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ECOWAS Court Declares NGOs Case Inadmissible The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has declared the case of alleged human rights violations brought by two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) against Nigeria inadmissible, citing their lack of capacity to initiate a public interest lawsuit. In a judgment delivered by Hon Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma, the Court equally dismissed…
S/South Youth Call For Upgrade of Kenpoly Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The South South Youths Initiative, SSYI, has called on the Rivers State Government to upgrade the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic to a full-fledged University. The National President of the South-South Youths Initiative, Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar, made the call when the National Union of…
Civil Defence Officers Sentenced to Death By Hanging An Ikeja High Court has sentenced one Azonta Amarachukwu and Ajayi Adebayo to death by hanging for Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Armed Robbery under Sections 299 and 297[2][b] of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Justice Onyindamola Ogala sentenced Azonta Amarachukwu and Ajayi Adebayo to…
Father Discharged And Acquitted of Daughter Defilement An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has discharged and acquitted one Alfred Udiong of an alleged defilement charge of a 14-year-old girl whose name was withheld. Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of defilement against the defendant by calling the…
Catholic Priest, Two Others Kidnapped in Rivers Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic Priest of the Port Harcourt Diocese, Reverend Father Livinus Maurice, alongside two other of his parishioners in Rivers State. It was gathered that Fr. Maurice, who is the Parish Priest in charge of St Patrick’s Catholic, Isiokpo, in…
NIDCOM Commends Sakinah Medical Outreach on Upcoming Medical Mission in Abuja Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has commended Sakinah Medical Outreach (SMO) on its upcoming medical mission to provide free medical care to un-derserved Nigerians. In a statement issued by the commission’s spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the NiDCOM boss said,…
Bridging The Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis And Care Gaps in Lesotho In a country where cancer prevention, diagnosis, and care have historically been limited, the personal journeys of survivors like Maatang Chaka and Joalane Tsupaneare are beacons of hope and resilience. Tebo, a 49-year-old mother from Maseru District, and Joalane, a 19-year-old leukaemia survivor, represent the…
NHRC Received 170,000 Human Rights Violation Complaints Nationwide The National Human Rights Commission has revealed that about 170,000 complaints of human rights violations were received across the country. Speaking at the presentation of the January 2025 Human Rights Situation Dashboard on Friday, the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Dr Tony Ojukwu, said that this was a…
Port Harcourt Man Stabs Friend Over Missing Phone Prince Woke, Port Harcourt A man simply identified as Michael is now in the net of the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his friend, Uchemna, to death after alleging that the victim (Uchenna) Stole his (Michael’s) handset. We gathered that the incident happened at Egede…
Protest in A/Ibom Over Rising Attacks on Oil Communities Uko Etim, Uyo The people of minority Ijaw and Obolo ethnic nationalities in the oil-rich Ibeno local government area of Akwa Ibom State have staged a peaceful protest over incessant attacks, killings and destruction of properties by the neighbouring Eket and Esit Eket LGAs. The protesters,…