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The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu has disclosed that 365,224 human rights abuse cases were received by the commission in August alone. He made the disclosure at the presentation of the National Human Rights Dashboard, and the ‘Protection of Human Rights of Forcibly Displaced Persons through Information/Data Collection…
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Muhammed Fall has emphasized the need for the effective implementation of the Disability Act to achieve desired set goals. He also stressed the need for rights-based implementation of the Disability Act to be guided by the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with…
The European Union (EU) has raised serious concerns over the inaccessibility of banking services to over 35,000 persons with disabilities in the country. Speaking at a consultative meeting and inauguration of the disability inclusion technical working group for implementation of the protocol to the African charter on human and people rights and the right of…
By Emamuzo Iboma The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) Ogun State Branch has issued a vehement call for the immediate removal and prosecution of ACP Ogundele Olorunwa, the Area Commander of Zone 2, Abeokuta, over damning allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and systemic human rights violations within the Nigeria Police Force….
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over the tinted glass permit policy, labelling the move as illegal. In April 2025, the IGP introduced a policy, instructing the public to apply for and get annual motor tinted glass permits from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for a…
By Emamuzo Iboma The First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has pledged to ensure justice for Mrs. Modupe Alasin, a housewife reportedly murdered by her husband following a domestic altercation in Efon Alaaye. The incident, which took place in late August, saw Alasin allegedly beaten mercilessly by her husband over tardiness to the…
A civic tech organisation, Monitoring Transparency in Nigeria Governance (MonITNG), has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate a dam project in Edo State that has received repeated budgetary allocations without execution since 2017. The project, titled “Construction of Earth…
As the world commemorates the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed deep concern over the rising cases of enforced disappearances, kidnappings, and abductions in Nigeria, describing them as a grave assault on human dignity. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr, Tony Ojukwu expressed this concern…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has welcomed the conviction of pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa by a Finnish court, saying sponsors of terrorism will be held accountable, regardless of their location. The Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti, Finland sentenced Ekpa to six years in prison for terrorism offences. The court found Ekpa guilty…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed the conviction of Nigerian-born separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, by a Finnish court. In a statement, Fagbemi said Ekpa’s sentencing is a confirmation of his complicity in violent crimes in the South East region. He welcomed the six-year prison sentence handed down…