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Civil Liberties Organization
Civil Liberties Organization is a Nigerian non-governmental organization focused on human rights and pro-democracy advocacy. History The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) has been promoting human rights in Nigeria since it began in 1987. On 12 August 1993, CLO's founder and president Olisa Agbakoba, was part of the leaders of the pro-democracy campaign against the nullification of the 12 June 1993 presidential elections by General Ibrahim Babaginda. Many CLO members were arrested and detained for several weeks and hospitalized after their release due to the harsh conditions they were subjected to while some still faced charges for possession of prodemocracy leaflets. In 1995, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received the petition of Civil Liberties Organization v. Nigeria, Comm. No. 129/94 (1995) where the CLO alleges that the military government of Nigeria had suspended the constitution, dissolved political parties, threatened the judiciary by ousting the jurisdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olisa Agbakoba
Olisa Agbakoba is a Nigerian human rights activist, maritime lawyer and former President of Nigerian Bar Association. Early life Olisa Agbakoba was born on 29 May 1953 to Chief Justice Godfrey Ubaka and Mrs Phina Agbakoba in Jos. He later moved to Onitsha in 1965, two years before the Nigerian civil war. He attended Government Primary School, Jos from 1959 to 1960, Hillcrest School, Jos; 1961, Government Primary School Jos, 1962 1963; Zixton Public School Ozubulu in 1964 and Christ the King College, Onitsha between 1966 and 1967. Olisa Agbakoba also attended College of Immaculate Conception in Enugu from 1970 to 1972, Government College in Ughelli in 1973, University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1973 to 1977, Nigerian Law School in Lagos in 1978 and London School of Economics & Political Science from 1979 to 1980. He holds an LLB (Hons) of the University of Nigeria, BL of the Nigerian Law School and LLM (1980) of the University of London. Early professional career Fresh out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani is a Nigerian civil rights activist and the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre. He is the chairman, Board of Amnesty International, Nigeria. Early life and education Rafsanjani was born in Kano and got a degree in political science at the Bayero University Kano. In 1992, he became the Assistant-General Secretary of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He got married in 2001 and gave birth to his first son in 2003. Advocacy Rafsanjani has been a member of Civil Liberties Organization and a member of The Center for Democracy and Human Rights. He was a founding member of Campaign for Democracy, led by late Beko Ransome Kuti, Democratic Alternative, also a member and coordinator of United Action for Democracy (UAD) led by Olisa Agbakoba Olisa Agbakoba is a Nigerian human rights activist, maritime lawyer and former President of Nigerian Bar Association. Early life Olisa Agbakoba was born on 29 May 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Onwe
Emmanuel Onwe is a lawyer, human rights activist, newspaper columnist, and former member of the Nigerian Senate. He is presently the Commissioner for Information in Nigeria's Ebonyi State. He is also a founding and executive member of the Njiko Igbo Movement. Onwe supports the need for transparency and non-politically driven anti-corruption reforms in Nigeria. He has stated that internal squabbles continue to paralyse the government and "if gone unchecked, could result in national paralysis and the tragic death of hope itself." Background and education Onwe was born in Ebonyi State. He received his early education at Our Lady of Fatima (later renamed the Community Primary School) in Ikwo and the Presbyterian Secondary School, Abakaliki in Anambra State. Onwe studied law on a scholarship at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he earned his bachelor's degree. After his graduation, he entered University College London, where he embarked on postgra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Mahmud
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, names made of two words. For example, , ', usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid'', which means "servant of The Praised" (God). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but English translations also often translate it to "Servant of the". Spelling variations Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogaga Ifowodo
Ogaga Ifowodo (born May 14, 1966) is a Nigerian lawyer, scholar, poet, columnist/public commentator and human rights activist. He was awarded the 1998 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, given to writers "anywhere in the world who have fought courageously in the face of adversity for the right to freedom of expression. Biography Ifowodo was born in Oleh, Delta State of Nigeria. He attended Federal Government College, Warri, for his secondary education. He studied law at the University of Benin from where he obtained an LL.B in 1989. He was called to the bar in 1991 and has worked for many years as a human rights activist with Nigeria's Civil Liberties Organization (CLO). He also attended Cornell University, from where he obtained his PhD in 2008. He also holds the Master of Fine Art (MFA) in poetry, and a PhD in English (post-colonial literary/cultural studies) from Cornell University, New York. He previously taught poetry and literature at Texas State University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nnimmo Bassey
Nnimmo Bassey (born 11 June 1958) is a Nigerian architect, environmental activist, author and poet, who chaired Friends of the Earth International from 2008 through 2012 and was executive director of Environmental Rights Action for two decades. He was one of '' Time magazine's'' Heroes of the Environment in 2009. In 2010, Nnimmo Bassey was named a Laureate of the Right Livelihood Award, and in 2012, he was awarded the Rafto Prize. He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of York, UK, in 2019. He serves on the advisory board and is Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, an environmental think tank and advocacy organization. Early life and education Nnimmo Bassey was born on 11 June, 1958. He studied architecture, practiced in the public sector for 10 years and thereafter continued in private practice. He was active on human rights issues in the 1980s when he served on the Board of Directors of Nigeria's Civil Liberties Organization. In 1993, he co-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gani Adams
