nigerians who reportedly carried out their voter pre-registration online but could not complete the process at physical centres, to complete their registration so that they can vote in the 2023 elections.
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BREAKING: We're calling on Nigerian authorities to immediately open inquiry into reports that CCTV and street lights were turned off at the Lekki Toll gate Plaza before security agents opened fire on #EndSARS peaceful protesters, reportedly resulting in deaths and injuries.
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BREAKING: Voter registration continues! Please go get your PVC!!
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BREAKING: We urge the Buhari administration and Nigeria Police to immediately release ALL protesters reportedly arrested for participating in the #June12thProtest . We'll take legal action if they're not released. Protest is legal, and we plan to fight to keep it that way.
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BREAKING: Following the extension of party primaries, we're preparing court papers to sue INEC @inecnigeria over its failure to also extend voter registration deadline. Please indicate your interest to join the suit as co-applicant by stating your full names.
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BREAKING: Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel must immediately and unconditionally release lawyer Inibehe Effiong who has reportedly been sent to Uyo prison while in court representing his client against the governor. We'll see in court if Effiong is not immediately released.
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BREAKING: We urge @NigeriaGov to urgently clarify why the £4.2m Ibori loot would be used for the construction of Lagos—Ibadan Expressway and the Second Niger Bridge, despite telling SERAP last year that the Abacha loot of over $600m was earmarked for the same projects.
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BREAKING: We’re preparing court papers to sue INEC over the failure to allow some 7 million Nigerians to complete their voter registration. Please indicate your interest to join the suit especially if you are affected, by stating your full names. Email: rights @serap -nigeria.org.
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BREAKING: Voter registration continues! Please go get your PVC!!
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BREAKING: We call on MTN, Airtel, Glo, others to reverse the blocking of access to Twitter in Nigeria. This shutdown is without legal basis, as it fails to meet the standards of necessity and network neutrality. We'll hold them to account for complicity in right violations.
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BREAKING: #EndSARS The ICC has officially confirmed that it will "give consideration to SERAP Communication seeking probe into reports that Nigerian authorities, military and some politicians have killed #EndSARS peaceful protesters in several parts of Nigeria."
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VICTORY: The ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja in a landmark ruling today has stopped the Buhari administration and its agents from intimidating, sanctioning, arresting or prosecuting anyone for using Twitter in Nigeria, pending the final determination of the suit. Details shortly.
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BREAKING: We're suing the Buhari administration to compel it to immediately arrest the soldiers and police responsible for the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki-Toll Gate and pay reparations to victims. Please indicate your interest to join the suit by stating your names.
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BREAKING: We reject ‘conditional’ lifting of ban on Twitter in Nigeria by the Buhari administration. President Buhari must immediately and unconditionally lift the illegal suspension of Twitter, and allow Nigerians to freely exercise their right to freedom of expression.
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Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters Stop harassing #EndSARS promoters
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Protest is a fundamental right. Protest is a fundamental right. Protest is a fundamental right. Protest is a fundamental right. Protest is a fundamental right. Protest is a fundamental right. Protest is a fundamental right.
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BREAKING: Datti-Ahmed: We’ve sued the Buhari administration and NBC over the arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional N5 million fine imposed on Channels TV following a recent interview with the Labour Party vice-presidential candidate. We filed the suit jointly with CJID.
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BREAKING: As INEC has publicly committed to obeying the ruling of Justice Olajuwon stopping INEC from ending voter registration today, we’re encouraging ALL eligible Nigerians to go out and register.
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BREAKING: As INEC has publicly committed to obeying the ruling of Justice Olajuwon stopping INEC from ending voter registration, we’re again encouraging ALL eligible Nigerians to go out and register. Voter registration continues! PLEASE go get your PVC!!
