HUMAN RIGHTS
Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters Demonstrating Against Lagos Demolitions
Lagos, Nigeria — January 28, 2026 Nigerian police officers opened fire and deployed tear gas against hundreds of peaceful protesters...
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Siege at the Secretariat: Wike and FCT Workers Locked in High-Stakes Stand-off
The power struggle between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) workforce reached a fever pitch...
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Court Admits Video of Omokri Labeling Tinubu a “Drug Lord” in Sowore Cyberstalking Trial
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday admitted as evidence a video clip in which former presidential aide...
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NBA Demands Justice After Task Force “Brutalizes” Lawyer
AWKA, ANAMBRA – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Awka Branch, has condemned the alleged brutalization of a lawyer, Charles Ifeanyi, by...
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Lagos Demolition Of Waterfront Properties “Illegal”- Femi Falana
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Lagos State Government to immediately halt...
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‘Police Told Me I Wasn’t Coming Back Soon’: Journalist Detained For Months Over Reports On Nigerian Lawmaker
What began as an ordinary day at home quickly turned into weeks of fear, uncertainty, and confinement for Friday James...
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Federal Hospitals Paralyzed as JOHESU Declares Indefinite Total Strike
ABUJA- The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has directed its members across all federal health institutions to withdraw their services indefinitely,...
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Breaking: Kaduna High Court Sentences Zidane to Death for Murder
A Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday sentenced Victor Solomon, a well-known local figure popularly called "Zidane," to death by...
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Appeal Court Affirms Death Sentence For Killer Of Five-Year-Old Kano Pupil, Hanifa Abubakar
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano State has affirmed the death sentence passed on Abdulmalik Tanko for the killing...
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Tiger Base: Coalition Launches Year-Long Campaign Against Alleged Police Abuses at Imo Facility
Demands accountability, searches for missing children A coalition of human rights organizations and affected families has launched a comprehensive campaign...
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