Anyone Plotting My Arrest Is Wasting Their Time Because Nigerians Are Fed Up With Tinubu Government – Sowore

 Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has warned the Nigerian government and security agencies that they are wasting their time if they attempt to arrest him before the protest tagged #FearlessInOctober. 

The protest, scheduled for October 1, is a mass action by Nigerians to demand for good governance, an end to hunger, bad policies, corruption and insecurity in the country 

The activist who arrived in Abuja, the nation's capital, on Monday morning disclosed this while addressing his supporters and journalists shortly after the court proceedings of one of his court cases at the Federal High Court Abuja.

He said he was in the country to attend some of his court cases slated for Monday, September 23, before Justice Emeka Nwite.

Sowore said whether he was physically present during the protest or not, the protest would go on as scheduled adding that anybody plotting his arrest was just wasting his or her time.

He recounted how the #RevolutionNow protest was held across the country despite his arrest in 2019 by the Department of State Services (DSS) just as he called on Nigerians not to be intimidated by the security agencies but to go ahead to exercise their constitutional rights.

According to Sowore, “We got a new date again after coming to court and we are going to be back in November. 

“So it is very important that before November, there is October and in October there is October 1 and there is #FearlessInOctober. Let me say that I am really proud of those of you who fought August

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria struggle. I couldn't be here but I will be here for this one and if they arrest me that day, please don't let that disturb you. You should double your enthusiasm to make it even bigger.

“Because I was arrested in 2019 before #RevolutionNow and it still happened. I was restricted to Abuja we still make #EndSARS happened. So I was not in Nigeria and #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria happened. So I am not even a big deal anymore in this struggle. You guys have become more radical than myself. So anybody that is wasting his time plotting something is just wasting his time because Nigerians have reached a point where they are no longer afraid of death. 

“Tinubu government has killed us with economic policies and those people who believe that election can solve their problem, they saw it in Edo election yesterday.”

He said the protesters were not ready to have any secret meeting with any government officials adding that it was crystal clear that the Nigerian government didn't believe in dialogue but to impose their agenda on Nigerians.

He lamented how the labour leaders were betrayed after a series of meetings and negotiations leading to the arrest of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero.

The activists condemned the Bola Tinubu-led government for subjecting Nigerians to untold hardship with the exponential increase in price of fuel, electricity tariff, school fees and cost of living. He said Nigerians had been suffocated and could no longer feed their families owing to the anti-people policies of the government. 

Tinubu Government Declare Monday Public Holiday

The Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared Monday, September 16, 2024, a public holiday in observance of Eid-ul-Mawlid, the celebration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ( Peace Be Upon Him).

Nuella's News reports that the announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement released by Dr. Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary of the ministry.

Minister Tunji-Ojo extended his congratulations to the Muslim Ummah, both within Nigeria and in the diaspora, as they mark this special occasion. He also encouraged Muslims and Nigerians at large to embrace the values of patience, sacrifice, and resilience during this period.

 The Minister emphasized the importance of using the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebrations as an opportunity for prayers for peace and the continued prosperity of Nigeria. He called on citizens to reflect on the teachings of Prophet Muhammad and work towards fostering a more peaceful and egalitarian nation.

Tinubu Government Bans Students Below 18 From Writing WAEC, NECO

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has Prohibited Individuals under the age of 18 from Taking part in the National Examination Council and West African Examination Council Exam.

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ program on Sunday night.

Mamman explained that the federal government has directed WAEC, which conducts the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and NECO, which oversees the Senior School Certificate Examination to enforce the 18-year age requirement for candidates wishing to take these exams.

He added that the age limit for candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, administered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, remains set at 18 years.

He said, “It is 18 (years). What we did at the meeting that we had with JAMB (in July) was to allow this year and for it to serve as a kind of notice for parents that this year, JAMB will admit students who are below that age but from next year, JAMB is going to insist that anybody applying to go to university in Nigeria meets the required age which is 18.

“For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a new policy; this is a policy that has been there for a long time.

“Even basically if you compute the number of years pupils, and learners are supposed to be in school, the number you will end up with is 17 and a half – from early child care to primary school to junior secondary school and then senior secondary school. You will end up with 17 and a half by the time they are ready for admission.

“So, we are not coming up with new policy contrary to what some people are saying; we are just simply reminding people of what is existing. In any case, NECO and WAEC, henceforth will not be allowing underage children to write their examinations. In other words, if somebody has not spent the requisite number of years in that particular level of study, WAEC and NECO will not allow them to write the examination.”

Emefiele Seeks Court Order To Stop Tinubu Government From Further Prosecuting Him

 

Suspended CBN Governor Emefiele has sought a court order to stop Tinubu Government from further prosecuting him.

Nuella's News reports that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to stop the Federal Government, through the Department of State Services, DSS, from further prosecuting him.

This reliable Nigeria News platform recalls that Emefiele, arraigned on July 25, by DSS over alleged illegal possession of a firearm, was, however, admitted to bail and ordered to be remanded in prison custody, but was re-arrested by the DSS.

In a fresh application before Justice Nicholas Oweibo, Emefiele through his lawyers, led by Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN, is seeking an order of the court discharging him of all charges brought against him by the DSS, arguing that it was in “brazen disobedience” of the subsisting orders of the court granting him bail on July 25, 2023

He further prayed for an order, prohibiting the Federal Government from continuing to enjoy any form of indulgence from the courts except and unless it complies with the bail ruling.“Relying on Section 6(6)(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), relevant sections of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and under the inherent powers of the court, Emefiele wants the court to stay further proceedings in the current charge until he exhausts all the remedies available to him in law to compel the government and the DSS to obey the order of the court admitting him to bail or remanding him in prison custody, until he perfects his bail terms.

In the application, he is seeking to invoke the jurisdiction of the court to enforce its orders, so as not to be seen “as a toothless bulldog or paper tiger.”

According to Emefiele, his fresh application seeks to preserve and protect the “efficacy, majesty and integrity of the court as well as the rule of law in our democracy.”

Meanwhile, the DSS has joined issues with him, while the court will hear the fresh application today.