Tag: human rights

Nigerian Policeman Assaults Motorist For Wearing AI-Powered Glasses, Attempts To Snatch Eyewear

A viral video has sparked outrage after a policeman was seen assaulting a motorist for wearing AI-powered glasses…

‘He Warned Us His Life Was In Danger’ –Family Seeks Justice After Enugu Security Guard Was Burnt To Death In Employer’s Home

The family of Mr. Uchenna Ogbonna from Nkerefi, Nkanu East LGA, Enugu State, has raised alarm over his…

Sowore Asks Abuja Court To Dismiss ‘Defective’ Forgery, Cybercrime Charges, Wants IGP Egbetokun Sanctioned For Violating Police Act

Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to strike…

Nigerian Groups Demand Immediate Release Of Palestinian Leader Abu Ibrahim, Reject Deal With Israel

Civil society organisations in Nigeria have demanded the release of Palestinian leader Ramzy Abu Ibrahim, condemning his detention…

‘They Chained Her Hands And Legs’: Nigerian Man In Distress As Wife Is Held In Saudi Arabia Over ‘Mismatched Bag With Drugs’

Maryam Hussaini-Abdullahi, a Nigerian woman, has been detained in Saudi Arabia after Ethiopian Airlines allegedly mismatched her luggage…

NGO provides 5,000 free legal services to detainees in Adamawa

The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) says it has provided over 5,000 pro bono legal services to…

Nuhu J. Egya to Deliver Paper at Addis Ababa Human Rights Summit

Nuhu J. Egya, Chairman, Citizens Liberties Committee, National NBA, will be speaking at the First China–Africa Human Rights…

FIDA NIGERIA CALLS FOR GENDER SENSITIVE SECURITY PROCEDURES AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY

FIDA Nigeria has condemned the forcible removal of Ms. Comfort Emmanson from an Ibom Air flight and the…

FIDA NIGERIA CALLS FOR GENDER SENSITIVE SECURITY PROCEDURES AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY

FIDA Nigeria has expressed concern over the forcible evacuation of Ms. Comfort Emmanson from an Ibom Air flight…

Henry Barnabas Ehi Decries Inhumane Treatment of Passenger on Ibom Air Flight

Assistant General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Henry Barnabas Ehi (Notary), has issued a strong statement condemning…

Rule of Law and Civil Liberties Under Siege Amid Nigeria’s Security Crisis—Nuhu Egya Raises Alarm

Nigeria’s worsening insecurity — from terrorism and insurgency to banditry and inter-communal violence — is not only tearing…

LOAN Condemns Unlawful Arrest of Anambra State Law Officers, Demands Accountability from Police

The Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN), the national body representing law officers in Ministries of Justice across…