Following the Nigerian government’s confirmation of the death of the Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the incoming Chief of Army staff Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede has been tasked to avoid undue tribalism that was prevalent during the tenure of the demised Chief of Army Staff and to implement open door […]
*Wants kidnapped Catholic Priest freed immediately * Prominent civil rights advocacy group:HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned the unprecedented killings of Imo state residents by both well armed non-state actors and armed state actors which the group said has become widespread and bloodied due to a failure of political leadership and the […]
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PASSING OF CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, LT. GENERAL TAOREED ABIODUN LAGBAJA President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. He passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness. […]
The Honourable member representing Idemili North and South federal constituency, Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo, is set to empower Idemili youths with bio-gas production and renewable energy skills. As a passionate advocate for technology and alternative energy sources, Hon. Okonkwo has partnered with the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and […]
Pro- democracy advocacy group:HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has asked the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to regularise the appointment of a service Chief for the Nigeria Army since the extant harmonised Armed forces Act doesn’t envisage the position of an Acting Chief of Army Staff. HURIWA also maintained […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has intensified calls for an urgent and transparent investigation into recent allegations made by Dangote Refinery, which accuses an international trading firm of attempting to undermine Nigeria’s refining sector by importing and blending substandard petrol. These allegations have stirred considerable debate within the oil and gas industry, […]
By Chukwudi George Ozalla “The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living”.-Marcus Tullius Cicero. I believe that every rational individual will freely agree with the above stated quote: because good men hardly die, they literally live forever in the hearts and memories of all those numerous lives they have impacted […]
Prominent pro-democracy advocates: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has endorsed and described as salutary and timely, the decision of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, that the FCT Administration would not condone unprofiled vehicles in the nation’s capital beginning from January 2025. The Rights group recalled that the FCT […]
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, alongside other prominent figures, attended the DRC-Nigeria Business Council meeting held in Lagos. The council, convened on Saturday, 2nd November 2024, aims to foster economic cooperation and explore business opportunities between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Founded under […]
EFCC Arrest of Edo State Accountant General and Others Aimed at Halting Ongoing Looting of State Funds, Unrelated to the Governor-elect The attention of the Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been drawn to a misleading publication circulating on social media, linking him to the recent arrest of the Edo State Accountant General, Mr. […]
