The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted proceedings against the Federal Government before the ECOWAS Court of Justice over more than ₦78.8 billion in questioned expenditure involving federal…
A Federal Government investigative panel has concluded that 37 suspected illegal miners died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, after…
The Lagos State Police Command has detained four police officers and disbanded their tactical team following the circulation of a viral video allegedly showing officers harassing a young man in…
Nigeria’s human rights situation has come under renewed scrutiny following a troubling disclosure by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that it received 338,810 complaints of alleged rights violations in…
The NBA has named a Taidi-led team to work with its Minna Branch, support affected families and monitor investigations into custody deaths.
An Imo coroner has concluded that six weeks of prolonged detention contributed to the death of Japhet Njoku in police custody, recommending prosecution of two officers, compensation for his family…
A new chapter opened at the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, in Abuja on Tuesday as five judges from Benin, The Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo formally took the oath…
Lawyers from NBA Surulere have visited four police formations under the Police Duty Solicitor Scheme, counselling detainees and pressing officers to grant bail or promptly charge suspects to court.
NBA Asaba has called for an independent criminal investigation into the death of a Delta State deputy director reportedly injured during an alleged workplace assault, insisting that the constitutional rights…
A failed execution in Tennessee has triggered a leadership shake-up and a fresh examination of capital punishment in the United States, with the state’s corrections commissioner now leaving office as…
