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President Buhari and Governor Oyetola Human rights group, Take It Back (TIB), has called on the Nigerian government and Osun State government to immediately release protesters arrested during demonstrations.  A statement signed by the Osun State leader of the group, Prince A. A. Adeyeye, on Saturday condemned the development, noting that such was indicative of the shrinking civic space in the country.  President Buhari and Governor Oyetola The group said it was unfortunate that the state governor, Gboyega Oyetola, and President Muhammadu Buhari had continued to abuse by power by clamping down on perceived critics of their administrations.  The statement continued, “We clearly call on President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Gboyega Oyetola to release all activists and protesters they have detained illegally and stop further repression and incitements as this is totally uncivilised, undemocratic and a totalitarian act of irresponsibility. “The masses are suffering and have su

Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called for a national mobilisation to combat the menace of insecurity bedevilling the country. He also said Nigeria’s sovereignty had been taken away by Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements. Wole Soyinka Britannica In a direct reference to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nobel laureate said the President could not end the country’s insecurity challenge, sitting down in Aso Rock. Soyinka stated this on Saturday while featuring on an Arise TV programme monitored by Sunday PUNCH. According to him, Nigeria has reached the “stage of desperation”. The government should be willing to “pay people to come and help us” in defence against Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements. Soyinka said, “There are those on whose shoulders must be placed the primary responsibility and that include some former Heads of State who refused to see the inevitability of what we are going through right now.

Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called for a national mobilisation to combat the menace of insecurity bedevilling the country. He also said Nigeria’s sovereignty had been taken away by Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements. Wole Soyinka Britannica In a direct reference to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nobel laureate said the President could not end the country’s insecurity challenge, sitting down in Aso Rock. Soyinka stated this on Saturday while featuring on an Arise TV programme monitored by Sunday PUNCH. According to him, Nigeria has reached the “stage of desperation”. The government should be willing to “pay people to come and help us” in defence against Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements. Soyinka said, “There are those on whose shoulders must be placed the primary responsibility and that include some former Heads of State who refused to see the inevitability of what we are going through right now.

Donald Trump Lehigh University and Wagner College have announced that they would revoke the honorary degrees conferred on the United States President, Donald Trump.  This comes amidst rising tension in the United States following the Capitol siege by Trump’s supporters on Wednesday.  Donald Trump Business Insider Trump received the honorary degree from Lehigh in 1988 after speaking at the institution’s commencement ceremony while he received a degree from Wagner in 2004. Both Lehigh and Wagner cited the violence that rose out of the attempted coup at the US Capitol on Wednesday as reasons for revocation. A statement from the Lehigh University account on Twitter read, “Board of trustees voted to rescind and revoke the honorary degree granted to Donald J. Trump in 1988.” It was gathered that Lehigh faculty members have for years urged the university to rescind Trump’s degree. In 2018, nearly 300 Lehigh faculty members urged the board of trustees to rescind the degree. Acc

File photo used to illustrate story. No fewer than one person was killed on Friday evening when two cult groups clashed in Ijokodo area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Saharareporters gathered that the clash was a continuation of the fight that occurred about two months ago, leaving two people dead in the area. File photo used to illustrate story. The Guardian Nigeria A resident, who spoke with Saharareporters in Ibadan on Saturday, said many residents had fled the area for fear of being caught up in the fracas. “We are tired in this area,” he said. “I cannot go home again. I sleep at my friend’s house with my family. This is where I slept last night, and I am fed up. The clash was a usual incident in our area. “It seems we don’t have a government in Oyo State again,” he continued. “I went home this morning, and the remains of the last victim are still there. A neighbour just called me now that they are just taking the corpse away now. I don’t know the kind of country we