Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has strongly condemned the arrest of investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo, calling it an attack on press freedom. On Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, confirmed Soyombo’s arrest, explaining that it occurred during a military operation targeting a notorious gang involved in pipeline … Read more
The Presidency has remained silent following critical remarks from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concerning President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. Speaking at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University, Obasanjo described Nigeria as being under “state capture,” accusing the government of corruption and poor leadership. EDITOR’S PICKS Trump Taps … Read more
Human rights lawyer Effiong Inibehe has called on Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), to step back from defending President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Inibehe made this statement in response to Pastor Adeboye’s remarks crediting his prayers for preventing the naira’s collapse to ₦10,000 per dollar. Adeboye also commended … Read more