Gavel held an entertaining and eye-opening Twitter space on the 16th of June 2022. The space addressed the issue of “medical negligence: your right to claims and compensation” where some notable figures in the...
GAVEL JOINS OTHER CSOs TO PARTICIPATE IN SERAP REPORT PRESENTATION.
Gavel’s Lagos Team were present at the SERAP report Presentation tagged “Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Nigeria”. The interactive session had...
AFTER TWO LONG YEARS IN POLICE CUSTODY, CHARLES REGAINS FREEDOM.
Charles Aboki (pseud) was arrested for the alleged offence of kidnapping sometime in 2020. Upon his arraignment, he was remanded in a Custodial Centre. The court case was adjourned to a future date each time he was...
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT ILUPEJU COMMUNITY 
Another core mission of Citizens Gavel is educating and emancipating the masses at the grassroots level. On the quest for this humanitarian mission, Gavel alongside Tracka facilitated the town hall meeting with the...
THANKS TO GAVEL, KAKA BECOMES A FREE MAN!
Gavel is constantly working around the clock to ensure that indigent citizens are legally represented and freed from prison. In 2017, Kaka (Pseud) was arraigned and charged with the offence of burglary and stealing a...
OYO MASSACRE PETITION AND CONDOLENCE
Sunday 5th of June, 2022 was another gloomy Sunday for Nigerians as Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owaluwa area of Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State, killing dozens of members...
CJID, IWPR upskill CSOs on Human Rights Advocacy Campaign Strategy
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY 27TH JUNE, 2022 After training journalists on how to report conflicts and human rights issues, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, in collaboration with...
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14 Key Rights of a Suspect in Police Custody
Arrest and detainment of a suspect by the police and other law enforcement agents in Nigeria doesn’t strip suspects of their rights. These are the constitutionally protected rights of every suspect in police custody...
Gavel’s Legal Team Participates in Oversight Visit to the Force Criminal Intelligence & Investigations Department (FCIID), Abuja.
Our legal team, represented by Seyi Arowosebe participates in an unscheduled oversight visit of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) to the Force Criminal Intelligence & Investigations...
Eviction of Mrs Adeola Bassey and her Children from Family House in Abuja – Our Intervention So Far.
On Tuesday 10th May 2022, our legal team in Abuja, led by Seyi Arowosebe working with Vivian of FIDA Abuja, responded to the SOS call of Patricia having been evicted from their family house by a team of enforcement...
Legal Intervention for Wrongfully Accused 18-year-old Student
JayJay, an SSS 3 student who recently turned 18, had just resumed apprenticeship at a Barber’s shop in Lagos when he was wrongfully accused of stealing two phones belonging to a woman. He was arrested and detained...
10 Key Considerations Before “SUING” a Party to Court in Nigeria
Before deciding to commence a legal action in court to enforce your right, get to know some factors that must be carefully considered before instituting a lawsuit in a Nigerian court.