November 21, 2022 Nigeria is heading to its most crucial poll in its 62 years of independent rule. Not because the ones before had no consequence on the polity. It is mainly because the dispensation of today’s...
SALIU WALKS FREE AFTER 3 MONTHS IN DETENTION
Saliu (Pseud) was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police Force and charged to court for the offence of murder even when the Complainant informed the police that Saliu wasn’t the murderer. Saliu was remanded in...
LEGAL INTERVENTION CAME EARLY FOR JAMES
James was arrested in August 2022 for the alleged offence of theft. Our Lawyer met him in Court in the course of our Court Duty Soliciting to provide free legal service to indigent Defendants. James informed our Lawyer...
2 YEARS AFTER, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?
October 20, 2022, marked exactly two years after the unforgettable events at the Lekki toll gate during the nationwide EndSars protest of 2020. To commemorate the EndSars memorial, Gavel released data showing the number...
#ENDSARS: IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF PANEL, PAY COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF PROTEST IN ENUGU STATE
It has been more than 18 months since the report of the Administrative Panel of Inquiry Enugu was submitted to the Governor of Enugu State. Implementation is still awaited.
COMMUNITY SENSITIZATION
Citizens’ Gavel, in collaboration with the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria and other sister Organizations, embarked on an advocacy visit around the community of the NBA Annual General Conference ’22 venue to...
LUMINATE TOWNHALL SESSION
Along with other civil society leaders, Citizens’ Gavel team lead, Nelson Olanipekun, was at the Luminate Town Hall Session held at Osun/Lagos Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on the 2nd August 2022. The Session...
GAVEL KEEPS WINNING!
On the 10th of August 2022, GAVEL won at the National Industrial Court in Abuja in the case of Komolafe Okunola Vs Rut*** Int’l limited & 2 others. We represented the Claimant in court to seek relief for...
Of Activism and Democracy
Gavel joins other stakeholders to foster impactful discussions on activism and the importance of democracy in Nigeria, particularly as it affects the youth. Our Lagos Team was at the invitation of the National Youth...