Human rights activist and LP supporter, SarkiB, has survived a ghastly car accident on his way to Nasarawa State after attending a court hearing. He narrowly escaped death and expressed gratitude to God for his survival. The accident occurred shortly after the factional chairman of LP, Lamidi Apapa, laid a curse on the person who … Read more
In December 2022, Reuters reported that the Nigerian military terminated the pregnancies of over 10,000 women rescued from Boko Haram captivity. The military authorities swiftly dismissed the content of the report as false. However, the human rights commission set up a panel to investigate the allegations in February. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Panel … Read more
Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice; Abubakar Malami has said that National security of Nigeria takes precedence over the constitution especially the fundamental human rights document. The Attorney-General made this argument at the ECOWAS Court in defense of the case filed in the consolidated lawsuit of activists and media houses, Amnesty international and Peoples Gazette, challenging … Read more
Femi Falana (SAN), has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding that the pardon given to repentant Boko Haram members should be extended to 70 soldiers convicted for mutiny during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Falana expressed this in a letter titled ‘Request to grant pardon to 70 convicted soldiers. EkohotBlog reports that the human … Read more
FG, Canada, Human Right Protection The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to the protection of human rights, peace and unity in Nigeria and Africa. Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammad Dingyadi, disclosed this in a statement by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, the Head of Press and Public Relations in the ministry on Saturday in Abuja. … Read more
The House of Representatives has mandated its police affairs, justice and human rights committees to investigate and ensure that “justice is not only done but seen to be done.”, over the recent action by some police officers that resulted in the death of a Remo Stars FC footballer, Tiyamiyu Kazeem. The lawmakers also urged the … Read more
A human rights group, Human Rights Advocacy of Nigeria (HURAN), has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, enact a law that will make owners of buildings around pipeline vandalization scenes forfeit such property for not reporting to the authority when the nefarious activity was being carried out. The group’s President, … Read more
The Founder, Alabasta Africa, Kenya, Ms Martha Bwore, has given an account of how she survived seven abortions that almost ruined her career Bwore, now a human rights activist, made the revelation to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) when she participated in a Non-Governmental (NGO) Foundation for African Cultural Heritage (FACH) 2019 programme. The … Read more