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Nigeria ‘ll know no peace unless…, Falana warns
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.2023 polls threatened
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has expressed fear and worry over the level of impunity in Nigeria, saying peace will continue to elude the country without a proper people’s oriented constitution.
Also, former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has advocated true federalism, immediate reform in judicial system, among others.
The duo made the remarks on Thursday, at the final sitting of the Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, South West, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Zonal Public Hearing, Lagos Center, held in Ikeja, under the chairmanship of Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central.
Views: Visits 6 Femi Falana(SAN) .Says country on the verge of collapse .2023 polls threatened ..Gives panacea for stopping secession agitations .As Olanipekun advocates true federalism, judicial reform By Olasunkanmi Akoni The human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has expressed fear and worry over the level of impunity in Nigeria, saying peace will continue to elude the country without a proper people’s oriented constitution. Also, former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has advocated true federalism, immediate reform in judicial system, among others. The duo made the remarks on Thursday, at the final sitting of the Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, South West, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Zonal Public Hearing, Lagos Center, held in Ikeja, under the chairmanship of Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central.
NUPSAW message of solidarity to the workers activist, comrade Abbey Trotsky
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The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) sends a message of support and solidarity with Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye (Abbey Trotsky), who is a leading member of the Democratic Socialist Movement and acting National Chairperson of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) following his arrest in Nigeria for four criminal charges.
December 9, 2020
#EndSARSNow protests have rocked Nigeria. Although they are a national movement, demonstrations have largely occurred in the country’s southern states. Some Nigerian officials have characterized the campaign as targeted toward President Muhammadu Buhari, but this view fails to consider that the scale of the protests in the south is a reflection of the pattern of police abuse in the country. Though incidents of police violence occur throughout Nigeria, they are felt acutely in the south; it is no wonder then, that the loudest calls for police reform are coming from this region.
A Southern Problem?
In Lagos State, where #EndSARSNow protests shut down roads and schools, police violence has been consistently high and rising. Since 2015, Lagos State has recorded both the highest number of events in which the police have targeted civilians and protesters and the highest number of fatalities reported from these interactions. As the maps below demonstrate, southern stat