Following the barrage of criticisms against the Federal Government of Nigeria over the exclusion of Dr. Stella Adadevoh from the recently released National Honours List, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe in…
Read moreDESPICABLE SLIP INTO TYRANNY
The prevention yesterday by the Federal Government of opposition Governors from travelling to Ekiti State to campaign is a condemnable development. This kind of repressive approach is symptomatic of dictatorial military governments and is a clear reminder of the presumably…
Read moreNigeria: Anti-LGBT Law Threatens Basic Rights: ‘Same-Sex Marriage’ Specter Used to Criminalize Expression, Association, Assembly- Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/14/nigeria-anti-lgbt-law-threatens-basic-rights stop impunity!
Read moreStill on the anti-gay Act
The recently passed anti-gay bill is likely to encourage homophobic attitudes, killing and maiming of homosexuals and discriminatory tendencies. We suspect that the passage of the Act is deliberately done to divert attention from other more germane issues within the…
Read moreNigerian Anti-Gay Act, a violation of fundamental freedoms- Sterling Law Centre (Press Statement)
Press Statement- ‘Deji Ajare Co-ordinator Sterling Law Centre Abuja 14.01.2014 Just yesterday, it was revealed that the FGN had signed into law the Same Sex Prohibition Act. The Act seeks to punish persons who enter into same sex marriages. It…
Read moreUS expresses Deep Concern with Nigeria’s Enactment of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act- Press Statement
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 13, 2014 The United States is deeply concerned by Nigeria’s enactment of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. Beyond even prohibiting same sex marriage, this law dangerously restricts freedom of…
Read moreThe Madiba Testament- Charles Omere
A great man dies; and the firmaments bleed. The winds roar from the the dark bowels of Soweto, carrying with it the nightmarish echoes of the screams that drew blood. The images of black fair game falling after the crack…
Read morePRESS RELEASE: PASSAGE OF THE EDO STATE KIDNAPPING PROHIBITION LAW BY GOV. ADAMS OSHIOMOLE
Sterling Law Centre for Advocacy, Abuja. 21st October 2013 PRESS RELEASE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE EDO STATE KIDNAPPING PROHIBITION LAW BY GOV. ADAMS OSHIOMOLE Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole on Friday signed the state’s Kidnapping Prohibition Law as amended…
Read moreLandmark ruling on application of Freedom of Information Act- By Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun
In 2011 Nigeria passed the Freedom of Information Act, which seeks to guarantee citizens’ access to public information. The law is revolutionary in the scope of information to which it grants access, and the safeguards contained therein are a welcome…
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Okupe Lied Again!
Following the barrage of criticisms against the Federal Government of Nigeria over the exclusion of Dr. Stella Adadevoh from the recently released National Honours List, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe in…
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