Tag: ACTIVIST
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Late activist, Tony Uranta’s wife speaks on husband’s death
Uranta’s wifes speaks
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BREAKING: Popular activist, Tony Uranta is dead
Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG on Wednesday evening has it that activist and fierce critic, Tony Uranta has died after long battle with ill-health. Sources closed to the deceased said Uranta died after serious battle with undisclosed ailment. On-Air Personality Jimi Disu confirmed the death of Uranta on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Also, activist Wale…
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Activist urges FG to declare Nov. 16 public holiday to celebrate Zik-of-Africa
A human rights activist, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, has urged the Federal Government to complete the processes of immortalising Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, by declaring Nov. 16 as public holiday to celebrate him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Azikiwe, popularly called Zik-of-Africa worked patriotically and selflessly towards actualising Nigeria Independence on Oct.1, 1960 and…
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SERAP drags FG, Kogi Govt to UN over ‘arbitrary detention of activists Larry and Victor’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent “an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of activists Larry Emmanuel and Victor Anene Udoka simply for peacefully exercising their right to protest in Kogi state.” SERAP said: “The arrest and continued detention of Larry Emmanuel…
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BLACK EASTER: Hours after Yinka Odumakin’s demise, Nigeria loses another popular activist
One of Nigeria’s civil society leaders and founder of the CLEEN Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma, has died. His death was announced on Sunday via CLEEN Foundation’s Twitter handle. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Chukwuma’s death is coming hours after death of Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin. Although the foundation did not indicate his age, multiple reports suggest that…
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Activist sues Burnaboy, Davido, Falz, Tiwa Savage, Sam Adeyemi, Aisha Yesufu, 44 others over #EndSARS protests
An activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, has filed a criminal complaint before a Chief Magistrate’s court in Abuja against 50 persons for their alleged roles in the #EndSARS protests that took place in October. Okeke alleged that during the riot, his properties were destroyed and the defendants who promoted the #EndSARS protests must be brought to justice.…
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Sad! Nigerian-American activist found dead days after disclosing she was molested
The Tallahassee police department (TPD) in the US says it arrested a suspect over the death of Oluwatoyin Salau, a 19-year-old Nigerian-American activist. Salau, who was actively involved in the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests, had gone missing nine days before she was found lifeless. The police said Toyin was last seen on June…
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Court sentences popular activist to 12 years’ imprisonment for defamation
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama on Monday in Abuja sentenced, an activist, Ibrahim Garba Wala, also known as IG Wala, to 12 years’ imprisonment without an option of fine. The convict was arraigned following a petition filed by Prosecution Counsel, Mr Labaran Magaji, on behalf of the Executive…
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Detained activist, Deji Adeyanju to remain in prison till 2019
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has been remanded by the Nigerian Police for protesting against the security outfit. Adeyanju, who was arrested on Wednesday by the police, was summarily arraigned alongside Daniel Abobama and Boma Williams at Karshi Magistrate Court, Federal Capital Territory, shortly after his arrest. The police arrested the Kogi-born activist at about…
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Special Report:20 years after, Nigerian artistes yet to fill Fela’s vacuum
“With my music I create change, I am using my music as a weapon”- Fela Kuti As the world celebrates Fela Kuti’s 20 years memorial anniversary, recalling his indelible contributions to world music, It is sad that his shoes are yet to be filled. According to Remi Adekoya:”Fela’s lyrics were scathing denunciations of Nigeria’s…