Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri today hosted the leadership of Pan-Niger Delta Development Forum(PANDEF) at Government House, Yenagoa. Governor Diri alongside the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrujakpo, and other top government functionaries welcomed and congratulated the current executive of PANDEF under the Chairmanship of Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali. The governor urged PANDEF to […]
CHARGING SOWORE TO COURT FOR CYBERCRIME IS ABUSE OF POWER BY IGP: HURIWA SAYS
Prominent pro-democracy advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned the trumped up and orchestrated illegal charges for cybercrime allegedly filed against the opposition political actor and an activist Mr. Omoyele Sowore by the Inspector-General of Police just for the allegation that the activist reportedly calling him an ‘illegal IGP’. “We make […]
Prince Engr. Arthur Eze, OFR (Ozoigbondu) Brokers Peace in Isuaniocha.
By: Newscount Prince Engr. Arthur Eze, OFR (Ozoigbondu) has brokered peace in Isuaniocha, a community in Awka North Local Government Council of Anambra State, reconciling all the warring parties. . Prince Eze hosted a delegation of the community in his Abuja residence yesterday, Monday 27th January 2025. He resolved all lingering issues amongst them and […]
HURIWA Slams Wike Over Insecurity in FCT, Urges Tinubu to Intervene
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, […]
NIGERIAN POLITICS MAKES SIMPLE THINGS COMPLEX
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 […]
HURIWA TO GOV.ALIA: MONEY CAN’T BRING THE DEAD BACK, PROSECUTE TERRORISTS:
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 […]
*SECURITY IN ANAMBRA: ANOTHER POLICE OPERATIVE INTERCEPTS TWO SUSPECTS AT A CHECK POINT AND RECOVERS ONE BARRETA PISTOL, TWO LIVE AMMUNITION AND A TOYOTA COROLLA CAR*
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 […]
HURIWA to FG: Implement NYSC Allowance Increase, Cautions Minister on Seyi Tinubu
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 […]
Anambra Government Pulls down Hotel Linked to Kidnapping Operations
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. […]
Tanker Explosions: A Nation That Kills Her Own
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 […]
