Human Rights
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...
AdvoKC Foundation Urges Kaduna Governor Uba Sani to Increase Women’s Empowerment Fund As Promised
AdvoKC Foundation, on Thursday, called on Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani to increase the Kaduna State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF), a pledge the...
Commonwealth Secretary-General Candidates Call for Reparations for Colonialism and Slavery
Three candidates for the Secretary-General position of the Commonwealth have called for financial reparations and “reparative justice” for former British colonies, but now...
Amnesty International Condemns ₦10m Bail For #EndBadGovernance Protesters
Amnesty International has condemned the Federal High Court’s decision to impose stringent bail conditions on 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters, who are facing charges of...
Court Demands ₦10 Million Bail for Each #EndBadGovernance Protesters
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to ten #EndBadGovernance protesters who were charged with treason, incitement to mutiny, and other...
NLC Demands Immediate Release of Ajaero, Says Arrest A Brazen Act of Lawlessness, A Bid to Silence Opposition
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of its president, Joe Ajaero, who was arrested by security...