Human Rights
JUST IN: Court Grants Isaac Bristol N5M Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Isaac Bristol a N5 million bail with one surety in like sum. In a ruling...
New Report Highlights Challenges Faced By Environmental Defenders, Featuring Congolese Award-winning Environmentalist
A new report drawing attention to the growing challenges faced by environmental defenders has been launched Thursday during New York Climate Week at...
Tinubu Yet To Order Investigation Into Matawalle’s Alleged Sponsorship Of Bandits
It’s been over a week since the incumbent governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, alleged that his predecessor and current Minister of State...
Boniface Mwangi Leads Protest Demanding Justice for Abducted and Killed Gen-Z Protesters in Kenya
Activist Boniface Mwangi leading the Finance Bill 2024 protest in Nairobi CBD on June 18 | PHOTO/Boniface Mwangi Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan photojournalist...
Tanzanian Police Arrest Opposition Leaders, 12 Others in Protest Crackdown
Tanzanian police have arrested two top leaders of the Chadema party, the main opposition group in the country. 12 other members were also...
Missing Kenyan Anti-Finance Bill Protesters Found After Police Chief Honours Court Summons
3 Kenyans who were abducted in August for partaking in the anti-finance Bill protests have been found as the police chief, Gilbert Masengeli,...
Meta Suspends African Stream’s Backup Account on Instagram
Social media company Meta has suspended African Stream’s backup account on Instagram three days after permanently banning its official account across Facebook and...
AFRICMIL, Others Advocate For Whistleblowers’ Protection in Nigeria
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called for the protection of informants to maintain a functional whistleblowing system in...
DSS is Planning to Arrest Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo- FIJ Says
The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has reported that its founder and editor-in-chief, Fisayo Soyombo, may be facing imminent Department of State Services...
Activists Warn Of Dire Consequences As FG Moves To Repeal The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act
Activists have raised concerns about the potential repeal of Nigeria’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, fearing it could undo years of progress...
Lagos Boarding School Fee Increment is Illegal – Human Rights Lawyer Falana
Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has condemned the recent increase in boarding school fees made by the Lagos...
No Monetary Value From Gold Is Worth Our Lives, Says Ghana’s TUC Vice
Vice Chairman of Ghana’s Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ken Tweneboah Kodua, have expressed disappointment in the government’s failure to impose a ban on...