Chief Ganiyu Adams , popularly known as Gani Adams (born April 30, 1970), is a Nigerian activist, politician, traditional aristocrat and the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. Early life Gani Adams was born on April 30, 1970, at Arigidi-Akoko, presently known as Akoko north-west local government area of Ondo state. Education Gani Adams began his educational career at Army children's school in Otukpo, Benue state. But because of the nature of his father's job, they moved to lagos where he completed his primary education at Municipal Primary school in Surulere area of Lagos State in 1980. After his primary education,he proceeded to Ansar-Ud-deen Secondary School at Randle Avenue, Surulere. After his secondary education, he later went to train in furniture-making and interior decoration, which he completed in 1987. Career Adams thought of what he could venture into that will earn him money to cater for all of his needs. He joined Stabilini Visinoni Limited, an Italian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian (Nigeria)
''The Guardian'' is a Nigerian independent daily newspaper, established in 1983, published by Guardian Newspapers Limited in Lagos, Nigeria History ''The Guardian'' was established in 1983 by Alex Ibru, an entrepreneur, and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the ''Daily Times'' newspapers, with its model copied from the original ''The Guardian'' in the UK. ''The Guardian'' was a pioneer in introducing high-quality journalism to Nigeria with thoughtful editorial content. The paper was first published on 22 February 1983 as a weekly, appearing on Sundays. It started daily publication on 4 July 1983. During the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, reporters Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor were both sent to jail in 1984 under Decree No. 4 of 1984, which suppressed journalistic freedom. On 26 August 1989 ''The Guardian'' published a long letter by Dr. Bekolari Ransome-Kuti, a human-rights activist, entitled "Open Letter to President Babangida", in which he criticized wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ibru
Alex Ibru (1 March 1945 – 20 November 2011) was a Nigerian businessman, founder and publisher of '' The Guardian'' (Nigeria) newspaper, who was minister of internal affairs from 1993 to 1995 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. Background Ibru was a son of Chief Janet Omotogor Ibru and brother of Chief Michael Ibru, founder of the Ibru Organization. Ibru was born on 1 March 1945 in Agbhara-Otor, in today's Delta State. He attended the Yaba Methodist Primary School (1951–1957), Ibadan Grammar School (1958–1960), Igbobi College, Lagos (1960–1963) and Trent Polytechnic in the United Kingdom (1967–1970), where he studied business economics. Business career Ibru was chairman of Rutam Motors. In 1983, he met with the newspapermen Stanley Mecebuh of ''Daily Times of Nigeria'', Dele Cole also formerly of that paper and Segun Osoba, formerly of ''Nigerian Herald''. With 55% funding from the Ibrus, they launched '' The Guardian'' in 1983, with Alex Ibru as chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chidi Odinkalu
Chidi Anselm Odinkalu born (June 12, 1968) is a Nigerian human rights activist, lawyer, professor and writer. He was the former Chairman of Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission (Nigeria) and was recently the senior team manager for the Africa Program of Open Society Justice Initiative. He has worked as an advisor for the Ford Foundation New York, World Bank, African Union, International Council for Human Rights Policy, Geneva; and many others. August 2021, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University appointed Odinkalu a Professor in Human Rights Law. In 2018, he co-authored a book titled ''Too Good to Die'' with Ayisha Osori. Early life Odinkalu was born in Ihiala, Anambra State to two teachers: Augustine Chukwuma Odinkalu and Anthonia Ihunna Odinkalu. He hails from Orlu, Imo State. Education Odinkalu obtained his law degree (LLB) at Imo State University in 1987 and was called to the bar in 1988. He emerged as the best graduating student of the School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre
Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) is a not-for-profit and research organization promoting active civil-society monitoring and advocating for legislative accountability in Nigeria. It was founded by Auwal Musa Rafsanjani in 2005. Timeline * In 2009, CISLAC along with other human right agencies like Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Amnesty International, and Access to Justice called on Nigeria's state governments to refrain from extending the scope of the death penalty to include crimes such as kidnapping. * In June 2021, CISLAC joined dozens of civil society groups demand end to Twitter ban in Nigeria. * As the Pandora Papers exposed Nigerian politicians and business, CISLAC called on Buhari to investigate Nigerians involved to no avail. * In December 2021, operatives of the Department of State Services occupied the Abuja office of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre. The action was criticized by Amnesty International and ActionAid. * In A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayo Obe
Ayo Obe is a British-Nigerian lawyer, columnist, TV presenter and human rights activist. Early life and education Obe was born on May 24, 1955 in the United Kingdom. She attended the University of Wales. Career Obe is known for Nigeria's human rights, legal and social movements, and advocating for democratic reforms. She was the president of the Civil Liberties Organisation and advocated for the actualisation of Chief MKO Abiola's 1993 presidential election victory. She was listed as one of the heroes of June 12. Her passport was seized in March 1996 while leaving Nigeria to attend a meeting of the UN Human Rights Committee in New York as a result of her activism. She chaired the Transition Monitoring Group which was an election-monitoring and democracy-building coalition of Nigerian NGOs from 1999 to 2001. She also represented the coalition from 2001 to 2006 at the Police Service Commission (PSC). She serves as a managing partner in a Lagos based law firm named Ogunsola- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
