Family members of 22 Nigerians detained by the Nigerian navy have called on the authorities to free the detainees after nine months without trial. It was a moment of tears
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The disciplinary panel of the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee will on June 14 quiz Abubakar Malami, immediate past attorney-general of the federation, over a “prejudicial statement” made against Sambo Dasuki,
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has filed a suit against the federal government over its refusal to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. In
The Nigerian navy has declined to comment on the continued detention of 15 Nigerian citizens for seven months without trial. The detainees including Dada Labinjo, a navy captain, and Sherifat
Government officials were enmeshed in widespread corruption in 2018 despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade, according to a report by
Amnesty International (AI) says Nigerian authorities must protect people from violence and ensure full respect for freedom of expression, peaceful
The Nigerian army has denied a new report on killings resulting from farmers-herders conflict released by Amnesty International (AI). The
BY OSAI OJIGHO On 28 February 2018, officials of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) arrested and detained for seven days, Tony Ezimakor, the Abuja
A coalition has urged António Guterres, United Nations secretary-general to strip ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of all his associations with the
The International Centre for Investigative Journalism (ICIR) has organised a two-day training for journalists on reporting human rights related issues.
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