Isiyaku Ahmed The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has laid the foundation for the Abuja Original Inhabitants Heritage Centre, a landmark initiative aimed at preserving the …
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The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed Cherubim and Seraphim King of Kings Church, located on No. 24, Georgius Cole Street, Ifako Ijaye, for noise pollution. The closure …
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CITAD Demands Release of Student Arrested for Criticizing Niger Governor on Facebook
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned the arrest of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student in Agricultural Economy and Extension at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai …
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The National Emergency Management Agency has received a total of 147 stranded Nigerians from Libya as part of the ongoing Assisted Voluntary Return initiative. This was supported by the International …
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The Nigerian Senate has proposed life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, with no option of fine, in a major move to strengthen child protection laws. The proposal …
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the decision of a Kano Magistrate Court ordering two popular TikTok creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to get married within 60 …
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CITAD Condemns Arrest of Ibrahim Ishaq Danuwa Rano, Calls for His Immediate Release
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) strongly condemns the unjust arrest and continued detention of journalist Ibrahim Ishaq Danuwa Rano by officers of the Nigeria Police, Zone One …
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Stephen Enoch At 29, Juliana Bwala, who was battling with deteriorating eyesight, believed she was stepping into a new life of love and security. Coming from Borno State to Kano …
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Rumuorlumeni Community Urges Rivers Government to Stop Land Sales on Waterways
Tamunosiki Akpuh The people of Rumuorlumeni community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have called on the state government to halt the sale of their waterfront lands, warning …
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Amnesty International Faults Tinubu’s Pardons, Warns of Injustice to Victims
Amnesty International has expressed deep concern over the clemency and pardons recently granted by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to individuals convicted of human rights crimes, warning that the …