Human Rights

Vice President of the Human Rights Watch Foundation (HRWF), Nigeria, Tijjani Sarki, has condemned what he described as the “inhumane treatment, public humiliation, and unlawful detention” of Ms. Comfort Emmanson …

Retired staff of the Sokoto State Primary School Education Board have called on Governor Ahmed Aliyu to urgently order the payment of their long-overdue pensions and gratuities. They said the …

Emmanuel Obe Stakeholders on sexual and gender-based violence have called for more commitment from the Rivers State government and concerted efforts from all towards effectively addressing the menace, which is …

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and public commentator, Dr. Monday Ubani, has faulted the lifetime no-fly sanction imposed on Ms. Comfort Emmanson by the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, describing it …

A Lagos State District Coroner, Mrs. Temitope Oladele, investigating the death of Mr. Pelumi Onifade, a reporter with Gboah TV who reportedly died in Police custody during the #EndSARS protests …

Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, has approved the release of N1.14 billion for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to 445 contract staff in the …

As Nigeria prepares to mark the 2025 United Nations World Indigenous Day on Saturday, two powerful voices, Marie Sabo Azaki and Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, have spotlighted the painful reality …

A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Ahmadu Yaro to 21 years in prison for raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi, following years of public pressure and media …

To promote women’s right to own houses, land, and property, the Plateau State Ministry of Lands, Survey, and Town Planning, in collaboration with the Norwegian Refugee Council, has held a …

A group of retired soldiers under the umbrella of Voluntary Discharged Soldiers 1st and 2nd quarters Retirees of the Nigerian Army are currently protesting at the Ministry of Finance Headquarters, …