HUMAN RIGHTS
Death of 33 Miners : Panel Recommends N1.4bn Compensation, Dismissal of Officers
A ministerial investigative committee has declared the deaths of 33 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security...
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NSCDC Officers Ignored Distress Calls Before 33 Detainees Died in Niger Cell – Panel
An independent investigative committee has found that officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ignored prolonged cries...
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Edo Governor Okpebholo Vows to Sign Death Warrants of Four Convicted Kidnappers if They Don’t Appeal in 30 Days
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has said he will sign the death warrants of four kidnappers sentenced to death by...
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Enugu Youths March to Government House Over Alleged Police Killing of Celebrity ‘Stone’
Hundreds of youths took to the streets of Enugu, the state capital, to protest the alleged extrajudicial killing of a...
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Anambra Police Confirm Detention of 15-Year-Old Over Missing $500 Wristwatch, Deny ₦100,000 Bail Demand
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that a 15-year-old boy was detained in connection with a missing wristwatch valued...
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Over 100 Ogun Students Hospitalised as Suspected Gas Emission Strikes Again
More than 100 students from several secondary schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, were reportedly hospitalised on Wednesday...
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Kaduna Court Jails Journalist Farida Isiak for Four Years Over Facebook Post, Amnesty Condemns “Sham Trial”
Amnesty International says the 23-year-old was arrested after police used her parents’ detention to force her to turn herself in...
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Borno Police Charge Five Men Over “Tinubu Must Go” T-Shirts as Amnesty, Atiku, Sowore Condemn Arrests
The Borno State Police Command has arrested and charged five men over T-shirts bearing the inscription "Tinubu Must Go" in...
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Court Awards ₦20bn Against FG Over 2005 Military Invasion of Odioma
The Bayelsa State High Court has awarded ₦20 billion in general damages against the Nigerian government over the killings, torture...
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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...
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