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Kehinde retweeted
Nigeria: Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Daniel Ojukwu
Nigerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu, who was remanded in prison custody for 21 days by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. His detention raises serious concerns about the use of judicial processes to intimidate journalists and undermine the right to freedom of expression and media freedom in Nigeria.
Daniel Ojukwu, an investigative reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has faced legal proceedings since December 2024 following his reporting on alleged corruption and the diversion of public funds involving Nigerian government officials. In May 2024, he was abducted by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in connection with his journalistic work.
The continued prosecution and detention of Ojukwu appear to be part of a broader pattern of using the criminal justice system to punish journalists for exposing allegations of corruption and holding public officials accountable.
Detaining him for a further 21 days risks reinforcing a climate of fear and intimidation among journalists and media professionals.
The authorities must ensure that any legal proceedings comply fully with international human rights standards, including the right to a fair trial and guarantees of due process.
The Nigerian authorities must also immediately end all forms of harassment, intimidation and targeting of investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo. They must respect his right to carry out legitimate journalistic activities, including investigating and exposing corruption, abuse of power and human rights violations, without fear of reprisals.
No journalist should be subjected to threats, intimidation or punitive measures for holding those in positions of power accountable.
The authorities must ensure that journalists, including Daniel Ojukwu and Fisayo Soyombo, can work freely and independently without interference or fear of arbitrary arrest, detention or prosecution.
Any attempt to silence investigative journalists through intimidation or the misuse of the criminal justice system constitutes a serious threat to the right to freedom of expression and media freedom in Nigeria.
The Nigerian government must respect, protect and fulfil the right to freedom of expression and the freedom of the press, including the right of journalists and citizens to investigate, report on and criticise public officials and government policies without fear of reprisals.
Authorities must refrain from weaponising criminal laws and judicial processes to intimidate, harass, punish or silence journalists, activists, human rights defenders and other government critics. Journalism is not a crime, and exposing allegations of corruption must never be treated as an offence.
Had so much peace when I nuked Omarchy from my laptop. Cachyos with sway is enough
Omarchy folks. Less slop, more code reviews, please.
v3 -> v4 migration just deleted my network setup without warning. SSH gone, tailscale gone. And migration never finished bc of a browser bug.
That's not called a migration
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Why are Nigerians against trump? Some people asked after the recent blue wave.
Perhaps, this is one example,
ICE detained USF professor and Bay Area nurse Dr. Ann Lawani at her home and took her away in shackles. That was 8 week ago! A judge blocked her deportation to Nigeria.
She oversees 200+ nursing students. Rep. Harder says she complied with immigration requirements and was moved through multiple states to Louisiana in violation of a court order.
Trump’s ICE says it targets public safety threats. She’s a hospice nurse. nbcbayarea.com/news/local/an… #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #ICE #Immigration #BayArea #USF #Nurses
ktla.com/news/california/cal…
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Never meet your heroes. Really. I can’t believe this is the same author I admired for daring to use his pen against the rot. Now, he applauds political intimidation.
Genuinely disappointed.
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Kehinde retweeted
Omo Eko Pataki. Your concerns are germane.
Far be it for me to impoverish and rob Lagos indigenes of their lands as the APC have done for decades.
We will compensate all land owners and partner with them as stakeholders / beneficiaries of this project.
We have no intention of using conventional construction methods or models, neither do we plan to restrict ourselves to conventional construction typologies or materials.
We would use the Jakande LBIC model to purchase materials in bulk to achieve economies of scale as well as use direct trained labour that are certified products of our skill acquisition centres.
Further more, we will lean on upcycling materials to achieve our aims, some
Examples include reconstituting concrete hard-core and container- tecture.
As part of our declaration of emergency in the housing sector,We will also pass a law that gives the state first right of refusal on all hard-core produced by demolitions in the state.
This material will be crushed and reconstituted as precast members for our modular housing units.
Affordability, speed , innovation and solid stakeholders engagement will bring our vision to reality.
#Ourlagos
Kehinde retweeted
When you say "Nigerians cannot afford basic public utilities like electricity" (which people all over the World can afford);
You forget that one of the basic/major responsibilities of Nigerian leaders is to grow the GDP per capita, reduce inflation, and maintain a realm of security and prosperity;
Not continuing to blame ordinary Nigerians burdened by high inflation for their own poverty - ad infinitum.
This ersatz 1980s/1990s style Washington Consensus neoliberal economic thinking - will lead to ordinary Nigerians finally dismissing "Nigerian technocrats" as being incompetent, insincere, and inconsiderate.
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Today we're launching @costgraphai.
It tells you what your infrastructure costs, whether that spend is justified, and then fixes it.
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Kehinde retweeted
One thing I’ve learnt from these midterms is that Nigerians need to understand the constitutional limits of the president’s powers. We really need to hold other elected officials accountable: governors, senators, members of the House of Representatives, and local government officials.
Even if Peter Obi or Atiku, by some miracle, wins the presidency, that’s not the end of the story. Either of them could still end up looking like a colossal failure if the constitutional structure remains as it is.
And if Tinubu wins, a lot could still change if we start paying more attention to our institutions, their responsibilities, and legislation.
Our job is not just to vote or criticise the government. We’re also supposed to take concrete steps to make sure our voices are heard.
I know our situation is unique, but nothing really changes if we refuse to be proactive about the change we want.
