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In praise of the vocation of dissent in Nigeria, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Dissent has a long tradition in Nigeria. Indeed, it is the only thing that has guaranteed progress in Nigerian history. Its exponents in every generation have paid heavy but ultimately worthy prices, and without them the country would be nowhere. Nigerian women, workers, students and youths have been leaders in this enterprise. In every generation, dissent has also entailed inter-generational…

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dozenhost · 4 years

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Ogun: Wives of LG chairmen express commitment to partner Ogun First lady

Wives of chairmen of 20 local government areas ( LGAs) of Ogun state have made commitment to support Ogun State First Lady, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun to foster all-round development in the state.

They made the commitment in a communiqué made available to the PressMen in Abeokuta on Sunday.

The wives said in the communiqué they all signed that they would do whatever possible, within their reach and…

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michelle-godwin-gist · 3 years

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Breaking: Veteran Yoruba Actor, Baba Suwe Is Dead

Ace Yoruba comic actor, Babatunde Omidina better known as Baba Suwe is dead. The announcement was made a few minutes ago when his son, Adesola Morenikeji Omidina took to his Instagram page to announce the sad news. He was born on August 22, 1958, in Inabere Street in Lagos Island where he grew up but hails from Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.

Omidina had his primary education at Jamaitul Islamial Primary School in Lagos and Children Boarding School, Osogbo before he proceeded to Adekanbi Commercial High School in Mile 12, Lagos state but obtained the West African School Certificate from Ifeoluwa Grammar School in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.

Omidina began acting in 1971 but came into the limelight after he featured in a movie titled, Omolasan, a film produced by Obalende.

He became more popular after he featured in Iru Esin, produced by Olaiya Igwe in 1997. He had featured and produced several Nigerian movies such as Baba Jaiye jaiye, a movie that featured Funke Akindele and Femi Adebayo, the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami.

In 2011, he was accused of cocaine trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, an allegation that was described as false and defamatory by the ruling of the Lagos high court of law. His solicitor was the late Bamidele Aturu, a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist.

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omasitalks · 6 years

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'7-years after,Â NDLEA has not paid meÂ a dime from myÂ N25m compensation' - Actor,Â Baba Suwe

‘7-years after,Â NDLEA has not paid meÂ a dime from myÂ N25m compensation’ – Actor,Â Baba Suwe

Veteran Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has revealed that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has not paid him the N25 million, which the Lagos High Court had ordered to be paid as compensation. Baba Suwe in an interview with Punch, disclosed that since the death of his lawyer. Bamidele Aturu, the case has “practically been forgotten". In 2011,…

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gospelmusic · 3 years

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Baba Suwe: How NDLEA Crippled My Leg And Destroyed My Career

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Babatunde Omidina, the legendary comedian and actor, widely known as Baba Suwe, says he is ill at the moment and cannot walk due to the experience he received from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

The NDLEA arrested the veteran actor in 2011 for allegedly possessing substances suspected to be cocaine.

He said he's now crippled due to the trauma he experienced in the hands of the NDLEA in a conversation with The PUNCH.

He said, “I have not forgotten about my issue with the NDLEA and I will never forget because I am still bearing the pains and suffering from that encounter. I am still affected by the inflictions they meted on me at that time.

“As I speak with you, I cannot walk with both my legs. Just to visit the toilet in my room, I have to be carried there. Even using the toilet is a problem as well.

“Although I travel abroad for medical check-up, my body is still not okay at all. As I said, I cannot walk to my toilet at all without assistance. This development began about a week or two ago. Before then, I hardly walk properly and anyone who sees me would know that I have difficulty walking.”

The veteran actor described his ordeal in the hands of the NDLEA personnel, said, “When I was in the custody of the NDLEA, they searched me, injected me, asked me to go to the toilet, but they never found any cocaine inside my system. I defecated there and they did not see anything.

“If my lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, was still alive, I will have got my compensation a long time ago because he is a good lawyer. He is also a compassionate person. The man was nice. When we were in court, he really tried. If he was alive, I would have been compensated.”

Baba Suwe further stated that his health complications had affected his career. He said, “I have not been able to continue my work as an actor partly because of what I am currently going through. I cannot start work because I am not strong enough.

“I am grateful to one of my younger ones who I introduced to the business, Yomi Fabiyi, for always yielding my calls. He is my son; he stayed with me and learnt from me. Fabiyi is one of those that has promised to get me a means of transportation to aid my movement, especially if I have to be at a location.”

Several owners of properties demolished for the ongoing Igbogbo-Igbe Road Expansion Project received checks worth N500m from Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently.

