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Ganduje: 1,000 Civil Society Groups Commend IGP Egbetokun for withdrawing police attached to Kano agency

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 April 2024 0

** say Kano is a bad example of how governors will misuse State Police in Nigeria. ** condemns use of state resources to persecute perceived enemies in Kano State. A coalition of 1,000 Civil Society Organisations in the country, under the auspices of the Transparency Watch Initiative, has

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CSOs clash in Abuja over Sowore, others

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2019 0

Civil society organisations, (CSOs) have clashed in Abuja over calls for the enforcement of the human rights of Omoyele Sowore, the convener of RevolutionNow Movement, and other citizens unlawfully detained by the Department of State Services, DSS. The state of confusion created in the streets during the clash left several people injured and hospitalised. Sowore: […]

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The unconstitutionality of NGOs’ Regulatory Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

By Olayinka Aileru The most topical issue among civil society organisations in Nigeria today is the proposed Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Regulatory Commission Bill. The legislative bill introduced by Mr Umar Buba representing Kogi State in the House of Representatives has as its objectives the regulation of NGOs in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, the bill […]

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