Thursday, November 12, 2026

Rights

June 14, 2021

DashMe: Osinbajo praises NYSC certificate forger Kemi Adeosun

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has praised NYSC certificate forger Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s ex-finance minister, for her DashMe initiative.

June 13, 2021

Igbo widow cries out over barbaric burial rites

They said she must drink the water to prove that she was not responsible for her husband’s death.

widow
June 13, 2021

EURO 2020: UEFA reiterates zero tolerance for racism

“Any player or official is allowed to take the knee.”

June 12, 2021

Democracy Day: Exercise rights responsibly, Gov. AbdulRazaq tells Nigerians

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has urged Nigerians to exercise their rights responsibly as they commemorate Democracy Day.

Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and June 12 protesters
June 12, 2021

Calabar: Masked policemen tear-gas Democracy Day protesters

Armed and masked policemen have dispersed a group of Democracy Day protesters with tear gas in Calabar.

Ben Ayade
June 12, 2021

UK insists on Nigerians’ right to protest as demonstrations rock major cities

Amid the ongoing June 12 demonstrations rocking Nigeria’s major cities to mark Democracy Day, the United Kingdom has insisted on Nigerians right to protest.

British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC), Ben Llewellyn-Jones and June 12 protesters
June 12, 2021

Security forces guard critical assets amid June 12 protests

Security forces have guarded critical assets in Ondo amid concerns that ongoing June 12 protests across Nigeria may turn violent.

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and NSCDC officers
June 12, 2021

June 12: NBA urges FG to improve on rule of law

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olumide Akpata, has called on the federal government to improve on the rule of law.

NBA President, Mr Olumide Akpata, President Muhammadu Buhari, and June 12 protesters
June 12, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Nigerians hold nationwide protests to mark June 12, reject tyranny

The Buhari regime banned Twitter in a brazen attack on fundamental rights last week, prompting Nigerians to set aside June 12 for a larger, more organised wave of demonstrations.

June 12, 2021

June 12: Peoples Gazette joins coalition to project Nigeria’s civic space

The conference holds on Twitter and is expected to feature independent journalists, traditional and new media platforms, civil society representatives and other stakeholders.