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•Police brutalise 70-year old woman, as exercise turns violent in Osun•One shot, Police arrest 12, including journalists•Pro-govt protesters mobilise to disrupt protest •Mailafia, 7 presidential candidates, others call for Sowore’s release•Revolution has failed — Presidency Angry youths and facilitators of the Revolution Now protest, yesterday, defied threats of security agencies to hold demonstrations in four states of the country and the …

Our Citizenship Under Attack and the indices of human progress are on a steep decline In a worrying trend, speaking out is becoming more dangerous in Nigeria as curbs on free speech, and repercussions for taking stances opposed to the government of the day are on the rise. First, it was publisher Jones Abiri, who was arrested and held by …

Despite the heavy rainfall in Abuja, #RevolutionNow activists on Monday stormed the National Human Rights Commission, Maitama, to protest against the poor security situation and other social issues in the country. The protesters had planned to hold the rally at the Unity Fountain, but our correspondent gathered that they were forced to change the venue following the lockdown of the …

—Says Peaceful protest different from incitement for revolution—Tells those behind the planned revolution to unmasked themselves The Presidency yesterday said that the only way to change government in a democracy was through electoral process This came on the heels of the African Actor Congress, AAC in the February 23 Presidential election, planned revolution spearheaded by the Presidential Candidate of the …

Security agents have surrounded the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, in anticipation of the #RevolutionNow protest march scheduled to hold today. The security agents have the OP MESA vans parked around the stadium, The PUNCH can confirm. The Operation MESA or OP MESA, as it is commonly referred to, is a joint Internal Security Operational platform made up of the Army, the Navy and …

The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State is set to intervene in the disagreement between the state governor, Godwin Obaseki and his godfather, Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress. Sunday PUNCH exclusively gathered from the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the state, Mr. Chris Nehiare, that the party could no longer regard the issue as a family …

The organisers of the #RevolutionNow protest has said it will not be deterred by the arrest of its leader and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Mr Omoyele Sowore. One of the organisers, who is the General Secretary, United Action for Democracy and member of the Socialist Workers and Youth League, Mr Kunle Ajayi, vowed to go on with …

In the sight of God, the most important arms of Government in power, are the higher powers, and these higher powers are the magistrates and judges, hence every soul is commanded to be subject to all magistrates and judges, because they are ordained of God, as written in Romans 13:1: “Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For …

Concerned Nigerians, a civic group led by Deji Adeyanju, has called on federal authorities to immediately release Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters who was taken into custody on Saturday morning by suspected state agents. Mr Sowore was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. at his Lagos apartment. An associate who witnessed the incident said the operatives were from the …

The police in Ogun State have confirmed the release of the four remaining pastors of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson. has said. Mr Oyeyemi said, in a statement Saturday, that the remaining four kidnap victims had been rescued unhurt from their captors. The police spokesperson had earlier announced the rescue of Chidinma Ibelegbo, a deaconess …