Deji Adeyanju
4 Apr
There was a mild drama at the Wuse Zone 6 Magistrate Court, Abuja, yesterday, as a human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, threatened to raise a petition against police counsel, B.N. Ezala...
15 Mar
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed shock that kidnapping has returned to Kaduna State.This was as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) sent in more reinforcements in a collaborative
27 Feb
Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has urged the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, to stop laying too much emphasis on direct cash transfer to vulnerable Nigerians, but to rescue the plummeting economy.
13 Feb
Human Rights activist and Convener of Concerned Nigerians,Comrade Deji Adeyanju has urged the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila to banish any thought of regulating social media or infringing on the citizens’ right to freedom of expression.
20 Jan
Convener of Concerned Nigerians and Human Rights Activist, Deji Adeyanju has blamed the demolition of shanties and poor people’s home for the rising insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
19 Jan
Convener of Concerned Nigerians and Human Rights Activist, Deji Adeyanju has blamed the demolition of shanties and poor people’s homes for the rising insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Convener who berated the Minister of FCT, Nyesome Wike over rising insecurity, kidnapping, maiming, and killings in Abuja, however, called on President Bola Ahmed…
14 Jan
A Group under the auspices of Concerned Nigerians has called for the immediate suspension of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, over the alleged fraudulent activities committed under his watch.
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Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, on Thursday, said the government has shut down 12 private schools for safety infractions and illegal operations. Speaking at the ongoing annual ministerial press briefing to mark the first year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Alli-Balogun, said the decision was to…
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