27 days ago
When the state turns the law against dissent under Tinubu’s watch, By Kolawole Olaniyan
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Premium Times Nigeria is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 19:05 UTC. The headline in use is “When the state turns the law against dissent under Tinubu’s watch, By Kolawole Olaniyan”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Nigeria has been here before. But under Tinubu, threats, harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders, activists, journalists and civil society organisations are being compounded by the growing weaponisation of the criminal justice system, particularly by the State Security Service (SSS), to silence peaceful dissent and intimidate critics.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Premium Times Nigeria
When the state turns the law against dissent under Tinubu’s watch, By Kolawole Olaniyan
Reported by 1 outlet
- Premium Times Nigeria