Some activists in the United Kingdom have urged the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, to disregard a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nigeria. On one, the colours of Nigeria -- green . Nigeria's president vows to fight militant groups and fix ...Popular Nigerian Rights Activist, Tony Uranta, is Dead ... Activist groups have called for Democracy Day protests and people took to the streets in several parts of the country on Saturday, including in the capital Abuja, where protesters gathered holding . A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Yomi Aliyyu, has faulted the claim of Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi that he has resigned from Chief Sunday Igboho's legal team. A Nigerian anti-corruption. The activist of the year was Wilson Atumeyi of. End SARS: Enjoy your peace walk with your hired crowd - N ... In 1995, nine organizers from the Ogoni region were hanged after a campaign against the company. The campaign is part of activities to commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi has stressed the need for more awareness and sensitization against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in schools, churches, markets and other . Many human rights activists and organizations in Nigeria had faced ongoing harassment during the previous Babangida regime. Niger Delta Activist and Executive Secretary of the Nigeria National Summit Group (NNSG), Tony Uranta, has died after a long battle with ill-health.Sources closed to the deceased said Uranta, who is also the Executive Secretary of United Niger Delta The Co-coordinator of the Movement, Ms Coumba Toure, while speaking in Abuja at an event to unveil the winners of Africans Rising, Activist of the year Award, said the group is a Pan-African . In recent years, however, the rise of Islamist terrorist organizations in Nigeria has meant religion is a greater factor, some activists say. This is a list of notable Nigerian human rights activists in a list. The government of Nigeria, as in many countries, is restricted to a political elite that has held on to power for decades, and insists on passing on the torch to its allies, in what is commonly referred to as . LGBT rights activists from Nigeria (12 P) M. Nigerian Muslim activists (1 C, 6 P) S. Ken Saro-Wiwa (5 P) Nigerian social entrepreneurs (21 P) T. Nigerian trade unionists (14 P) W. Nigerian women activists (1 C, 60 P) Nigerian women's rights activists (1 C, 31 P) Y. Coalition Of Nigerian Organisations, Activists Plans Massive Occupy Nigeria Protests In January To Reject Hikes In Petrol, Gas, Electricity Prices The coalition stated this in a communique of the. The global 16 days of activism is an annual campaign for ending violence against women and girls all over the world. He said . The interactive meeting had in attendance selected Civil Society Organizations, Human Rights Activist, Media Organizations, representatives of Women and Youth Groups, faith based Organizations and . Popular Nigerian Rights Activist, Tony Uranta, is Dead November 24, 2021 Precious Ibekwe Last wishes of the Executive Secretary of Nigeria National Summit Group (NNSG) before he lost long battle with stroke and partial paralysis, left wife, Baarong Uranta, a sports analyst with Channels Television, and children The World Health Organization (WHO) defines FGM as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. Prominent Nigerian Human Rights Activist Assassinated--International Groups Call for Investigation and Government Accountability NEW YORK - Prominent Nigerian human rights activist and promoter of nonviolent social change, Chidi Nwosu, was brutally assassinated in his home in Abia state in south-eastern Nigeria on December 29, 2010. LGBT+ Rights Ghana. Nigerian police dispersed a crowd of protesters Monday in the capital Abuja, injuring one, according to activists. Amnesty International Nigeria said it had received a "disturbing report that activist Omoyele Sowore was shot by the police." "Protesters deserved to be listened to, not shot at. Activist groups have called for Democracy Day protests and people took to the streets in several parts of the country on Saturday, including in the capital Abuja, where protesters gathered holding . Earlier, a coalition of 76 NGOs and civil society activists knocked the intelligence arms of the military and the Department of State Services for continued attacks on military formations and other infrastructure of the state by terrorists. The Meenat Support Group is one of UNICEF's approaches to reducing and managing severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria. The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) begins its town hall meeting in the South-West geo-political . Its mandate was to investigate human rights during the period of military rule from 1984 to . Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, was arrested New Year's Eve following a peaceful protest in the capital, Abuja. ORGANISED Labour, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and rights activists have asked Nigerians to revolt against the government's planned fuel price hike in the New Year, as it would worsen the. A Rabbi activist of the Movement for the Indigenous People of Biafra takes part in a demonstration at Piazza San Giovanni, in Italy, calling independence from Nigeria and support the struggle of the Yoruba people and the establishment of the Republic of Oduduwa. Unfazed by the pollution and blasting car horns, Nigerian activist "Flagboii" stands by a Lagos highway, waving two huge flags that flutter in the breeze. The group, known as Commonwealth Activists (CA), made the call in a peaceful procession to the Commonwealth House, London on Thursday, demanding an end to external interference on Nigeria's sovereignty. Published. The activists also lamented over the kidnapping and robbery by bandits saying the attacks were not only a setback to the war against insecurity but a blatant embarrassment to the armed forces and Nigeria in general. As Nigeria begins implementation of a new anti-LGBT law—the so-called "Same Sex Marriage Act"—the local community of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered activists is in an uproar. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a cruel reality for more than 200 million girls and women globally, while 3 million girls in Africa are at risk of undergoing FGM every year.. Unfazed by the pollution and blasting car horns, Nigerian activist "Flagboii" stands by a Lagos highway, waving two huge flags that flutter in the breeze. LGBT+ Rights Ghana started as a cyber activist group in 2018 highlighting the struggles of LGBT+ Ghanaians in the country. 14 International Groups Caution Nigerian Government Over Forgery Trial Against HEDA Centre Chairman, Suraju The foreign activists who wrote for their groups threatened to report Nigeria to "our. MTN Nigeria has said it is set to implement MTN Group's mandatory vaccination policy for staff from January 2022. . We're committed to bringing about a society that is free from discrimination and harm on the grounds of sexual orientation. We call on Nigerian authorities to investigate the incident and bring perpetrators to justice," the rights groups wrote on Twitter. The group, known as Commonwealth Activists (CA), made the call in a peaceful procession to the Commonwealth House, London on Thursday, demanding an end to external interference on Nigeria's sovereignty. Oil giant Shell wrought devastation across Nigeria for years. Now, we can announce who the 2020 Global Citizen Prize: Country Hero Award winners are: seven remarkable activists and organizations from Nigeria, Canada, South Africa, the UK, Australia, Germany, and Mexico, each a guiding light for their communities. Published. Deji Adeyanju, a Co-Chair of the movement said the organisation made solidarity interventions in Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and other countries. See more of the story of activists fighting for change in Nigeria today in HBO documentary "The Legends of the Underground". Dozens of community mobilisers like Hadiza Ali are given FCDO-funded stipends to work directly with mothers to prevent malnutrition and quickly identify cases and refer them to UNICEF-supported health facilities. Nigerian activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore sits with activists during a protest over fuel and power price rises, near the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, Oct. 1, 2020. Nigeria's activist voice had gone silent for too long. RELATED STORIES Blackmailed with nudes, Nigerian lesbians find . The Citizens Against Fake Activists (CAFA) has launched a campaign to sieve compromised activists working towards disintegrating Nigeria. The arrest of another separatist activist wanted by Nigeria sends a clear message that President Buhari won't . A little over two decades ago, the respected silk was a renowned human rights lawyer, activist, and social crusader who fought on the side of the Nigerian masses, a pride of the human rights. The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) is a Nigeria-based registered non-for-profit organization working to protect and promote the human rights of sexual minorities nationally and regionally. To understand the dynamism surrounding the activities of these women's activist groups, the Nigerian political history is divided into two phases: Pre -colonial and Post-independence periods. By Bukola Adebayo, CNN. The country's streets had not felt the pounding of mass protests since the mid-90s, when a coalition of student activists, labor leaders . Ogoni indigenes carrying a poster of Ken Saro-Wiwa in remembrance of the late civil rights activist and environmentalist who was one of the Ogoni Nine executed on November 10, 1995 by . READ MORE Nigeria: 'The government failed #EndSARS', says lawyer and activist Moe Odele Starting from Lagos, people poured out en masse into the streets to demand justice for victims of police abuse. An environmental rights activist in the Niger Delta, Sheriff Mulade, has charged stakeholders in the region, especially those in the oil and gas bearing communities, not . The activist groups asked the court to revoke the permit granted to NABDA for the confined field trial of NK603 and MON89034X NK 603 maize in Nigeria, claiming that the permits were issued on a non-business day, May 1, 2016, which was a Sunday and a public