Human Rights
Judge Forgets Ruling at Home, Grants Dele Farotimi N30m Bail Amid Protests
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, witnessed dramatic proceedings on Friday as activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi was finally granted...
Renewed Hardship: At Least 32 Children Killed in Stampede at Ibadan Carnival Over Cash, Food Giveaway
At least 32 children have died and many others injured in a stampede during a children’s carnival in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday....
Police Arrest Activist Abiodun Thomas Over Criticism of Brutality and Misconduct
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Abiodun Olamide Thomas, popularly known as “Horlarmidey Africano,” for criticising police brutality and misconduct. Her arrest, reportedly...
Afe Babalola: Court Halts Sale of Dele Farotimi’s Book, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an ex-parte order stopping the production and distribution of the book Nigeria and Its Criminal...
Just In: Court Grants Dele Farotimi N50 Million Bail with Surety in Like Sum
An Ekiti State Magistrate Court has granted human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi bail of N50 million, with a surety required to...
Nigeria’s Security Agencies Under Tinubu Regime Unlawfully Arrest 17 Journalists, 87 Citizens In 2024
In 2024, Nigeria’s Security Agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), made headlines for all the wrong reasons, with a disturbing pattern of...
58% of Women and Girls Across 22 Countries, Including Nigeria, Face Online Harassment
Jecinta Egbim is an Nguvu Change Leader, Educationist, Mental Health advocate and Counselor. She is the curator of Nigeria’s first Art Therapy event...
“I Was Carried Upstairs to Attend Class” – Disability Advocate’s Video Exposes Nigeria’s Failing Infrastructure, Lack of Inclusion
A video shared by a Disability Advocate and a Nguvu Change Leader, Adaobi Chuma-Okeke, on social media the day before the International Day...
Dele Farotimi Sent to Remand By Ekiti Court After Abduction by Police
Human rights lawyer and social critic Dele Farotimi has been remanded in prison custody following his arrest and subsequent prosecution by the Nigerian...
Nigerian Army Says Investigative Journalist Soyombo Arrested During Recent Operation on Oil Bunkering in P/Harcourt
The Nigerian Army’s 6 Division in Port Harcourt has claimed that the arrest of investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative...
Notorious Liberian Warlord Prince Johnson Dies at 72
Liberian warlord, senator Prince Johnson has died at the age of 72. Johnson was a notorious figure in Liberia’s civil wars from 1989...
Human Rights Lawyer Seeks Probe of Extra-Judicial Killings of Alleged TVC’s Arsonists, After Suspended-Sanwoolu Aide’s Statements
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has called for a thorough investigation into allegations of extra-judicial killings following a shocking confession by Wale Ajetunmobi,...