Socialist, activist, NEC member, Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), National Coordinator, Education Rights Campaign (ERC), National Youth Leader, SPN

Lagos,Ogun Nigeria.07033697259
Joined October 2009
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Update: Protest enter day 4 in Port Harcourt, as youths demand justice for Anthony Obodo, the 22yr-old boy who was killed by the Nigerian police in Agip, Ada-George road. #JusticeForAnthony
Update: Rivers State Police Command has identified the alleged killer cop as CPL Alfred Louis, but described the tragic incident as a “scuffle” between the Anthony and the officers. Meanwhile, relatives claim late Anthony Obodo had 3 bullet wounds; 1 chest, 1 elbow, 1 abdomen. They however condemned the officers unprofessionalism and confirmed CPL Alfred Louis and his team are currently in CID detention and will be disciplined accordingly pending investigations. This story may be updated, follow @TrendingEx
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Royal Air Maroc @royalairmaroc is one of the vilest airlines around. They treat passengers like slaves. I still can't get over how they treated my parents in 2019. Beyond NCAA sanctions, we need a mass boycott of RAM #BoycottRoyalAirMarocNow.
The airline, Royal Air Maroc, has for the longest time, been the biggest culprit when it comes to baggage infractions, poor passenger handling, and extremely poor resolution processes when dealing with Nigerian passengers. Having been sanctioned - for the first time ever - for consumer protection-related infractions in 2025, one would have expected very major improvements in the way the attend to complaints from Nigerian passengers. Sadly, despite the best possible support from the Authority (we support all airlines to continue to be in business), the manner of response to these issues have hardly seen much by way of improvement; baggage continue to be shortlanded without timely information to affected passengers, first need is not being paid on a consistent level, and complaints are treated mostly after the NCAA gets involved and much pressure is given. To make matters worse, invitations from the CAA are treated with a degree of insolence that is unacceptable. Everywhere in the world, when the CAA summons an airline, it is mandatory to attend. Royal Air Maroc's country manager, Ahmed Boussouf, will sit in Lagos and refuse to attend meetings in Abuja. Instead, the airline will hastily send an email on the eve of the meeting that the cases are being processed, and thereafter, send one Theophilus (their Abuja rep), without authority to resolve cases or make commitments. Today, one of those events occurred. In registering our displeasure over this incessant disregard for Nigerian passengers and the Authority, this country manager, Boussouf, said to me, "Whatever you want to do, do." While our job may be thankless and exhausting, the NCAA, under the dispensation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Honourable Minister Festus Keyamo, SAN; and the DGCA, Capt. Chris Najomo, will never be diminished to such a level of brazen disregard and non-compliance. The passengers whose cases have been delayed, quite unfairly and unnecessarily, are paying, loyal customers. International airlines have bilateral service agreements (BASA) to honour, as well as the obligation of simple service to passengers. Strict enforcement will happen against this airline and my department will push for a stoppage of Royal Air Maroc operations in Nigeria until they make a commitment to treat Nigerian passengers better. I am not the kind of public servant who is afraid to lose his job for the right reasons. I will never accept this behaviour from operators. It is not arrogance; it is simply adherence to rules that have, for ages, been treated like they don't exist. Whatever gains we make in this industry, we will continue to fail if the rights and responsibilities of all stakeholders are treated as an afterthought. We must be intentional and systematic, adhering to world class standards. Most airlines are fortunate, and they know it, that Nigerian passengers do not have a culture of boycotting airlines, no matter the shortcomings. Otherwise, some of these cases would not even require regulatory intervention if any operator fails to take their customers seriously. There is nowhere RAM flies to, that people do not have alternatives in Air Algerie, Egypt Air, and Ethiopian. My department will be taking a very firm stand over this matter, and Royal Air Maroc will stop taking for granted, the relationship Morocco has enjoyed with Nigeria and Nigerians. We will ensure stiffer penalties against Royal Air Maroc this time. The job we were given to do will be done without fear.
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Germany: International solidarity against union busting - CWI member under attack for his defence of workers’ rights  - socialistworld.net/2026/06/1…
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As the Nigerian government pushes to restart oil production in Ogoniland, decades of pollution, dispossession and broken promises cast a long shadow over the future. SUBSCRIBE to read the full essay on our website break-down.org/subscribe-now…
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Hassan Taiwo Soweto retweeted
As the Nigerian government pushes to restart oil production in Ogoniland, decades of pollution, dispossession and broken promises cast a long shadow over the future. 🛢️ ’The Price of Oil’ by TAIWO HASSAN SUBSCRIBE to read the full essay on our website - link in bio 🔗
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Pro-EU Pashinyan wins Armenia's elections - what does it mean for working people? - socialistworld.net/2026/06/1…
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Today marks 50 years since the Soweto massacre - a mass uprising of a new generation against apartheid in South Africa
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Hassan Taiwo Soweto retweeted
"This whole protest yesterday was not just about releasing the children, but how do we ensure that no other Nigerian will fall captive?" @HTSoweto says the Nigerian government’s poor handling of insecurity has fueled nationwide protests and deepened public anger.
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Echoes From The Barricade. @CruiseNaijaHQ
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Netanyahu Government Initiated Escalation in Lebanon in Hope of Collapsing the Ceasefire with Iran  - socialistworld.net/2026/06/1…
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Militant Left condemns racist and far right terror in Belfast - socialistworld.net/2026/06/1…
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Hassan Taiwo Soweto retweeted
"Ikeja Underbridge is a place for Nigerians, and we are not departing from there." - @HTSoweto. A tense atmosphere was observed at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos as members of the #EndBadGovernance movement and pro-APC supporters gathered for #DemocracyDay activities.
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Hassan Taiwo Soweto retweeted
#June12Protest: “All those who support insecurity are free to express themselves. They should not infringe on the space of the Nigerian people.” @HTSoweto has alleged that the Lagos State Police Command facilitated a counter-protest by supporters of the ruling APC at Ikeja Underbridge.
"Ikeja Underbridge is a place for Nigerians, and we are not departing from there." - @HTSoweto. A tense atmosphere was observed at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos as members of the #EndBadGovernance movement and pro-APC supporters gathered for #DemocracyDay activities.
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To the barricades! 7:30 am Ikeja Underbridge, Lagos 12. 06. 2026. #june12nationwideprotest #Bringbackourchildrenandteachers
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Hassan Taiwo Soweto retweeted
So bad is the situation that a commission set up by Bayelsa state, to the west of Ogoniland, paints a catastrophic picture of pollution devastating in its scale and scope—so much it is dubbed an “environmental genocide”. break-down.org/the-price-of-…
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