Human Rights
Family, Ijaw Leaders Demand Immediate, Unconditional Release Of PIDOM, Accuse Police of Unlawful Detention And Abuse
The family of Isaac Tamunoibifiri Bristol-Alagbariya, believed to be behind the famous X handle PIDOMNIGERIA, alongside Ijaw veterans and stakeholders, have called for...
Former Eritrean Finance Minister Dies in Prison After Six Years Without Trial, For Criticizing President
Berhane Abrehe, Eritrea’s former finance minister, has died in prison at the age of 79 after spending nearly six years behind bars without...
EFCC Releases Detained Lawyer As NBA Members Protest In Oyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a lawyer, Phillip Tunji Ojo, who was detained in its facility in Oyo State...
Again, Zambia’s President To Hit Journalist Zgambo With 7-Years Prison Sentence For Reporting on Corruption, Bad Governance
Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo is facing up to seven years in prison for reporting corruption and governance in the country. According to...
Abuja Residents Protest Against Navy Signpost On Iddo Community Land
Abuja residents of the Iddo Community, in their numbers, have blocked the Airport Road to protest the takeover of lands by the Nigerian...
Amnesty International Condemns NLC Chairman’s Police Invite
Amnesty International has on Tuesday condemned the terrorism-related allegations levelled against Joe Ajaero, the President of Nigeria’s Labor Congress (NLC), stating it can...
British Authorities Crackdown On Press Freedom, Arrest Richard Medhurst Under Terrorism Act
The British authorities on Thursday arrested an internationally accredited journalist, Richard Thomas Medhurst, at Heathrow Airport on alleged violation of Section 12 of...
CJID, Citizens’ Gavel, Journalists, and Others Write to Tinubu Over Press Freedom Attacks
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Citizens’ Gavel, Journalists, Media Professionals, and other CSOs have, in a formal letter written to...
FIJ’s Editor-in-Chief Fisayo Soyombo Voluntarily Reports to Police Cybercrime Centre Abuja
Investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo has voluntarily presented himself at the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) in Abuja, following publicly available information...
Nigerians React To Bill Seeking Prison Terms For Protesters, Those Insulting Politicians, Others
Nigerians have vehemently opposed the proposed Counter Subversion Bill 2024, recognising it as a potential threat to the fundamental human rights and freedom...
Newspaper Blackout In Senegal As Publishers Protest Against Govt. Threats To Press Freedom
National newspapers in Senegal did not publish on Tuesday in protest against threats to press freedom under the new government. Newspapers were placed...
#EndBadGovernance Protest Leader Released After Three Days In Custody, Others Still Detained
One of the leaders of the #EndBadGovernance protest, Babatunde Oluajo, has been released after being detained for three days by the Office of...