This resulted in several arrests, detentions, and life-threatening treatment by government officials.
In January 2017, the Lagos State Police Command arrested Sowore over a petition by a magazine publisher, Lekan Fatodu. The police assaulted Sowore at the Area F Police Command, Ikeja, an incident that drew the condemnation of many Nigerians.
In August 2019, Sowore was arrested by the Department of State Services, ahead of a planned nationwide #RevolutionNow protest.
The arrest prompted massive public outcries, as the Nigerian government, which later admitted to the arrest of Sowore, was roundly condemned by notable Nigerians, including Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, and human rights organisations such as Amnesty International.
Updated Feb 13, 2021 | 12:39 IST
Rashmi Samant will become Oxford Student Union President after winning the elections. MIT student is all set to become the first Indian women to occupy the position of Student Union President. Rashmi Samant to become Oxford Student Union President | Photo Credit: Representative Image
Alumni of Manipal Institute of Technology, MIT created history by winning the prestigious position of Oxford Student Union President. Rashmi Samant won the elections and is all set to become the first Indian women to occupy the position of Student Union President.
Rashmi, a graduate student of MSc in energy system at Linacre College, Oxford University contested for the post with four main priorities- decolonization and inclusivity, COVID interventions for all, access to quality mental health resources, and decarbonizing the university. As per the MIT communique, Rashmi has bagged more than the combined votes of the other three cont
EXCLUSIVE: NANS President, Asefon To Hold ‘Secret Meeting’ With Dangote Over Truck Accident That Killed Ondo Students
Eyewitness accounts said the truck carrying cement lost control due to its brakes failure and rammed into business centres and shops near the school gate.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 11, 2021
Baring any last minute change, the National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefons will be meeting Aliko Dangote, founder of Dangote Industries Limited.
SaharaReporters gathered that the meeting which was facilitated by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State is to stop NANS from further attack on the African richest man and his company after one of his trucks killed over 10 students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko.
Young Louth people asked to play part in fight against Covid
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Louth County Council has teamed up with a number of well-known figures from the county to encourage young people in Louth to continue to play their part in the fight against COVID-19, by following the public health guidelines.
The #LouthTogether social media campaign features PetrolRose blogger, Katherine Beirne, Drogheda based GP, Dr Amy Morgan, and Student Union President of Dundalk Institute of Technology, Taidgh Kavanagh. It was launched last week with a video message from Katherine Beirne.
The video campaign is aimed at the 18-to-30-year-old cohort in Louth, and encourages them to help to suppress COVID-19 in Louth by following the basic public health guidelines: washing their hands; keeping social distance, and wearing a face covering where required and when social distancing isn’t possible.
Sheffield Students’ Union are launching a campaign calling on student debt for this academic year to be cancelled, citing the ongoing coronavirus campaign, industrial strikes, and the cost of student living.
The SU Officers have launched a petition addressed to Student Finance England and the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson MP. Jake Verity, SU President, has also written to a number of South Yorkshire MPs, including Paul Blomfield and Olivia Blake, as well as Dan Jarvis, who is also the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region.
“This academic year has been particularly challenging for our students, with universities’ collective representatives failing to find a solution to prevent strike action; a global pandemic stopping universities across the country functioning as normal; and the costs of living for students reaching a breaking point across the sector,” he wrote.