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UNODC, Others Host Chess in Prisons Championship. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Chess in Slums Africa, and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have collaborated to host the first-ever Annual Chess in Prisons Championship. The event, which coincided with International Human Rights Day, was held on Tuesday at the Maiduguri Maximum Security…
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…
HOMEF Trains Environmentally Impacted Communities on Just Transition. ….educates community members on just energy transition ….restrategizes measures to build community resistance By Tracy Ohovwore Igobiaye and Gelegele community members in Edo state were educated on just energy transition. The training is titled“Community Dialogue on Just Energy Transition and the Use of Cultural Tools to Build Resistance.”…
FCTC Anniversary: CAPPA Prompts Govt to strengthen Enforcement of Tobacco Control Laws Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (WHO FCCTC), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) urged the Nigerian government to strictly enforce the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA), the…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a 64-year-old man, Ndubisi John Iheukwumere, for allegedly defrauding a petitioner of N165 million in a fake land transaction. In a statement signed by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Iheukwumere allegedly conspired with a woman identified as Mrs….
NHRC Insists Punishment For Human Rights Violators in N /East … Compensations Paid to Victims Stella Peters The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said Nigerians must not lose sight of the fact that significant human rights violations did occur in the ongoing military counter-insurgency operation in the Northeast, which calls for punishment for perpetrators…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has voiced serious concerns over recent forced evictions in Lagos State and the enforcement of sit-at-home directives in Anambra State, warning that both actions threaten citizens’ fundamental rights. Executive Secretary of the Commission. Dr. Tony Ojukwu expressed alarm over the ongoing demolition of waterfront and informal settlements in Makoko,…
In a clear response to the recent surge in Boko Haram attacks, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has taken swift action. One of his key decisions was to visit towns and villages devastated by the insurgents, aiming to reassure and bring hope to affected communities. Gatekeepers News reports that this is not the first…
Don’t Pity Dele Farotimi! Dayo Thomas – A journalist The cases of Dele Farotimi and Aare Afe Babalola are indeed disturbing examples of how state power can be misused to persecute individuals who dare to challenge powerful people in Nigeria. This case involves a dispute between Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola. Farotimi accuses Babalola of…
Group Urges School Girls to Break Silence on Abuse Nelson Chidiebere The Heart Healer Foundation, A nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the girl child has sounded a clarion call to victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. The foundation, which commemorated world Girl Child Day on Friday, themed: ‘Girl Vision for the Future,’ donated sanitary pads…
