Month: January 2025

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the abduction of a family and others by suspected bandits in the Chikakore area of Kubwa in the early hours of Monday. The association condemned the attack in the strongest terms, […]

By: Emmanuel Onwubiko Few hours back, one of Nigeria’s most incompetent and dictatorial civilian presidents who is the immediate past president, retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, made some incoherent statements regarding how complex governing Nigeria is and although his ramblings were vexatious and incoherent, there is however a scenario that could be deciphered from those illogical […]

Civil Rights advocacy Group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has challenged the Benue State governor Mr. Hyacinth Alia to effectively govern the state in such a way that the suspected armed Fulani herders responsible for the pogroms of Benue State farmers are arrested, prosecuted and punished for the crimes against humanity committed against […]

Operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad Enugwu Ukwu, at a security checkpoint on Umudioka-Awkuzu road by Igbariam on 25th January 2025 by 5.38 pm arrested two out of the four occupants of a white Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number YAB 26 CB. The team also recovered one barreta pistol, two live ammunition and the […]

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized the Federal Government for failing to implement the upward review of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members’ allowances, which was announced in September 2024. In a public statement, HURIWA described the government’s prolonged inaction as unjust and deceptive, urging an immediate actualization of the […]

By: Newscount In a bold step towards ensuring the safety of its citizens, the Anambra State Government has demolished a building used as a hideout by kidnappers. The property, known as Udoka Golden Point Hotel and Suites, also called “La Cruise Hotel,” was located along the Onitsha-Owerri Road in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area. […]

By: Emmanuel Onwubiko I grew into adulthood in the late 1980s while schooling at the then-prestigious Kafanchan Teachers College. I can unequivocally state that throughout the early to late 1980s, Nigeria was relatively a happy place to live. Sophisticated crimes like terrorism, kidnappings, and extreme cases of murder that have now engulfed our nation were […]

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized the growing trend of naming public institutions, roads, and other federal projects after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and members of his family. The group described this practice as an embarrassing display of sycophancy and a shameful promotion of a personality cult, unbefitting of a […]