Prominent pro-democracy advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned the failure of the federal government and the relevant security agencies for the serial, persistent and provocative failures to arrest, prosecute and sanction harshly, the spobsors and suspected terrorists that invaded different communities one year ago during the year 2023 Christmas Eve […]
HURIWA Condemns Telecom Tariff Hike as a Ploy to Stifle Freedoms of Expression and Youth Engagement
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized the recent 40% hike in telecom tariffs approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), describing it as a calculated attempt by the government to undermine freedoms of expression and limit youth participation in governance. The tariff increase, which affects phone calls, SMS, and data […]
Keanu Reeves Full of Heart of Gold
Did you know that Keanu Reeves, while filming “The Lake House,” overheard a conversation between two costume assistants where a woman was crying because she would lose her house if she didn’t pay a $20,000 debt? He deposited the amount into her account. On his birthday in 2010, he went to a bakery alone and […]
KIDNAPPINGS, CRIMES THAT ‘DEFY’ A GOVERNMENT
By: Emmanuel Onwubiko Just after attending the Holy Mass of Sunday January 5th 2025 which was marked as the Epiphany of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, yours faithfully decided to take an hair cut in one of the most staffed and well governed barbing saloons located in Wuse 2 in a place considered as […]
HURIWA Declares Governor Fubara’s Emergence as Divine, Urges Support for Rivers State’s Progress
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s emergence as a testament to divine providence, emphasizing that leadership is ordained by God and not by man. Reacting to a recent statement by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, HURIWA asserted that Governor Fubara’s lack […]
*HURIWA Warns Burna Boy Against Igbo Phobia in Online Feud with Cubana Chief Priest*
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has issued a stern warning to Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy over what it described as uncharitable and divisive remarks perceived to target the Igbo race during his ongoing social media spat with celebrity businessman Cubana Chief Priest. The group cautioned Burna Boy to steer clear of tribal […]
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU: EASTERN RAIL LINE WILL BE COMPLETED, AND ANAMBRA BASIN WILL RECEIVE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT President Bola Tinubu has made a firm commitment that his administration will complete the Eastern Rail line connecting Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. President Tinubu gave the assurance during an interactive session with South East leaders during his official visit to […]
*Folks, Let’s Get The Job Done I.*
In the last part of my Mayday! Mayday! Series published on the 24th of December, 2024, I promised to begin another very pungent but patriotic, altruistic and didactic series, and Folks, the journey begins now.The first curve in the unalterable challenge before us in 2025 is to debunk and puncture the web of falsehood that […]
HURIWA Labels N10bn Rent Allocation for National Assembly Leaders in FCT Budget as Grossly Insensitive and Unjustified
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has denounced in the strongest terms the allocation of N10 billion for the rent and furnishing of residences for the presiding officers of the National Assembly in the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget. The association described the allocation as a brazen case of state capture, […]
HURIWA to Uzodinma: Focus on Rural Development, Restore Governance in Imo
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to focus on addressing the challenges of rural neglect, infrastructure decay, and insecurity following his signing of the state’s 2025 budget. While commending the governor’s progress on federal road projects, HURIWA expressed concern over the poor state of […]