Baba Suwe got the sum of N3.1m as compensation for his demolished property.

In response to the development, Baba Suwe said, “I am very ill and was supposed to see the Governor yesterday, but I could not. We have not yet gone to collect the money the government promised us. It is until we go there and receive the money before I can believe that they have compensated me.

“I am supposed to be where we ought to collect the money today. I ought to take one of my cars there, but since I do not have anyone to drive me there, that is why I have not gone there yet.

“The amount the government wants to compensate me with cannot be compared to how much we spent on the property; ever! After the government is done, when we visit the site, we will be able to determine whether we will rebuild or not."

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iuniversallystudentperfectionme · 4 years

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The Federal Government had been using the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency to fix the prices of petroleum products. But following the recent challenge of the usurpation of the powers of the Minister of Petroleum Resources to fix the pump price by the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), the Federal Government decided to transfer the power to the Petroleum Products Marketing Company. Thus, the PPMC announced a new ex-depot price of N151.56 for PMS last week. In justifying the illegal and insensitive increase in the pump price of fuel the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, had said, "Government is no longer in the business of fixing prices for petroleum products, we have stepped back. Our focus now is on protecting the interest of the consumers and making sure that marketers are not."

In the same vein, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has publicly confirmed the decision of the Federal Government to hand over the duty of the Minister of Petroleum Resources to the so-called global market forces. Thus, while speaking from Abuja during a web seminar organised by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, last week, explained that all tough measures adopted by the Federal Government were geared towards weathering the current headwinds posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to her, "What that means is that the price of refined products (petrol) will be determined by the global price of crude oil, so the price will keep changing according to how the global market operates.”

With respect, ASCAB insists that decision of the Federal Government to abdicate its responsibility to fix the price of fuel is the height of official impunity, which should not be tolerated in any democratic society. Indeed, it is a reckless violation of section 6 (1) of the Petroleum Act, which provides that "The minister may by order published in the federal gazette fix the prices at which petroleum products or any particular class or classes thereof may be sold in Nigeria or in any particular part or parts thereof."

In the case of Bamidele Aturu versus Attorney-General of the Federation (unreported suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/591/2009), the Federal High Court declared illegal and unconstitutional the policy decision of the federal government to deregulate the downstream sector of the petroleum industry contrary to the combined effect of the provisions of the Price Control Act and the Petroleum Act. According to the learned trial judge, Adamu Bello J. (as he then was): "It seems to me that a combined reading of the provisions of sections 4 and 6 of the Police Control Act and the Petroleum Act leaves one in no doubt that the control of and regulation of prices of petroleum products among others, is a legal duty imposed on the government of the Federation acting through its relevant functionaries i.e Minister of Petroleum Resources and the minister in charge of commerce by the two acts of the National Assembly referred to, so any decision by the government to deregulate the downstream sector as it affects the fixing of price of petroleum products must contend with those enactments. In other words, any decision to deregulate the downstream sector of the petroleum industry by not fixing the prices of products while these extant laws remain in force and has not been amended or abrogated, will be in conflict with those enactments an therefore be illegal."

Since the judgments and orders of the Federal High Court are binding on the Federal Government as well as all authorities and persons in Nigeria pursuant to section 287 (3) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 the decision of the PPMC to increase the price of petrol is contemptuous, illegal, null and void. Therefore, the Federal Government should cancel the illegal fuel hike and call the management of the PPMC to order for usurping the power which is exclusively vested in the Minister of Petroleum Resources. ASCAB is compelled to call on President Buhari to exercise his statutory power as the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources to protect the interests of the Nigerian people by fixing "the prices at which petroleum products or any particular class or classes thereof may be sold in Nigeria or in any particular part or parts thereof".

FALANA (SAN), is Chairman, Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond

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icechuksblog · 6 years

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Veteran Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has revealed that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has not paid him the N25 million, which the Lagos High Court had ordered to be paid as compensation. Baba Suwe in an interview with Punch, disclosed that since the death of his lawyer. Bamidele Aturu, the case has “practically been forgotten". In 2011, the actor was arrested by NDLEA at Murtala Mohammed International Airport over the suspicion that he was trafficking drugs.Upon his arrest, he was in the custody of the NDLEA for three weeks, and after several searches, no drugs weres found. In the interview, Baba Suwe said “I have never gotten a kobo from them. The case has practically been forgotten after my lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, died. Aturu was determined to see the case to a conclusion. When he first took on the case, he called me aside and asked me to confess to him if I really committed the crime. But I affirmed my innocence to him and he believed me. The people close to me knew that I was innocent. I had never seen cocaine until I got to NDLEA office. My job as an actor was enough to take care of all my needs, and I didn’t need anything else. Through my job as an actor, I have been blessed by God and I am well loved and respected. If there was a juju priest that could do that, I’m sure the person would be a millionaire by now. What could I have used that made them not find anything in me? After all, they apprehend people every time. I have always stuck to what I know how to do best. It really affected my career and that is to be expected. Till this day, a lot of people still believe I ‘trafficked’ cocaine. Meanwhile, I am totally innocent of the allegations." Baba Sure also revealed that he has made a movie out the ordeal and he plans on releasing the movie soon. According to him, the movie will be titled “Oya’gbe ti.”

