Category: Opinions

When reporting, investigating and prosecuting cases of grooming, child sexual exploitation (CSE) and sexual abuse and violence, Nigeria must look to other nations for inspiration. Has the penny or kobo finally dropped? The hurricane that has taken the world by the lapels in the last two years has finally made it’s way to the doorsteps of Nigerian churches, it would… Read More

The satanic Boko Haram sect was officially banned in Nigeria by the federal government and declared a terrorist network in June 2013. The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has since successfully prosecuted many of the members of the sect for sundry offences under the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act.  The Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has also investigated and indicted the leaders… Read More

It is no longer news that for Mr Femi Fani-Kayode to remain relevant in Nigeria he has resorted to insulting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and this has given him the illusion of the relevance he sought, especially at a time even members of his party see no more value in him. Just like his father (Chief Victor Fani-Kayode) who betrayed… Read More

Nigerians on Saturday woke up to read the news of how Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and right activist was ‘kidnapped’ by secret police at his residence ahead of the nationwide protest expected to start in 21 cities on Monday, August 5. The protest, according to Sowore and other organizers, is tagged: #RevolutionNow to express their displeasure with… Read More

“The young generation of whites, blacks, browns, whatever else there is, you’re living at a time of extremism, a time of revolution, a time when there’s got to be a change, people in power have misused it, and now there has to be a change. And a better world has to be built and the only way it’s going to… Read More

I checked my Facebook feed this morning, Saturday, August 3, like I normally do almost every morning. I believe one of my greatest fears—or should I say positive anticipation—for Nigeria may have just been set in motion: Omoyele Sowore was arrested by officers of the Department of State Services. Or, to put it as it should be: The Nigerian government arrested the… Read More

The rights of citizens to freely organize themselves and protest against any perceived actions or inactions of government at all levels enjoy constitutional imprimatur and the peaceful exercise of such rights is not subject to the whims and caprices of those who occupy public offices. These rights are inherent in every man, more so in a democratic society like ours.… Read More

It has come to our notice at Cadrell Advocacy Centre that Comrade Omoyele Sowore – publisher Sahara Reporters, has been arrested by men of the State Security Services at the early hours of Saturday, the 3rd of August, 2019. The said arrest is not unconnected to the planned nationwide protest against bad governance, insecurity, corruption and the host of other… Read More

The DSS cannot be accused of being fair-handed and unprejudiced. It has always been the political police of the existing regime. I recall in 2014 when agents of the service invaded the offices of the APC in search of incriminating materials; hounded the staff of the party and made a spectacle of them for droll offences. The agency was serving… Read More

I feel helpless not to mock or inveigh the parade of buffoonery that has become daily libations of the ruling elites.   Monday, August 5, 2019, Nigeria is will witness revolutionary earthquake caused by the #RevolutionNow led by Omoyele Sowore.   That Nigeria is overripe for revolution is like saying herdsmen terrorists are dangerous. Next Monday seems too long to… Read More