Groups Slam Buhari, Call For Reversal Of Twitter Suspension In Nigeria
They said it was shameful that the Nigerian government explored undemocratic means not just to gag its citizens but to subdue them.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jun 06, 2021
Groups, under the auspices of the Civil Society Consortium on Civic Space, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the suspension of the Twitter operation in Nigeria.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had announced the suspension of Twitter s operations in Nigeria on Friday.
The suspension of the social networking service in the country came days after Twitter deleted a post by the President on the civil war experience.
Insecurity: Global Rights reports 1, 603 Nigerians killed within Q1 of 2021
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
An international rights organization, Global Rights Nigeria, Sunday, reported 1, 603 Nigerians were killed in the first quarter of 2021.
The report tagged ‘Violent Incidents Report: January 2021’ which was made available to Vanguard attributed the killings to ‘mass atrocities across the country between January and March 2021.
According to the report, there has been Harvest of Abductions, Insecurity of Security Officers, Ethnic/communal tensions, Unending Terrors, and others, which have worsened the insecurity situation across the country.
The report also pointed that banditry alone claimed 906 lives, which made it the highest cause of killings in the country and followed by Boko Haram attacks claiming 207 lives in Nigeria while kidnapping recorded 1, 774 abductees within the period under review.
By Gabriel Ewepu
ABUJA-CIVIL Society Organisations, CSO, weekend, reacted to a recent judgment delivered on murder of George Floyd, by a police officer, Derek Chauvin, urged the judiciary in Nigeria to be independent and fearless in giving verdicts.
Speaking with Vanguard, they also threw weight behind on the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, for judicial and financial autonomy that strengthens the judicial process as hope for the common man.
According to them the strike should continue until a significant shift is achieved, because the ruling elites are too comfortable and insensitive.
Judgement depicts justice for all colours-Global Rights
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
Civil Society Organisations, CSO, weekend, reacted to a recent judgment delivered on the murder of George Floyd, by a police officer, Derek Chauvin, urged the judiciary in Nigeria to be independent and fearless in giving verdicts.
Speaking with Vanguard, they also threw weight behind on the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, for judicial and financial autonomy that strengthens the judicial process as hope for the common man.
According to them, the strike should continue until a significant shift is achieved because the ruling elites are too comfortable and insensitive.
Judgment depicts justice for all colours Global Rights