Even as the Defence Headquarters stated on Thursday that it chose not to go after former Niger Delta militant warlord, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, to avoid being accused of acting “undemocratically,” HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has dismissed the position of the military hierarchy as offensive double standards which diminishes the status of the armed […]
SRHIN and Others Calls for Increased Mental Health Awareness
By George Ozalla To commemorate the international day for mental health awareness, a not-for- profit organization; Slum and Rural Health Initiative (SRHIN), passionate mental health advocates and other stakeholders has unanimously called for increased funding, awareness campaigns, destigmatization as well as diverse supports to tackle ever rising mental health challenges. This call was made during […]
Press Statement
PDP National Working Committee (NWC) Directs NPS and NLA to Step Aside …Constitutes Investigation Committee The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arising from its 593rd Meeting today, Thurday, October 10, 2024, has directed the National Publicity Secretary (NPS), Hon Debo Ologunagba and National Legal Adviser (NLA), Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, […]
RE: THE ESCAPE OF REPENTANT TERRORISTS WITH SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS AND MOTORCYCLES
Do not mind the mortally mischievous demagoguery of Repentant Bandits/Terrorists being absorbed into the Military. It is the hubris that manures and fertilizes the endless War Against Terror. They inadvertently train the terrorists, and boom they are back in the woods better trained to terrorise us some more. The cycle continues. Do Terrorists Ever Truly […]
PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU CONGRATULATES THE MD/CEO of NEPZA ON HIS ELECTION INTO THE WORLD FREE ZONE ORGANISATION
President Bola Tinubu rejoices with the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, on his election to the Board of World Free Zone Organisation (WFZO), a significant achievement that makes us all proud. The President notes that Ogunyemi’s election to the board of the international […]
HURIWA Reiterates Risk of Nigerian Asset Seizure Over Enugu Land Dispute as Transparency Centre Network Files Petition
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has renewed concerns about the ongoing land dispute in Enugu State, warning that the situation could lead to the seizure of Nigerian assets abroad. Following HURIWA’s earlier alert, Transparency Centre Network (TCN), a Kaduna-based non-governmental organization focused on good governance, has filed a detailed petition on the […]
SHOULD NIGERIA NOT REGULATE TIKTOK?
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Femi Falana, a senior Advocate of Nigeria and Nigeria’s leading human rights speaker said he wanted to institute with the law enforcement agency(NPF, police), a criminal complaint about alleged defamation of his character made by a social media personality: Very Dark Man, over a phone conversation in which it was alleged that […]
HURIWA Commends Rivers Governor’s Judicial Inquiry, Urges Swift Action Against Political Terrorists
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, for his decisive move in establishing a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence, arson, and destruction of public property that followed the local government elections. HURIWA described this as one of the Governor’s most commendable actions, given […]
HURIWA URGES GOVERNMENT TO SET UP A MARITIME SAFETY COMMISSION SIMILAR TO FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY COMMISSION:
Vexed by the colossal failures by governments over the many years to realistically and concretely put in place a lasting, sustainable, efficient and effective federal maritime safety commission similar to the Federal Road safety commission, to check the proliferation of boats accidents and fatalities, the government is urged to do so. HURIWA said NIMASA has […]
PRESS RELEASE:
National Council for Arts and Culture forms CLAP/ICE/ORIGINS implementation committee. The Creative Leap Accelerator Platform (CLAP) was launched at the end of August by the Hon. Minister, Hannatu Musa Musawa and she announced the National Council For Arts and Culture as the key implementing agency. Further to this, Mr. Obi Asika, the DG of NCAC […]
