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Lawyer files suit against Electoral Act's provision disallowing querying election winner's constitutional qualifications

Nigeria, May 22 -- A suit has been filed to challenge the provision of the Electoral Act that bars anyone from questioning the result of an election on grounds of the winner's qualifications, includin... Read More


NHRC, others raise awareness on need for protection of Nigeria's elderly persons

Nigeria, May 21 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday turned attention to the peculiar challenges of the elderly people, equipping its staff with the needed skills to protect the... Read More


NHRC trains staff on digital human rights abuses

Nigeria, May 20 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday held a workshop for its staff members to combat human rights violations in the digital space. According to the Executive Se... Read More


Falana petitions African Commission over xenophobia attacks in South Africa

Nigeria, May 20 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), demanding that the xenophobic violence in South Africa be officially decl... Read More


NHRC records 266,787 human rights complaints in April, as reported violations surge

Nigeria, May 19 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Monday that it recorded 266,787 complaints of human rights violations, a 10,655 increase compared to the month of March. The NHRC g... Read More


ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to decongest overcrowded prisons

Nigeria, May 19 -- The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Nigeria to decongest its overcrowded correctional facilities. In its judgement delivered on Friday, the court directed the Nigerian governme... Read More


Ex-humanitarian minister fails to appear for arraignment on fraud charges, despite arrest warrant

Nigeria, May 18 -- Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, on Monday, failed to appear before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High ... Read More


'Tali Shani' passport used in Mike Ozekhome's London property case was forged - Witness

Nigeria, May 18 -- A forensic examiner told the FCT High Court in Abuja on Monday that a passport with the name, Tali Shani, presented in a London property ownership case involving senior lawyer Mike ... Read More


EFCC arraigns bank's managing director for N19 million, $30,000 frauds

Nigeria, May 16 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei, the managing director of Viscount Microfinance Bank, over alleged fraud involving N19 milli... Read More


Police in Abuja vow to uphold human rights

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Ahmed Sanusi, on Friday, pledged the police's commitment to upholding human rights. Mr Sanusi, represented by U... Read More