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Falana: Melaye receiving little dose of the humiliation Nigerians get from police

    Falana: Melaye receiving little dose of the humiliation Nigerians get from police

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the treatment Dino Melaye, embattled Kogi senator, is receiving from the police is similar to the “humiliation” Nigerians face in the hands of security

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US punctures anti-graft war, says massive corruption evident under Buhari

    US punctures anti-graft war, says massive corruption evident under Buhari

The United States says corruption is being perpetrated as a result of the “failure” of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to implement laws against such practices. In its 2017 Human Rights

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‘You don’t go to cell and expect to be served chicken’ — Enugu police defends ‘inhumane’ prison condition

    ‘You don’t go to cell and expect to be served chicken’ — Enugu police defends ‘inhumane’ prison condition

The Enugu state police command has come down hard on a Twitter user who drew its attention to the “inhumane” condition of police cells in the state. One Twitter user

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Amnesty: Soldiers killed IPOB members who resisted arrest of Kanu

    Amnesty: Soldiers killed IPOB members who resisted arrest of Kanu

Amnesty International (AI), human rights organisation, has alleged that soldiers killed some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Umuahia, Abia state capital on September 14. According to a

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State of emergency declared in Ethiopia

  State of emergency declared in Ethiopia

Exactly 24 hours after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned, Ethiopia has announced state of emergency. The ruling EPRDF coalition’s council

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Falana: This govt is failing in its ‘most basic’ duty

  Falana: This govt is failing in its ‘most basic’ duty

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the government is failing in its “most basic” duty of protecting citizens. The lawyer said

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Court strikes out Patience Jonathan’s N2bn suit against EFCC

  Court strikes out Patience Jonathan’s N2bn suit against EFCC

A federal high court in Abuja has struck out the human rights abuse suit which Patience Jonathan, former first lady, filed

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How 14-year-old who fled Boko Haram was ‘serially raped by soldiers’

  How 14-year-old who fled Boko Haram was ‘serially raped by soldiers’

Some security officials in the north-east have been accused of preying on the victims they have been assigned to protect. Last

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Falana writes Buhari: DSS embarrassing your govt with unlawful arrests

  Falana writes Buhari: DSS embarrassing your govt with unlawful arrests

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of “embarrassing” the current administration through “illegal”

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Shell kicks as Amnesty calls for its probe over ‘horrific crimes’ in Ogoni

  Shell kicks as Amnesty calls for its probe over ‘horrific crimes’ in Ogoni

Amnesty International (AI) has accused Shell Development Company of Nigeria of complicity in the “horrific crimes” committed by the Nigerian

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