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10 Days in Detention; Group Faults Continued Incarceration of Austin Okai

A socio-political organization, Kogi Democratic Group (KDG) has accused Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for the re-arrest and continued detention of critic,...

Austin Okai’s Re-arrest After Bail, A Barbaric and Belligerent Act – Phrank Shaibu

A former Chief Communications Manager to ex-governor Idris Wada of the Kogi State, Phrank Shaibu, has described the re-arrest of Austin Okai, a celebrated blogger and...

Austin Okai Charged to Court, Denied Bail

National coordinator of Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Frontier (PDPNYF), Comrade Austin Usman Okai has been charged to court today for inciting public against...

Gov Yahaya Bello Under Fire Over Arrest of Austin Okai

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has come under fire in the Nigerian social media following the arrest and detention of renowned social activist and convener of PDP...

Kogi Governor Has No Hand in Austin Okai’s Arrest

The Director General, Media and Publicity to the Kogi State Governor, Kingsley Fanwo has distanced the Governor from the arrest of Austin Okai, saying the Governor...

Austin Okai: Face Your Crisis, Kogi Govt Replies PDP

Kogi State government has described Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) stand on Austin Okai’s arrest as michievous, uninformed and misdirected. In a swift...

Opinion: Freedom of Speech and Austin Okai

Freedom of speech is the right to articulate one’s opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship, or societal sanction as stated by...

Group Gives Kogi Governor 24Hours To Release Austin Okai

Kogi Renaissance Group (KRG) has condemned the arrest and detention of Comrade Austin Okai, a renowned blogger and fierce critic of the state government allegedly on the...

Opinion: Abuse of Power in Kogi State

I want to draw the attention of the Inspector General of Police and National Human Rights Commission to the gross abuse of human rights currently on going in Kogi state....

Letter to President Buhari: A Cry of Agony From the Army of Victims of Maladministration in Kogi State

His Excellency, The President,  Federal Republic of Nigeria,  Aso Villa,  Abuja. Mr President Sir,  SAVE OUR SOUL; A CRY OF AGONY FROM THE ARMY OF VICTIMS OF...