Still On Nigerian Army And Human Rights
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Exactly two years today being Monday October 26th 2020 in the wake of the controversy over the handling of the endsars protests by the armed forces of Nigeria and the role played by them at the peak…
Here Are 8 Reliefs Court Granted To Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Against FG Today
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, and presided by Justice Evelyn Anyadike has ordered the Federal Government to return the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to Kenya from where he…
ABDUCTION: Court Orders FG To Return Kanu To Kenya, Awards Him N500m Damages
A Federal High Court has ordered the Federal Government to “restore Nnamdi Kanu to his status quo before 19th June 2021”, and by interpretation he should be returned to Kenya. On Wednesday, the court presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike…
Nnamdi Kanu Slams N100bn Damages Suit On FG Over Continued Violation Of His Human Rights, Court Order
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has commenced a Fundamental Right Action before the Federal High Court in Abuja, to demand payment of One Hundred Billion Naira (N100,000,000,000) as reparation for the gross…
Terror Alerts: You Lied, Nigeria Not Safer Than Before, HURIWA Slams Lai Mohammed
…Says FG Living in Self-denial of Insurgency Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Wednesday, scolded the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for labelling as unverified and misleading, the terror alerts by…
Nigeria, The Floods And The ‘We Never Ready Culture’
By Prince Charles Dickson Color TV transmission was introduced first at Benue Plateau Television, Jos, in July 1974 and in India it was introduced in 1979. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said over 1.5 million children in Nigeria…
The Scourge of Malaria in Nigeria And AYGF Perspective
In 2020 alone, malaria accounted for an estimated 199, 689 deaths, of which 1,811 were reported. This is besides the 206, 139, 584 people who were vulnerable. Malaria statistics by country shows that the deaths due to malaria in Nigeria constitute about 31.9 per cent of the global malaria deaths; this is approximately 200,000 deaths in 2021. Over 60 million people are infected yearly and an estimated US$1.1 billion is lost yearly due to malaria related absenteeism and productivity losses. Nigeria is among the top 6 countries that account for ½ half of all the malaria related deaths worldwide. This number cuts across classes, ages, statuses and genders.
Bode George Adds His Voice To Peter Obi’s Call, Urges Parties To Halt Campaigns Over Ravaging Floods
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bode George has added his voice to the call by the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, that political parties should halt their campaigns following the floods ravaging several parts of…
Bandits: Acquire Arms Like Your Attackers And Defend Yourself – Danjuma Tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s ex-defence chief, Lt. Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, at the weekend urged Nigerians especially citizens of Taraba State to acquire arms and defend themselves and their territories against armed bandits. Danjuma made the call while speaking at the official coronation…
Nnamdi Kanu: SERG Cautions FG Over Injustice To South East Region
Pan-Igbo sociopolitical pressure organisation, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari administration not to continue with what it described as “victimisation and exclusion policy of the Federal Government against Igbos in Nigeria”, attributing the insecurity in…
2023 Census Postponement Crucial For Free And Fair Elections – HURIWA
Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Saturday, said the postponement of the 2023 national population and housing census is vital to guarantee free and fair elections in the 2023 elections. HURIWA’s National Coordinator,…
