Day: June 1, 2026

SERAP Condemns Detention of Author Okey Ndibe, Demands Accountability from Tinubu Government

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Photo : Okey Ndibe By: Ndidi Adams The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the reported detention of renowned Nigerian novelist and author, Okey Ndibe, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) upon his arrival in Nigeria from the United States. In a statement issued on Monday, SERAP described the incident as an arbitrary detention and a violation of fundamental human rights, despite reports that the author was later released. According to available reports, Ndibe was detained by DSS operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…

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Opinion: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF INEC: THE WEIGHT OF HISTORY AND THE REWARD OF DOING RIGHT

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Photo: Professor Joash Amupitan, By: Valentine Obienyem AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF INEC: THE WEIGHT OF HISTORY AND THE REWARD OF DOING RIGHT Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, The title of this letter should ideally be: The Choice Before You: Professor Mahmood or Professor Nnenna Oti. The reason is not far-fetched. As you approach your own defining moment, the choice before you is, in many respects, the choice between these two legacies. Both occupied positions of public trust and faced defining moments in Nigeria’s democratic journey, yet history has…

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BREAKING: Oyo teachers to embark on indefinite strike over abduction By: Mandy Park The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to withdraw their services from schools beginning Monday, June 1, 2026, until further notice. The directive, issued by the national leadership of the union, is in protest against the continued captivity of abducted teachers and pupils, whose rescue and safe release remain uncertain. The document was signed by the chairman of the NUT, Hassan A. Fatai, and the secretary,…

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