Human Rights

The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT), Nigeria, has called for an urgent review and adjustment of the scheduled physical and credential screening exercise for the recruitment …

The Kano State Peace Advocates (KASPA) have dismissed allegations of escalating repression in Kano State, insisting that civil liberties remain protected under the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. In …

The Kano State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Children, and Persons with Special Needs, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi Sani, has reunited a child, Musa, who had been missing for ten (10) years, …

The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC–RFT) Nigeria Office has commended the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, for what it described as his prompt and responsible action in receiving Walida …

The League of Civil Society Organizations in Kano State has strongly condemned what it described as a growing pattern of intimidation, harassment, and suppression of dissenting voices in the state. …

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State last night took custody of Walida Abdulhadi Ibrahim, the missing girl from Jigawa State, who had been in the custody of the Department of …

Kano State Government has dismissed allegations by Amnesty International that it is orchestrating a clampdown on freedom of expression in the state. Amnesty International, in a publication titled “Kano: Escalating …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in partnership with the British High Commission Abuja, has rescued and returned 23 Nigerians trafficked to scam centres in …

A human rights organization, IHRC-RFT Global, has formally expressed grave concern over what it described as credible information confirming that Walida Abdullahi has not been released to her lawful parents …

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Nigeria Police Force acted unlawfully when it declared human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, wanted in …