Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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The Polytechnic of Ibadan: Renaming is a Mere Symbolic Gesture

Real Progress Requires Concrete Commitment  of Makinde Government to Adequate Funding CDWR Cautions the Institution’s Administration against Undue Interference in NASU’s Affairs, Intimidation of Its Members, and Continued Anti-Labour Practices The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Oyo State Chapter, sees the renaming of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan, by Governor Seyi Makinde as mere symbolism.

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Treason Trial of #EndBadGovernance Protesters Opens

Court Adjourns Trial to October 9 as Government Continues Its Delay Tactics Campaign for Dropping of Sham Charges Must be Intensified Finally, Justice Emeka Nwite was available yesterday, June 25, to preside over the treason trial of Adaramoye Michael Lenin and ten others, after having been absent in court three times previously since last November. However, there was no trial

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Drop Sham Charges and End Treason Trial of #EndBadGovernance Activists

Treason Trial of #EndBadGovernance Activists at FHC Abuja on June 25 Tinubu Government Must Drop Charges and End the Sham Trial Tomorrow, Wednesday June 25, Adaramoye Michael Lenin and 10 other activists are expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja for a treason trial as a result of their participation in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests in August. We

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No to US bombing of Iran! For mass action from below to end oppression and the cycle of wars!

Trump’s decision to join in the Israeli state’s bombing war on Iran – fundamentally in the pursuit of regional dominance by US imperialism alongside Israeli capitalism and other Western imperialisms – clearly marks a new turning point in the already bloodthirsty warfare that has gripped increasing areas of the Middle East. It is widely seen as a gamble both internationally

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THE DEMANDS OF THE FCT WORKERS MUST BE MET IMMEDIATELY!

WE CONDEMN THE AREA COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIONS AND THE FCT MINISTER FOR OWING WORKERS MASS PROTEST UNTIL THE DEMANDS OF THE WORKERS ARE MET! The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Abuja Chapter, sternly condemns the refusal of the 6 Area Council chairmen and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to meet the demands of FCT Area council workers who have

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SAHEL MILITARY JUNTAS: An End to French Domination without a Break with Capitalism Will Not Liberate the Working People

Only a Workers’ and Poor People’s Government Armed with a Socialist Programme Can Usher in a New Dawn By Abbey Trotsky In recent years, the Sahel region of West Africa, stretching from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to parts of Chad and Guinea, has witnessed a growing wave of anti-imperialist sentiment which has expressed through a series of military takeovers

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OYO GOVERNMENT USES VAGUE TALK TO TRY TO HIDE AGRICULTURAL FAILURES

OYO STATE: GOVERNMENT’S VAGUE DEVELOPMENT NARRATIVES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ARE A CALCULATED ATTEMPT TO DEFLECT ATTENTION FROM ITS GLARING FAILURES SPN Demands a Public Probe into the ₦7.6 Billion Agricultural Loan Acquired by the Makinde-led Administration The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Oyo State Chapter, strongly condemns the recent public claim made by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural

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Nigeria’s Inclusion in the Hunger Hotspots by FAO-WFP: Grim manifestations of the Ruinous Anti-Poor Policies of the Tinubu government

FFRC Calls for  Reversal of all Anti-Poor Policies and Demands Adequate Investments in Both the Social and Real Sectors  Including Agriculture to Meet the Needs of the Majority The Food and Farmers’ Rights Campaigns (FFRC) views the recent inclusion of Nigeria in the list of world’s hunger hotspots along with 12 other countries and territories including Yemen, the Democratic Republic

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June 12: Protesters Call for Sustained Resistance against Tinubu’s Anti-Poor Policies and Attacks on Democratic Rights

On June 12, protests were held in a few states across the country as a continuation of an expression by the working masses and youth of their rejection of the anti-poor capitalist policies of the Tinubu government and its descent into civilian dictatorship with attacks on democratic rights. In other words, the conduct and action of the Tinubu government, which

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HALT RISING CRIME ON UI CAMPUS

ERC Condemns fee disparity in College of Medicine and Continuous silence of the SU-leadership on calls for intervention and anti-fee hike struggle The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), University of Ibadan Chapter, strongly condemns the growing wave of criminal activities among students within the University of Ibadan campus. In recent weeks, reports of missing phones and laptops, and break-ins into hostel

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“DEMOCRACY DAY”: NO REAL DEMOCRACY

CDWR CALLS ON WORKING MASSES AND YOUTH TO JOIN JUNE-12 PROTESTS TO RESIST ANTI-POOR POLICIES AND ATTACKS ON DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS AND CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE TO ACTUALIZE REAL DEMOCRACY June 12 signifies the struggle of the working masses for an enthronement of democratic rule with the hope that it would produce a better country wherein the needs of the masses are

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#ENDBADGOVERNANCE MOVEMENT, LAGOS STATE – NO GOING BACK ON JUNE 12 PROTEST

We call on Lagos state Commissioner of Police to Respect our Right to Freedom of Assembly The #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos wishes to encourage the Nigerian people to troop out in their thousands on Thursday 12 June 2025, being the officially-designated Democracy Day, to peacefully protest the absence of genuine democracy in Nigeria and the hunger, hardship and gross inequality that

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Ogun: Needless Deaths on Ikangba/Agoro(Old Lagos-Benin) road

Needless Deaths on Ikangba/Agoro(Old Lagos-Benin) road Gov. Dapo Abiodun should immediately construct speed breakers, provide lightings and road signs to avert further deaths CDWR demands payment of compensation to the deceased  families by government and urges residents to embark on mass actions to compel the state government to act without delay The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Ogun

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