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Amnesty Condemns Horrific Mob Killing of Mother of 5 in Kaduna; Alleges Police Handed Victim to Crowd
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has strongly condemned the horrific mob killing of Malama Ummulkhairi, a mother of five, who...
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Jailed for a Facebook Post: The Silencing of Chijinkem Ugwuanyi
A Nigerian activist is behind bars after criticising a state official online. Fifty civil society groups say the charges are...
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Makoko: Lagos State Government MustHalt Illegal Demolition Of Waterfront Properties
By Femi Falana SAN On June 22, 2017, the Lagos High Court declared illegal and unconstitutional the series of brutal,...
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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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Breaking: Breakthrough in Abuja Murder-Robbery: Police Arrest 12 Suspects in Arise TV Staff’s Death
Abuja, Nigeria – October 9, 2025 – Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have announced the arrest of twelve (12) suspected...
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Civil Society Groups Demand Investigation of FCT Minister Wike Over Alleged Undeclared Assets
A broad coalition of Nigerian civil society organizations has called for immediate investigation into allegations that the Minister of the...
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20 Years Without Chima Ubani By Abdul Mahmud
By Abdul Mahmud Twenty years ago, the radical world I knew shifted. Death came suddenly. It came too close. It...
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Activists Mark 20th Anniversary of Human Rights Champion Chima Ubani’s Death
Human rights activists, friends and associates of the late Comrade Chima Ubani converged in Lagos on Sunday to commemorate the...
Read moreTaliban Ban Women’s Books and Human Rights Studies from Afghan Universities
Taliban ban women’s books and 18 university subjects, including human rights, sparking warnings of a dangerous educational void. Afghanistan’s Taliban...
Read moreNigerian Police Accused of Unlawful Detention, Harassment of Lagos Journalist
Azuka Ogujiuba alleges three-day detention without warrant after publishing court injunction in land dispute case Lagos, Nigeria - A Lagos-based journalist...
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