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#http://icechuks2.blogspot.com/2018/09/7-years-after-ndlea-has-not-paid-me.html '7-years after #NDLEA

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lnlnews-blog · 6 years

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NDLEA Has Not Paid Me N25m Compensation, Says Baba Suwe

Legendary Nigerian actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has revealed that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has not paid him the N25 million, which the Lagos High Court had ordered to be paid as compensation.

Baba Suwe made this known in an interview with Punch, where he disclosed that since the death of Bamidele Aturu, his lawyer, the case has “practically been…

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vistapostng-blog · 6 years

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June 12: PDP, Activists React To Buhari Honouring Abiola

June 12: PDP, Activists React To Buhari Honouring Abiola The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the national honour proposed to be conferred on late Moshood Abiola, by President Muhammadu Buhari, reeks of hypocrisy and political desperation ahead of 2019 presidential election. The announcement was made on Wednesday night in honour of Mr Abiola, who won the annulled presidential election of June 12, 1993. Mr Abiola was arrested in 1994 while struggling to claim his mandate from military dictators at the time. He died in custody in July 1998. Kudirat Abiola, one of the late politician’s wife, was amongst those who died in the struggle for implementation of his mandate by the military. She was killed in a suspected assassination in 1996 in by suspected elements of Mr Abacha’s junta in Lagos. The military junta led by Sani Abacha accused Mr Abiola of declaring himself president, a move it saw as treasonable felony and kept him in perpetual custody until his death, which came a month after Mr Abacha himself died of suspected cardiac arrest. PDP, in a statement by its publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, alleged that the president’s action merely seeks to use the name and person of Abiola to gain political capital and not out of genuine reverence and recognition for him. The opposition party says it sees Wednesday’s announcement as shocking as it recalled the president never associated, either by words or actions, with Mr Abiola. It said Mr Buhari was not also sympathetic to the Abiola family when Mr Abiola’s wife, Kudirat, was “gruesomely” murdered by the agents of a government which Mr Buhari served. “It is therefore a sign of political desperation for President Buhari to seek to use Chief Abiola’s name as a tool to sway Nigerians in less than twelve months to an election where he, (President Buhari) is seeking a second term. “It is also shocking that the respectable grave of Abiola can be dishonoured by granting a posthumous award on him along with someone who denounced the June 12 mandate and preferred the company of his (Abiola’s) traducers. The party claims “Even those who now masquerade as change agents were opposed to the naming of University of Lagos after Chief Abiola. The party said if the president genuinely wants to honour Abiola, he should do so by ending all “anti-democratic proclivities of his administration and allow for the rule of law and respect for our constitution”. In their reactions, pro-democracy campaigners on Wednesday welcomed the Buhari administration’s declaration of June 12 as Nigeria’s new Democracy Day. “This is a well-received development,” said Yinka Odumakin of the Campaign for Democracy. “President Buhari has affirmed our longstanding believe that June 12 is Nigeria’s Democracy Day.” Mr Odumakin said even though the timing of the announcement was suspect, Nigerians should see its substance. “It is another election season where political moves and gimmicks would be in the air,” Mr Odumakin said. “But the declaration of June 12 is what we are really happy about as a victory for the country.” Mr Buhari also pledged to award Ngeria’s highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, on Mr Abiola. He also announced the award of the second-highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, on Gani Fawehinmi, a pro-democracy campaigner, rights activist and legal practitioner. Mr Fawehinmi passed on in 2009 at 71. The same GCON honour was also announced for Mr Abiola’s running mate in 1994, Babagana Kingibe, now a key ally of President Buhari. Also welcoming the development was Joe Okei-Odumakin, a rights activist. Mrs Okei-Odumakin, wife of Yinka Odumakin, said today’s victory was appropriate for democracy as well as Mr Abiola, whom she said paid the supreme sacrifice for the freedom of all. “The decision is accepted because we have been asking for the past 24 years,” Mrs Okei-Odumakin said. “Since 1999 when May 29 was declared Democracy Day, we have been kicking against it.” Today’s decision, which she said is “highly noted and accepted”, would be even better appreciated if Mr Buhari could declare Mr Abiola a former president. Although Mr Abiola won the election, he was never sworn in as president or so formally declared. “We want a posthumous declaration” of Mr. Abiola “as a former president of Nigeria and we want his portrait to be lined amongst past presidents of Nigeria,” Mrs Okei-Odumakin demanded. Several presidents since the turn of civil rule in 1999 have failed to declare June 12 Democracy Day despite frantic and regular agitations, neither did they confer Mr Abiola with the GCFR, which, although might not be an affirmation of his status as a former president, puts him in the same category of all presidents in Nigeria’s history. The GCFR is received strictly for presidents, and Mr Abiola would be the first individual to be admitted into the tiny club of the holders. The GCON that was awarded to Mr Fawehinmi, however, is not that restricted. Although it is seen as largely reserved for vice presidents, the honour had previously been conferred on private individuals, including Aliko Dangote and Mike Adenuga, two of Nigeria’s most-prominent businessmen alive. Mrs Okei-Odumakin said the real test for Mr Buhari’s democratic credentials would be in 2019 when he would have to preside over an election in which he would be a contestant. “Conducting a free, fair election is the best way to entrench democracy and immortalise” Mr Abiola, she added. Ebenezer Babatope, a politician, said he welcomed the declaration of Mr Abiola as a posthumous holder of GFCR, but said the timing was “suspicious”. In his take, Mike Igini, a rights activist and serving electoral commissioner, said his happiness could not be over-emphasised. “This is one of the days I feel so elated,” he said. “That an injustice that has been going on for so long was finally put to rest by the president today.” “Those who made May 29 as their Democracy Day have been put to shame,” Mr Igini said. “We have long condemned the celebration of Democracy Day on May 29.” Former President Olusegun Obasanjo proclaimed May 29 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day to the consternation of June 12 activists, and rebuffed all demands for him to rescind the decision in favour of June 12. Mr Igini said June 12 marked a watershed in Nigeria’s history and should not have been a subject of prolonged struggle to be dedicated the Democracy Day. “We had a Muslim-Muslim ticket that people overwhelmingly voted in,” Mr Igini said. “The religion, tribal and other fault lines that had long torn us apart were resolved in that election.” “Sadly, the military aborted that victory for democracy and I was detained with Ebun Adegboruwa and the late Bamidele Aturu in Benin over our struggle.” “We thank God that everything is not in vain. I congratulate Nigerians,” he said. He also demanded a posthumous designation of Mr Abiola as a former president and national monuments named after him. “Either the National Stadium in Abuja or that in Lagos should be named after M.K.O. Abiola,” he said. “We thank the president for doing what those who came before him failed woefully to do.” Read the full article

