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By Yusuf Ishaku Goje There is no better time than now for citizens to take interest in how they are governed. This is because the decision or indecision of government …

Although some countries have begun to rectify their “heinous legacy” of discrimination against indigenous people, more action is still needed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. In his message …

Abba Dukawa The Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Y.Z Ya’u has called on the Federal Government to immediately withdraw the suspension on the microblogging and social …

Isiyaku Ahmed The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has described the Federal Government suspension of Twitter as an infringement on Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution which violates the right …

Isiyaku Ahmed Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has urged federal government to reverse the ban on Twitter in the country. Stallion Times reports that the Minister of Information, Lai …

Idris Abubakar Telecommunication operators in Nigeria have blocked access to Twitter after the government slammed an indefinite ban on the social media platform on Friday. The telcos, under the aegis …

Musa Na Allah Sokoto A frontline Uslamic Organisation in Nigeria, the Da’awa Coordination Council of Nigeria (DCCN) has condemned in strongest term the illegal occupation of Palestinian territory by the …

The National Broadcasting Commission has come down heavily on the Human Rights Radio based in Abuja with one month suspension of its operating license with effect from Monday the 31st …

Ahmed Isah, the host of Brekete Family, a human rights programme, has announced his plan to end his show amid the controversy on assault. In an undercover investigation, BBC Africa …

Isiyaku Ahmed The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to “immediately end the growing crackdown on workers and protesters in his …