JUST IN: No Bail for You, Court Tells Abba Kyari
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has turned down the application for bail by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari who is facing drug related charges. The Street Reporters Newspaper reports that the court, presided over…
$3.27bn Crude Theft: HURIWA Fingers Govt Officials, Says FG Must, Name, Shame Economic Saboteurs
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Sunday, lambasted the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari over the government’s disclosure that about $3.27bn worth of oil had been lost to theft in the last…
HURIWA To Petition UK, EU Over Buhari’s Alleged Reluctance To End Kaduna Genocide
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Thursday, said it would petition the United Kingdom and the United States over the alleged reluctance of President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the perpetual genocide in Kaduna State….
Governor Soludo Appoints Chief of Staff, Revenue Boss and Security Adviser
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo on Monday announced three new political appointments. This makes it a total of six political appointees the Governor has so far announced since assuming office. The governor named Mr Ernest Ezeajughi as…
Why DSS Should Stop Armed Fulani Terrorists From Bombarding North Central Nigeria Rather Than Raise “Political Alarms” – HURIWA
Leading civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has carpeted the Department of State Services (DSS) for what it described as its abysmal failures to preemptively prevent the horrendous attacks and killings of farmers and…
Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking Stay Of Execution Of Umahi’s Removal
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a motion on notice filed by Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, seeking to stay the execution of a judgment removing him from office as the state Governor. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck…
Two Arrested for Killing Okada Rider, Stealing His Motorcycle
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects who snatched a motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, and later killed the rider. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday…
South East: HURIWA Charges Soludo On Restoration of Peace And Security
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Sunday, urged the newly sworn in Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to use his new office to champion the campaign for the release of all illegally…
EFCC To Grill Ex-gov Obiano in Abuja
The interrogation of former Anambra governor Willie Obiano is about to begin in Abuja any moment from now, sources within the agency have said. A top official said on Friday that it was in order to get Obiano to speak…
EFCC On Vendetta Against Chief Whip Of Nigerian Senate for Political Reasons – Says HURIWA
Leading civil Rights Advocacy Group, Human Rights Writers Association Of NIGERIA (HURIWA) has while carpeting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) latest round of what it described as “forum shopping and targeted political persecution of the most senior South…
Alleged Treason: Agba Jalingo Returns To Take Fresh Plea Before Justice Ojukwu, March 21
By Agba Jalingo Fact file: It’s on record that this is the only case in Nigeria since the country was amalgamated in 1914, that an open court granted leave for secret trial and a “masquerade”, masked from head-to-toes, appeared from…