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thisdaynews · 6 years

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Speak out, Nigeria’s democracy is under Siege – Ekweremadu tells NBA

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Speak out, Nigeria’s democracy is under Siege – Ekweremadu tells NBA

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to be vigilant in order to arrest the dwindling fortunes of the nation’s democracy.

He stated this in Abuja at the 2018 Law Week of the NBA, Abuja Branch, on Tuesday, while recalling the courageous sacrifices of some lawyers and activists in enrhroning democracy in Nigeria.

According to him, “the current state of the nation’s democracy would make heroes of the struggle like Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Chief MKO Abiola, Chuma Ubani, Bamidele Aturu, and Kudirat Abiola sad in their graves.”

“Our society is in despair today; democracy is receding; rule of law appears to be at the crossroads; and the killings across the land have become so massive, frequent, and mindless. Politicians that were once friends have turned our politics into a war of attrition.

“Our elections, in many instances, have been highly militarised, with some security officers accused of physically assaulting the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nigerians have watched on live television the raid of the hallowed chamber of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the carting away of its mace by thugs.

“As if emboldened by that, political thugs stormed the premises of the Rivers State High Court. The nation watched with great concern the heavy and prolonged gunfire by armed thugs, who, but for the resistance put up by the people of Rivers State, had virtually succeeded in preventing the court from carrying out its legitimate duties. Today, to hold a different political opinion appears tantamount to a political suicide”, he stated.

The Senator, however, said that frightening as the emerging trend appeared, he was more troubled by the loud silence of the NBA.

“The Bar has not uttered any word of condemnation of these and other clear acts of aggression against the legislature or the judiciary in recent years.

“We must bear in mind that democracy does not die in a day. Democracy dies a slow and painful death. Democracy will die if the independence of the judiciary is destroyed, the National Assembly turned to a rubber stamp, the media gagged, the Civil Society Organisations sucked-in, and the electoral umpire annexed.

