Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has pledged to improve the welfare of minors detained for their alleged involvement in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests. This comes after a chaotic scene at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where some of the minors reportedly collapsed while awaiting arraignment on Friday. In a statement released shortly after […]

A minor, who is among 76 persons set to be arraigned on Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja for participating in the recent EndBadGovernance protest

The Counsel to the Federal Government, Rimazonte Ezekiel, has stated that most of the 76 #EndBadGovernance protesters arraigned in connection with the demonstrations that rocked the country in August are adults. His remarks came after a hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the protesters—arrested between August 1 and August 10—were presented before […]

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the protest, which began on August 1 to demand for good governance, ended on August 10.

Those adjudged to be adults among the defendants charged in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protest were granted bail in stringent terms.

The Federal Government has arraigned 76 detained #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The protesters, mostly minors,

The minor is among at least 28 other minors remanded in connection with the #EndBadGovernance since August.

The minor is among at least 28 other minors remanded in connection with the #EndBadGovernance since August.

The Eagle Online recalls that the #EndBadGovernance protests took place from August 1, 2024 to August 10, 2024 nationwide

The Eagle Online recalls that the #EndBadGovernance protests took place from August 1, 2024 to August 10, 2024 nationwide.

Amnesty International has sharply condemned the Bola Tinubu administration's detention of minors following the August 2024 end hardship protests.

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has called on the Nigerian government to withdraw the charges against the end governance protest minors. Sani

A coalition of northern youth groups has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to as a matter of urgency intervene in the ongoing arraignment, detention,

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has taken action on the arraignment of #EndBadGovernance protesters in Abuja.

The four defendants, who looked malnourished and unkempt, slumped shortly after they were called into the dock to take their pleas.

Senator Shehu Sani has called for the withdrawal of charges against minors arraigned on Friday at the court in Abuja for participating in EndBadGovernance protest.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has assumed responsibility for the case involving 75 #EndBadGovernance protesters, aged 12 to 15, who appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. Naija News reports that the young protesters face 10 charges, including terrorism, attempted government overthrow, and alleged mutiny […]

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration for parading minors in court, stating that the government’s actions undermine Nigeria’s criminal justice system and dent the country’s reputation on the international stage. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Effiong expressed dismay at the recent arraignment of minors and called […]

An Abuja Federal High Court has granted bail in the sum of N10 million each to 67 minors who are among #EndBadGovernance protesters arraigned on Friday.

There was a mild drama on Friday when one of the suspects brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the recent #EndBadGovernance protests fainted in court. Naija News reports seventy-five suspects, aged between twelve and fifteen years of age, were brought by the Police before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on a 10-count charge in […]

Counsel to the federal government, Rimazonte Ezekiel, said all the arraigned #EndBadGovernance protesters are adults and most of them are married,

With the judge’s pronouncement, it means the minors will continue to face terrorism and treason charges when they are medically fit.

A dramatic scene unfolded at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday as five minors were among those put on trial.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday arraigned 76 #EndBadGovernance protesters, primarily minors, who were detained following demonstrations across the country. They face a ten-count charge, including alleged treason and conspiracy to destabilize Nigeria. The charges, filed under Section 96 and punishable by Section 97 of the Penal Code Act, point to alleged felony […]

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a federal high court in Abuja has granted N10 million bail and other conditions to 72 #EndBadGovernance protesters on Friday, November 1.

A participant in the August #EndBadGovernance protests, Khalid Aminu, has shared his ordeal of being detained and allegedly tortured by the Department of State Services (DSS) for over two months. Aminu, an engineer, was one of several young demonstrators who took to the streets in early August to protest issues including hunger and perceived governance […]

Teenagers allegedly involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests, which swept across Nigeria from August 1 to 10, 2024, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday in visibly poor condition for their arraignment. In courtroom videos obtained by PUNCH Online, some male protesters appeared visibly malnourished and dishevelled. Some of them lay on the […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to 76 individuals involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests that took place in August 2024. Naija News reports seventy-five suspects, aged between twelve and fifteen years of age, were brought by the Police before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on a 10-count charge in relation to their participation in […]

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has condemned the detention and alleged mistreatment of minors arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests, urging their prompt release. The children were arraigned before a federal high court in Abuja on a 10-count charge involving treason, but a mild drama played out when some of them started slumping in […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Amnesty International have asked President Bola Tinubu to release all 76 people arraigned over their involvement in the August #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. Recall that 76 protesters were arraigned in court on Friday. It was gathered that during the proceedings, one minor among the group collapsed at the Federal […]

In August, Mr Egwatu, ordered the remand of all of them, including at least 28 minors who are below the age of 18, in prison for two months, to enable the police to complete their investigations.

A minister who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message to Nuhu Ribadu. This comes as the Bola Tinubu government charged minors with treason.