As the world celebrats the United Nations Human Rights Day, the Nigerian Feminist Forum contends that feeing women from the…
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Nigeria: Cross-Border Adoption in Nigeria
Lagos — … Unavailing remedy? This article by Josephine Aburime discusses local and cross-border adoptions; that the fact that Nigeria…
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Nigeria: A Thought for Nigerian Journalists
Today (November 2) on the international calendar is devoted to ‘End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’ and comes just days…
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Nigeria: Who Sent Soldiers to Lekki Toll Gate?
Lagos must be stopped from further burning. #ENDSARS protest began on Thursday, October 8 with youths taking to the Lekki…
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Nigeria: Official Mishandling of the #EndSARS Protests
In my first year at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) I took part in the “Ali Must…
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Nigeria: How Critical Online Journalism, Social Media Activism Became Cybercrime in Nigeria
On February 13, 2020, Agba Jalingo, the publisher of the online newspaper Cross River Watch, regained tentative freedom after a…
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Nigeria: Uzodinmma and the Criminal Justice Law
The noise over the criminal justice law is unnecessary. It has become a pattern in Imo State for the opposition…
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Nigeria: Ortom, Military Authorities Trade Words Over Killing of Gana
There is tension in Benue State as the state government and military authorities trade words over Tuesday’s killing of the…
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Nigeria: EFCC FoI Denials – a Remedy
Matters related to Freedom of Information denials by the EFCC took centre stage at a recent seminar organised by an…
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Nigeria: Of Rape, Rapists and False Rape Peddlers (III)
Introduction We have so far x-rayed this vexed topic, doing a thematic and comparative analysis of same. We shall encore…
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Nigeria: Death Punishment for Blasphemy?
This article was forwarded by one of our readers, in response to the piece “Citizen Aminu, Sharia and the Constitution”…
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Niger Passes New Law On Interception of Communications
Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) Niger’s recently passed interception of communications law is meant…
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Nigeria: Bakare Speaks Against Human Rights Abuse By Nigerian Police
Concerned Nigerian in Diaspora, Olusola Bakare has condemned the abuse of human rights by officers of the Nigerian police force,…
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Nigeria: 66 Soldiers File N1.3 Billion Suit Against Govt for Violation of Human Rights
Sixty-six convicted soldiers have filed a suit at a Federal High Court, Lagos challenging their continued detention in the custody…
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Nigeria: Need for Action Against Online Pests
IT is five years since the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act of 2015 was enacted in Nigeria. The Act regulates…
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Nigeria: No to ‘Hate Speech’ Fine
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) recently reviewed its 6th National Broadcasting Code which, among other punitive measures, raised the fine…
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Nigeria: Death Sentence On Islamic Singer – It’s a Very Grave Offence – Sheikh Haliru Maraya
Islamic scholar and former Special Adviser on Islamic and Hajj Matters to two former governors of Kaduna State, Sheikh Haliru…
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Nigeria: Anambra and Violence Against Persons
Anambra State — It is instructive that there are arguably more incidents of violence against women than men in Anambra…
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Nigeria: UN Rights Experts Urge Nigeria to Immediately Release Humanist Accused of Blasphemy
Geneva — “We are deeply concerned over the serious lack of due process in Mr. Bala’s case. He has reportedly…
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In Ireland, Domestic Racism and U.S. Protests Spur Push on Hate-Crime Laws Amid Vacuum – The Wall Street Journal
In Ireland, Domestic Racism and U.S. Protests Spur Push on Hate-Crime Laws Amid Vacuum The Wall Street Journal Source: www.wsj.com
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