“But it is not in anybody’s interest, let alone the Bar, for our democracy to fail. However, we cannot fold our hands, keep sealed lips, and expect Heavens to play our parts as lawyers. So, the Bar must rise in defense of democracy.

“There is no sitting on the fence. The poet, Dante Algheri, warns that the hottest parts of hell are reserved for those, who in the time of moral crisis, preserve their neutrality. The Bar must speak up against impunity. The Bar must be heard loud and clear in condemnation of desecration and intimidation, and annexation of key institutions of democracy.

“The Bar must stand up in defence of the rule of law, separation of power, rights, liberties, and other laudable tenets without which democracy becomes an empty barrel, a civilianised dictatorship, and, above all, the Bar must continue to promote justice, equity and fairness to sustain our democracy”, Ekweremadu emphasised.

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musicalng-blog · 7 years

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Shuaib vs Okonjo-Iweala: Court orders FG to reinstate NEMA Spokesperson 4 yrs after retirement

Justice David Isele of the National Industrial Court (NIC) has ordered the immediate reinstatement of former Spokesperson of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Yushau A. Shuaib back into the public service after forceful retired In 2013 over an opinion article he wrote on former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

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diorinduke · 7 years

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Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe

Nigerian actor and comedian Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe has been silent for a very long time after he was detained by the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency on allegations of drug trafficking, some years ago.

The negative pall on his career has not gone done and his problems were compounded by the fact that he had lost his wife, Monsurat Omidina aka Omoladun Kenkelewu, some years earlier.

Baba Suwe revealed that he would be getting married again. He said, “It has been hard for me to cope since the death of my wife because I don’t have any woman with me. I really loved and trusted my former wife. But I will marry again, and it may be soon. However, it also has to do with money, because women will not love you if you don’t have money.”

Speaking on the situation of things as regards the N25m the NDLEA was ordered to pay him, he said, “The NDLEA did not give me any money like the court ruled, and I have forgotten about it. I’m not interested in pursuing any case against them again, as I don’t have money to hire another lawyer. The former lawyer (Mr. Bamidele Aturu) who was pursuing the case for me is dead. He really wanted us to see the case to a logical conclusion because I’m not a cocaine pusher. I was really embarrassed and that incident affected my career and health.

During the time, people did not call me for movies. However, I just finished working on my own movie’.

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EBOLA: One Year Remembrance of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh. Nigerians should not forget!

As the world marks the 2015 international humanitarian day, the chairman of the National Human rights commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has urged Nigerians to remember the sacrifices of some of the nation’s finest humanitarians.

The human rights chief said the efforts made by Nigerians like Ameyo Adadevoh, Gani Fawehinmi, Bamidele Aturu, among others, should never be forgotten.

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#Ameyo Adadevoh #Bamidele Aturu #Ban Ki-moon #EBOLA: One Year Remembrance of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh. Nigerians should not forget!#Folashade #founder of Paulash initiative #Gani Fawehinmi #Jide Salu #Mark Lipdo Program Coordinator #Okomayi #Stefanus foundation

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Father Of Late Human Rights Lawyer And Activist, Bamidele Aturu Speaks About His Son Aged parents of renowned human rights lawyer , Bamidele Aturu, spoke about their son in Ogbagi -Akoko in Ondo about his life and the family background. His father, Felix Aturu, a retired police officer said his son was very good to him and the family, however, he also complained that the family had some issues. WATCH HERE…

#Father #Human Rights #Lawyer #Activist #Bamidele Aturu #Felix Aturu #Ogbagi -Akoko #family #Son #police officer #Sahara TV

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Human Rights Lawyer Bamidele Aturu Dies

Human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu has died in Lagos after a brief illness.

Aturu, who has over the years shown unbridled commitment to human rights and constitutionalism.

The late lawyer became known as a fighter against power abuses when, as a member of the National Youth Service Corps, he refused to shake hands with a military administrator of Niger State, Col. Lawan Gwadabe, in 1988 during…

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#Aturu dead #Bamidele Aturu #Human rights #Lagos lawyer dies #Metro News #national confab #NBA

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Human Rights Lawyer, Bamidele Aturu is Dead, 49

Human rights lawyer, Barrister Bamidele Aturu, is dead.

Barrister Aturu reportedly died on Wednesday evening according to a colleague, Olanrewaju Suraj.

Suraji confirmed to The Nation that Aturu was sick briefly before he died in a Lagos hospital.

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#Advocacy Organizations #Africa #Aturu #Bamidele Aturu #Human Rights and Liberties #Lagos #Nation #Nigeria

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