Onyeka Onwenu: My Story as DG National Centre for Women Development
When the call came on Sept 13, 2013, to serve the Nigerian people as DG National Center For Women Development, I took it as a call from God, and I answered in the affirmative. I served for 2 years and…
How Enugu Assembly rejected Equal Rights, Opportunities Bill
The Enugu State House of Assembly, Tuesday last week, threw out the Equal Rights and Opportunities for men and women and Other Matters Related Thereto Bill sponsored by a female legislator, claiming that the bill was another way of introducing…
Boko Haram’s Patent Medicine, Major Markets Destroyed, 195 Captives, 300 Cows Rescued
After months of claims that the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram is occupying no Nigerian territory, the Nigerian troops of 7 Division Garrison comprising 112 Battalion and Armed Forces Special Forces have, while carrying out what was described as “a…
Police Boss Warns IPOB Against Unauthorized Fireams
…Says, Dare Security Agencies, Face the Consequences The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a publication credited to the Indigenous People of Biafra ‘to carry guns in self defence’, and the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon…
‘Ceaseless Killing Of Unarmed Citizens In Nigeria: Why Security Chiefs Must Desist From Provoking More Insurgencies Capable Of Plunging Nigeria Into Syrian Styled’
The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) has written to Abdulrahman Bello Dambazzzau, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, and Major General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, the Chief of Defense Staff over what they titled “Ceaseless Killing Of Unarmed Citizens…
Tension in South East Over Killing of Unarmed Pro-Biafra Protesters By Security Forces
Tension is mounting in the South East of Nigeria following reports of the killing of no fewer than 10 persons and injuring many others in a pro-Biafra protest by the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) in Aba, Abia State. They…
You Can’t Fight Corruption Without Due Process, EFCC Boss Told
The Executive Chairman of Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), Comrade Adeniyi Sulaiman has advised the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibraheem Magu to ensure that the rule of law was strictly…
UNN Graduates 85 First Class, Targets Best 100 Position in Global Ranking
Written By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka The Administration of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has given the assurance that it is prepared to go into dialogue with groups and organizations that show commitment towards the development of the University of…
Group Warns Critics of Supreme Court Judges Over Election Verdicts
As reactions still trail the Supreme Court judgement on the Governorship Elections petition in the country, a human rights organization in Nigeria, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has applauded the apex court of the country(Supreme Court)…
Weapons Purchase: Stop Lying to Nigerians, Group Cautions Lai Muhammed
A human rights organization in Nigeria, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has cautioned the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Muhammed to stop lying to the people of the country at home and abroad over…
Businessman Jailed 6 Years for Fraud, N1.5m Theft
Written By Paul Ladi, Lagos An Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, on Friday, sentenced a businessman, Samuel Nnamdi Nzewo, to six years imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences and stealing. The court presided over by Chief Magistrate O. I. Adelaja…
