Tag: victimisation

May

2023

WPFD 2023: IPC Decries Increasing Attacks On Journalists Establishes Centre On Safety Of Journalists

NATIONAL NEWS#IPC, #MediaAttack, #PressFreedom, intimidation, journalism, victimisation

WPFD 2023: IPC Decries Increasing Attacks On Journalists Establishes Centre On Safety Of Journalist In a bid to further address the growing spate of attacks on journalists and the threats on media freedom in Nigeria, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has announced that it is establishing a Centre for the Safety and Protection of Journalist (CSFPJ), as part of its unique activities to commemorate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2023. A statement by Mr. Lanre Arogundade, IPC’s Executive Director, Melody Lawal has been appointed has the Centre Coordinator, with the task of positioning the CSFPJ to strategically…

Jun

2022

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Owo Massacre: Tears flow in Ebonyi as community buries couple killed in attack – As Group seeks Ebonyi Govt’s support for families

CRIME, RELIGION#Terrorism, Chukwudi Onuoha, mourners, Mrs. Deborah Onuoha, Owo killing, St. Francis Catholic Church, tragedy, victimisation

Owo Massacre: Tears flow in Ebonyi as community buries couple killed in attack - As Group seeks Ebonyi Govt's support for families For residents of Ukawu, a sleepy community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Saturday June 18 was their saddest in history…

Oct

2021

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Nnamdi Kanu Trial: File 10,000 Suits Against FG or risk treatment as enemy of Ndigbo- OYC Urges Igbo Lawyers

NATIONAL NEWSAdministration, arrest, Comrd. Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, intimidations, Lopsided Government of Buhari, Marginalization, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Nigerian government, ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths Council OYC, president Mohammadu Buhari, Pro-Biafra groups, sabotage, Saboteurs, Self-preservation, Sustenance, victimisation

Nnamdi Kanu Trial: File 10,000 Suits Against FG or risk treatment as enemy of Ndigbo- OYC Urges Igbo Lawyers Ohanaeze Youths Council, OYC has enjoined every qualified Legal Practitioner from Igbo extraction to, as a matter of urgency, sue the Federal Government of Nigeria otherwise risk treatment as an enemy of Ndigbo with a befitting treatment. The apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide--the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has urged Igbo lawyers all over the globe with ten years legal experience to file a suit against the federal government of Nigeria in order to "save Alaigbo from political cum economic…

Oct

2021

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Recurrent Intimidation, Phones’ Search: FENRAD Condemns Invasion of Privacy by Police Unit in Aba

NEWS#Endpolicebrutality, #EndsarsAnniversary, #EndSarsMorial, #EndSARsProtest, FENRAD, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, intimidation, Nigeria police, Phone's search, victimisation

Recurrent Intimidation, Phones' Search: FENRAD Condemns Invasion of Privacy by Police Unit in Aba Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and environmental rights advocacy group has condemned vehemently, the alleged cases of phones' and gadgets' search, as carried out by men of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS against Aba residents. The group attributed the nefarious action perpetrated by men of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS against residents of the area to the "illicit activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS unit of the same Force", which regrettably resulted in the outbreak of the 2020 nationwide…

Oct

2021

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#Anyim Pius: Stop Harassing, Intimidating Prominent Igbo Sons, Ohanaeze Youths Council Charges FG, EFCC<br>…Calls for immediate release of former SFG

#Anyim Pius: Stop Harassing, Intimidating Prominent Igbo Sons, Ohanaeze Youths Council Charges FG, EFCC
…Calls for immediate release of former SFG

NATIONAL NEWS#AnyimPiusAnyim, #SenOrjiUzorKalu, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, impunity, intimidation, victimisation

#Anyim Pius: Stop Harassing, Intimidating Prominent Igbo Sons, Ohanaeze Youths Council Charges FG, EFCC…Calls for immediate release of former SFG The apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide- Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has described the arrest of Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim as an act of political intimidation by APC led federal government against position voices in Nigeria. Reacting to the unfortunate arrest of a former Secretary to the Federal Government, (SFG), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, by the Economic And Financial Crime Commission(EFCC)urged the Buhari led Government to desist from the perceived intimidation, victimisation and witch-hunt of selected region through the…