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BREAKING: We’ve asked the Minister of Health & DG NCDC to publish weekly spending details of funds to combat coronavirus in Nigeria; disclose the nos of tests for politicians compared with tests for the poorest & the level of enforcement for home quarantine system for politicians
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BREAKING: We've decided to join S/N: FHC/ABJ/CS/1391/2020 filed by APC member seeking to shutdown Twitter because of #EndSARS protests. We'll challenge this suit, defend free speech & access to information of everyone. If you would like to join us, please send your full names.
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Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right. Access to Twitter is a fundamental right.
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BREAKING: If you know anyone that has been arrested, etc, simply for participating in #EndSARS protests or any other peaceful protest, please urgently send their names: info @serap -nigeria.org We're compiling names for urgent [free] legal action to seek justice and remedies.
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BREAKING: 2023: We’ve urged President Buhari to withdraw nomination of alleged APC members as INEC RECs, and replace them with people of unquestionable integrity and competence, and who are not members of any political party.
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BREAKING: We're calling on Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release OJABODU ADEMOLA, who is being detained simply for peacefully exercising his right to protest. He was reportedly arrested today by #SARS at @PoliceNG station, Barrack, near Stadium Hotel.
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BREAKING: We’re suing the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the alleged payments of “holiday allowances” by the Clerk of the National Assembly into the “various accounts” of senators while some 137 million poor Nigerians face severe economic hardship.
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BREAKING: We're preparing court papers to sue over allegations of attacks on supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate. Please let's know [ASAP] if you would like to join the suit (i.e., as victims, family, or concerned Nigerians). Email: rights @serap -nigeria.org
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BREAKING: We condemn reported arrest of Babawale Popoola and Fisayo Aderemi by the Osun State Police Command allegedly for being administrators of a WhatsApp group used for mobilisation for #EndSARS protest in the state. We call for their immediate and unconditional release.
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BREAKING: Anyone interested in joining our suit on the constitutionality & legality of politicians buying new cars & enjoying the same salaries & allowances while asking the poor to bear the burden of electricity tariff & fuel price increase, should please send their full names.
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BREAKING: Anyone interested in joining the suit on the N4.68bn 'welcome package' received by 469 members of 9th @nassnigeria should please send their full names and state: "I hereby confirm my interest to join the suit to challenge the legality of the N4.68bn 'welcome package'."
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BREAKING: 2023: Ahead of the start of campaigns on 28 Sept, we're again calling on @atiku @officialABAT @PeterObi and @KwankwasoRM to immediately publish details of their assets, publicly reject vote-buying, and commit to the rule of law, if elected.
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BREAKING: We’re suing the Tinubu administration over its outrageous and illegal 114 per cent increase in the salaries of the President, vice president, state governors and lawmakers, while over 133 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty.
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BREAKING: We're challenging at the Court of Appeal the judgment allowing INEC the discretion to grant only a short extension for voter registration. This will ensure that ALL eligible Nigerians that are willing to register can do so. Femi Falana, SAN has agreed to lead the case.
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BREAKING: 8th & 9th @NGRSenate spending N10 billion on cars is wasteful & illegal. The cost is paid by poor citizens & the money could be better spent. We’re suing to stop this taxpayer-funded luxury for our lawmakers. If you would like to join us, simply say: “I’m co-applicant”.
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BREAKING: We’re preparing court papers to sue the Buhari and Ebonyi State governments over the disruption of the march by the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in Abakaliki. Please indicate your interest to join the suit esp if you are directly affected.
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Dear INEC chair @inecnigeria : Why is it so difficult to organise free and fair elections in Nigeria?
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BREAKING: ASUU strike: We're suing the Buhari administration over its violation of poor children's rights to education and equal protection.
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REMINDER: The ECOWAS Court has ruled [in the suit brought by SERAP] that Section 24 of Nigeria's Cybercrime Act is vague, arbitrary, and unlawful. So, it is contrary to the rule of law for the police to charge anyone with supposed 'cyberstalking'. Section 24 is INVALID! @PoliceNG
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BREAKING: We urge President Buhari to instruct the DSS to immediately and unconditionally release activist Malcolm Omirhobo, reportedly arrested today at the Presidential Villa gate in Abuja while carrying out a "one-man protest" against the killing of farmers in Borno State.
