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 […]
A YEAR AND HALF OF NIGERIAN STRUGGLES;
By Emmanuel Onwubiko The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged on May 29th of last year with its inauguration. The arrival on the big political stage as the president of the world’s largest but one of the poorest nations, of President Tinubu, followed a tumultuous electoral contestation in 2023 and the subsequent vicious post-election […]
POLICE ORDERS UNSEALING OF LGA SECRETARIATS, WITHDRAWAL OF DEPLOYED PERSONNEL WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
In view of the recent political developments in Rivers State, the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Mustapha hereby convey the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, for the immediate withdrawal of all police personnel previously deployed to seal and safeguard the Local Government Secretariats in the state. […]
NDLEA arrests Canadian Woman With 35kg Illicit Drugs
Adrienne Munju, a 41-year-old Canadian woman, has been apprehended by officials from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She was at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for bringing in a significant shipment of ‘Canadian Loud,’ a potent type of synthetic cannabis. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in statement on Sunday, October 6, said: “The […]
Congratulations to Our Teachers.
On this special occasion of World Teachers’ Day 2024, I am deeply honored to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the dedicated teachers of Idemili North and South Federal Constituency, Anambra State, and to all teachers across Nigeria. Teachers are the cornerstone of knowledge, guiding and shaping the future of our nation. Their unwavering dedication, passion, […]
STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONFERS GCON ON HOUSE SPEAKER, TAJUDEEN ABBAS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu conferred the Commander of […]
RIVERS STATE: HURIWA CALLS FOR ARREST OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OVER NOCTURNAL INVASION OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION’S OFFICE:
Prominent pro-democracy advocates: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has backed the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara for foiling an attempt by the Nigerian Police, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), to take over the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) at 1 AM on Friday, 4th October, 2024. HURIWA has […]
