With support from the Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA) and in partnership with the Attorney General of Lagos State, Gavel officially deployed JUSTICE CLOCK to the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. The web...
GAVEL TO DEPLOY JUSTICE CLOCK TO LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Known to be in dire need of modernization, the wheels of the Nigerian Justice system can be said to be one that grinds too slowly, but WE are doing something about it. Through the Justice Clock, we are automating the...
JUSTICE FOR ZULU
All appeal and effort to show Police Officers the drugs he had gone to buy at the pharmacy which led him to be out after curfew fell on deaf ears. Mr. Zulu (Pseudonym) spent two (2) days in detention before we came in...
OUR STANCE ON THE NEW POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION BILL
“The Nigeria Police Regulatory body should be Civilian-led” – Nelson Olanipekun, Team Lead, Citizens’ Gavel; at the public hearing on the Police Service Commission Bill organized by the House of Representatives...
GAVEL CROWNED YOUTH SILENCING CORRUPTION CHAMPION!
Indeed, it was a great honor to win the Youth Silencing Corruption Award Courtesy of the African Union Youth Envoy. Corruption, no doubt has been a widespread issue across different continents, and we have so far...
JUDICIAL PANEL OF INQUIRY
Following the establishment of the judicial panel of inquiry and restitution to receive and investigate cases of SARS and Police brutality in different States of the federation; we took the initiative to create more...
STRENGTHENING A COMMUNITY THAT KNOWS ITS RIGHTS
With over 45 episodes of “Know Your Rights” program aired on Splash105.5FM Ibadan, we have relentlessly educated the public, particularly the often-marginalized population with limited or no access to the internet on...
GAVEL GROOMS SECURITY AGENTS ON EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
Aimed towards achieving an effective law enforcement system in Nigeria, with support from Luminate Group and in partnership with Justice Development and Peace Commission, Ibadan, Citizens’ Gavel- a human rights-focused...
OF CAKES AND OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
A recent culture that filled the social media space during the global lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic was the ‘dragging’ of people for various reasons. For each passing day, someone has been...