holiday, Workers Day. The pandemic increased the urgency of taking the right actions to end . LGBTQ activist, Bisi Alimi, slams Nigerian music. Those honoured are a Zambian movement, Youth fir Parliament and Joice Zou, a poet from Angola won the Artistic Activist of the year. 7 December 2021. While noting that citizens groups and election support coalitions should canvas for affirmative action and social inclusion, the activist lamented that the 2023 election remains a defining moment . A United States (US) based rights activist, Toyin Dawodu, has called on the Republic of Benin to release Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyomo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, unconditionally, within . Name Adeola Austin Oyinlade Aminu Kano Ayo Fasanmi Ayodele Awojobi Bamidele Aturu Beko Ransome-Kuti Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Dele Giwa Emmanuel N. Onwubiko Fela Kuti Festus Keyamo Nyakno Udoette Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Femi Falana December 5, 2021 By Adekunle Fajana Radical artiste and social activist, Seun Kuti has demanded that Nigerians rise against cult groups in the country. The journalists were joined on the awareness walk by other women groups, Civil Society . A centenarian activist, High Chief Josephine Ezeanyaeche, charged the nation's leaders to ensure that Nigeria remained one indivisible nation, amid persistent calls from some quarters for the country to disintegrate. It was unclear what the protest was about or how many people were present but . Nigeria: A Preliminary Report on Criminal Proceedings Against Journalist Omoyele Sowore. CAFA says this has become crucial as the country's activism space is polluted with selfish and questionable individuals and groups, promoting an agenda against President Muhammadu Buhari, the administration, the Nigerian military and the collective . Africa Nigeria cracks down on separatists as security issues mount in the north. The office was unfortunately raided and shut down on February 24, 2021 by members . We call on Nigerian authorities to investigate the incident and bring perpetrators to justice," the rights groups wrote on Twitter. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) Protesters have taken to the . There are several human right activists in Nigeria. Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate, Political Activist) An advocate for the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-S*xual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community, Bisi Alimi has opined that 80% of Nigerian music are . Nigerian activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore sits with activists during a protest over fuel and power price rises, near the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, Oct. 1, 2020. Last wishes of the Executive Secretary of Nigeria National Summit Group (NNSG) before he lost long battle with stroke and partial paralysis, left wife, Baarong Uranta, a sports analyst with Channels Television, and children Popular Rights Activist in Nigeria, Tony Tamuni-Ipriye Uranta, has died after a long time battle Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria - contribute to Legit.ng. The awards held on Monday were classified into three categories: Activist of the Year, Movement of the Year and Artistic Activist of the Year 2021. The group stated that the difference between the minister and his contemporaries in Nigeria is that he has friends across both the North and Southern parts of the country because "he is a . On one, the colours of Nigeria -- green . The prosecution of Omoyele Sowore, a political activist and former presidential candidate, has entailed severe rights violations as a result of misconduct on the part of the authorities - specifically, the Department of Security Services (DSS) and the . The discussion that follows focuses on the historical processes that have influenced Women's Activist Groups in Nigeria before and after Independence. NGE town hall meeting: Pro-democracy activists, scholars, students, others to lead conversation. Floods are one of the most visible effects of climate change in Nigeria and, in December 2020, at least 129,000 people were affected by flooding across Nigeria, with 68 people losing their lives. The activist groups asked the court to revoke the permit granted to NABDA for the confined field trial of NK603 and MON89034X NK 603 maize in Nigeria, claiming that the permits were issued on a non-business day, May 1, 2016, which was a Sunday and a public holiday, Workers Day. Nigeria has a diverse and large human rights community which has made its presence felt throughout the nation, particularly with the creation of the CD. It was created by Olusegun Obasanjo, the newly elected President of Nigeria, in 1999. Such protests are common in Nigeria but last year's demonstrations were by far the biggest which both the government and security agencies never . An attempt by the governor to extend a hand of fellowship to #EndSARS campaigners has been rebuffed Rinu Oduala, a prominent human rights activist and frontline #EndSARS campaigner, says the governor is playing to the gallery Your support matters. 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