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Rights Watch

With the increase incidences of the Nigerian Government abuse of human rights, we launch this column to track reports of abuse of power by security agencies under President Muhammadu Buhari.

Elite Blogs

Leo Igwe: On the Policing Allegations of Penis Theft in Rivers State [MUST READ]

Leo Igwe | Op-Ed Contributor -
A recent case in a community in Rivers State has revealed worrisome gaps and disconnects in policing and management of allegations of penis theft...
Government

Rivers Gov’t Summons Omega Power GO Over Alleged Breach of Child Protection Laws

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor -
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — The Rivers State Government has summoned Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, the General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), over alleged violations...
Impact

CSO Intersociety Group Accuses South-East Governors of Undermining Christianity

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor -
ONITSHA, Nigeria — A civil society organisation has accused governors in Nigeria’s South-East region of adopting policies that it says are restricting the practice...
Impact

US-Based Lawyer Petitions Commission Over Palm Sunday Jos Killings, Urges Global Action

Ekamma Jacobs | Staff Reporter -
WASHINGTON, United States — A United States-based lawyer has petitioned a federal advisory body to examine recent deadly attacks in Nigeria, calling for international...
Elite Blogs

Obiageri Ottih: Religious Prisoner of Conscience in Nigeria [MUST READ]

Leo Igwe | Op-Ed Contributor -
Obiageri Ottih, a 49-year-old woman from Imo state in southern Nigeria, is a religious prisoner of conscience. Ottih is a traditional/ indigenous religious worshipper....
Health

Courts Identified as Central to Global Efforts Against Female Genital Mutilation, Report Says

Ima Matthew | Sub Editor -
NAIROBI, Kenya — A new international report released on Tuesday, February 4, 2026, has found that courts are playing an increasingly significant role in...
Impact

Religious Freedom: Advocacy Group Urges Imo Governor to Intervene in Police Harassment of Traditionalist Family

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
OWERRI, Nigeria - An advocacy organisation has called on the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, to intervene in what it described as the...
Impact

Dadiyata: Wife of Missing Nigerian Activist Appeals to Nasir El-Rufai Amid His Detention

Abdul Jummai | Politics Reporter -
ABUJA, Nigeria - The wife of Abubakar Idris, a Nigerian social media commentator known as Dadiyata, who has been missing since 2019, on Thursday...
Elite Blogs

When Blood Cries Out: The Moral Reckoning Behind Alex Pretti’s Death [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent -
We don’t have to quote Pastor Niemoller anymore. Because Alex Pretti could have been any of us. He could’ve been me, you, your neighbor,...
Elite Blogs

Policing Witchcraft Accusations and ‘Agwu’ Beliefs: Extortion, Exploitation and Impunity in Imo MUST READ]

Leo Igwe | Op-Ed Contributor -
The case of Mr Joseph Ottih, 70, highlights a curious link between witchcraft allegations, law enforcement, and traditional beliefs/practices in Imo state. This link...
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