Lawyer, six others sue IGP, Enugu monarch for alleged rights violation
A Lagos-based lawyer, Vincent Okafor and six others have dragged the Inspector General of Police, the Traditional Ruler of Agunese Mmaku autonomous community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, HRH Igwe Cyprian Maduabuchi Nevobasi, and 16 others, to court for alleged violation of fundamental human rights and freedom…
SERAP urges immediate release of minors from detention
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, to ensure the release of all #EndBadGovernance protesters, “including the 32 hungry and malnourished children.” SERAP lamented that the “children” and some other protesters were “detained solely for the peaceful…
Odinkalu Lampoons ‘Hopelessly Drunk’ Wike, Says ‘Gluttony’ For Power Knows No Bounds
Human rights lawyer, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, has lambasted the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over recent comments where the minister questioned his moral justification to criticise him. According to Wike, Odinkalu also did not perform well during his time as chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC…PHOTOS: Women affairs minister visits minors detained for #EndBadGovernance protest
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, minister of women affairs, has visited the minors detained for allegedly participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests. According to a statement issued on Saturday, the minister made the visit at midnight. The minors are among 72 defendants facing charges of treason. Sulaiman-Ibrahim said the children’s rights and well-being would be safeguarded while justice is…
Leo Igwe: African Humanism Is Everything, Anything, Nothing, and Something [MUST READ]
I have been tasked to present ‘African humanism’ and highlight the basic philosophy especially how African humanism differs from ‘Western humanism’, and by extension other cognates such as Eastern humanism, Asian humanism, Oceanian humanism, etc. I cannot pretend that this task is easy or without descriptive minefields…
SERAP Calls for Immediate Release of Detained Children, Protesters from #EndBadGovernance Protests
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu, calling for the release of detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 32 children alleged to be malnourished and in deteriorating health. In an open letter dated Saturday, November 2…
SERAP to Tinubu: Free detained protesters and children or face legal action
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to release all the #EndBadGovernance protesters, including the 32 hungry and malnourished children recently arraigned in court…
Libya crackdown on Nigerians after CAF ruling in Super Eagles’ favour
Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country…
In states without abortion on the ballot, the issue is still driving votes
Most states with abortion bans don’t allow citizen-led ballot measures. But abortion rights supporters are still finding ways to push for change.