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Obioma Okonkwo is a lawyer and human rights advocate. She is currently the Head of Legal at Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a non-governmental organization based in Nigeria whose focus is to promote and defend freedom of expression, press freedom, digital rights and access to information within Nigeria and across Africa. She is passionate about advancing freedom of expression,
September 4, 2023 NEWS In Kakanfu, Pategi Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria, hundreds of illegal miners with hard drugs, guns and explosives dig underground in a large-scale search for Lithium with no oversight and few safety measures. Security operatives and local authorities take bribes to turn a blind eye to – and also |
Once a tranquil agrarian community, Kakanfu in Pategi Local Government Area of Kwara State had thrived for generations as its farmers cultivated fertile lands. They planted all types of crops and reaped the bounty of their toil. But the serenity of this small village was shattered when the earth beneath it unveiled a hidden secret—a massive deposit of high-grade lithium.
Global human rights body, Amnesty International, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari's government was characterised with media and journalists suppression, violation of activists’ freedom of expression and peaceful assembly . The AI stated this in its 2022 report where it pointed out that the National Broadcasting Commission suspended some broadcast stations and programmes for alleged violation of broadcast code.
Dare Akogun, the news editor of Ilorin-based Sobi FM, says Nigerians need to support prisoners in order to make their stay in detention conducive.