Plateau Lawyers Accuse Terrorists of Attacking Communities Under Curfew, Warn of “Anarchy”
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Plateau State has accused terrorists of openly attacking communities that were obeying government-imposed curfews,...
Falana Sues Nigeria at ECOWAS Court, Seeks $10m Over Military-Era Arrests and Detentions
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has taken the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the ECOWAS...
DSS Reverses Plan to Suspend Sowore’s Trial Until After 2027 Election
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly dropped its plan to seek a suspension of the trial of activist...
Rights Groups Demand Release of Niger Delta Activist Daniel Ezekiel, Call for Probe of Tompolo Allegations
A coalition of more than 50 civil society and human rights organisations is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of...
Security Forces Fire on Protesters in Minna Over Deaths of 37 Suspected Miners in NSCDC Custody
Curfew imposed as anger grows over deaths in overcrowded cell; Amnesty International says at least two people were killed during...
Breaking: Police Arrest Niger Delta Activist Daniel Ezekiel in Abuja Days After Cybercrime Petition Names Him
Activist, who has accused Tompolo and Tantita of abuses, says he does not know who the men were. Police yet...
37 Suspected Illegal Miners Die in NSCDC Custody in Niger State; Separate Pit Collapse in Taraba Leaves 20 Feared Dead
Nigeria is reeling from two mining-related tragedies this week after 37 suspected illegal miners died in the custody of the...
Wife of Missing Globacom Manager Demands Answers, 16 Months After His Disappearance in Imo State
The wife of a missing Globacom roll-out manager has renewed calls on the telecommunications company, the Nigeria Police Force, and...
NBA Gboko Branch Secures ₦500 Million in Damages for Lawyer Assaulted by Police
A Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi has awarded ₦500 million ($500,000,000.00) in general and exemplary damages to a...
Kaduna Police Storm JKD TV/Hamada Radio, Arrest Staff in Hunt for Journalist Zainab Yabagi
Police stormed the offices of JKD TV/Hamada Radio Network in Millennium City, Kaduna, in what Amnesty International has denounced as...