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BREAKING: COVID-19: We're studying information suggesting that funds meant to be shared among the country's poorest and most vulnerable people are being pocketed by some officials. We promise: we'll fight to expose whoever is stealing from the poor and hold them to account.
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BREAKING: We’ve given INEC 7 days to allow over seven million Nigerians who have carried out their voter registration online the time and opportunity to complete the process, or face legal action.
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4 years
BREAKING: @HouseNGR plans to buy 400 exotic cars [at estimated $35,130 per car]. Yet, legislative powers should be used to improve citizens’ lives & not serve personal interests. We'll see them in court. If you would like to join us in the suit, please simply say “Add my name.”
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BREAKING: We urge President Buhari to immediately recover the N18.9 billion reportedly spent by the Ministry of Agriculture on 'bush clearing' during the COVID-19 lockdown, and use the money to offset the funding for ASUU, so that poor Nigerian children can go back to school.
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BREAKING: 661,783 permanent voters cards (PVCs) are yet to be collected in Edo state! PLEASE go collect your PVCs!!
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BREAKING: We're suing the Buhari administration and NBC over the arbitrary and unlawful fine of N5 million imposed on Channels TV for a recent interview with Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
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4 years
BREAKING: #EndSARS We condemn the call by the Nigerian Northern Governors’ Forum for a clampdown on social media. This is both unconstitutional and antithetical to Nigeria's international human rights obligations. We'll fight to hold these governors to account for their action.
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BREAKING: President Tinubu should clarify his statement that “unnecessary illegal orders issued to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.” It’s antithetical to the rule of law and judicial independence to describe any court order “unnecessary” or “illegal”.
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BREAKING: #Nigeriandecides2023 : We’ve asked President Buhari to withdraw within 48 hours the ‘last warning’ and threat by the NBC to shut down and revoke the licenses of broadcast stations over their coverage of elections and post-election matters, or face legal action.
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BREAKING: The Tinubu administration must immediately withdraw the new repressive social media regulation bill reportedly sent to the National Assembly. Freedom of expression is a fundamental right. We'll take legal action if this bill is not immediately withdrawn.
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Free #EndSARS peaceful protester Eromosele Adene Free #EndSARS peaceful protester Eromosele Adene Free #EndSARS peaceful protester Eromosele Adene Free #EndSARS peaceful protester Eromosele Adene Free #EndSARS peaceful protester Eromosele Adene
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BREAKING: We have carefully reviewed the 'grounds' for suspending AIT and Raypower. We maintain that the indefinite suspension by @nbcgovng is arbitrary and blatantly illegal. The ban must be lifted immediately. @MBuhari @ProfOsinbajo @UNHumanRights @UN_SPExperts
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BREAKING: We’ve asked the Fed. Govt. & CBN to provide spending details on COVID-19 relief funds, donations & on school feeding, including updated list of beneficiaries of cash payments, cash transfers in Lagos, Ogun & Abuja; & to stop cash payments & pay people through the BVNs.
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BREAKING: #NigeriaDecides2023 : We’ve urged the US president Joe Biden to impose visa bans, asset freezes and property sanctions on perpetrators and sponsors of violence and other electoral offences in the just concluded elections in country. @POTUS @JoeBiden
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BREAKING: The Buhari administration must immediately and unconditionally release Peoples Gazette’s editor, John Adenekan, who was reportedly arrested today by the police following a raid on their office in Abuja. We'll take legal action if he is not immediately released.
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INEC must extend Voter Registration exercise. INEC must extend Voter Registration exercise. INEC must extend Voter Registration exercise. INEC must extend Voter Registration exercise. INEC must extend Voter Registration exercise. INEC must extend Voter Registration exercise.
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BREAKING: 7m Nigerians sue INEC over failure to allow them complete their voter registration. The 24 Plaintiffs who are suing for themselves and on behalf of 7m other Nigerians want to complete the registration process, so that they can obtain their PVCs and vote.
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