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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.

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REPORT: 1,269 Killed In Benue State By Fulani Herdsmen Since 2013

Wires | The Trent -
Attacks by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s central state of Benue have claimed at least 1,269 lives, a study by Premium Times magazine has shown. On...
Focus On Buhari

‘Buhari Was Briefed And He Sanctioned And Ordered Massacre Of Shi’ites’

Abdul Jummai | Politics Reporter -
The largest Shi'ite sect in Nigeria, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has alleged that Nigeria's president, General Muhammadu Buhari personally ordered the genocide of...
Impact

Bayelsa Polls: Amnesty Int’l Takes Up Investigation Of Southern Ijaw Election Killings

Pius Godsday | Politics Reporter -
Seven months after the Bayelsa gubernatorial election was held, Amnesty International on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 said it would launch an investigation into the...
Government

Observers Label EFCC Arrest Of Pro-Buhari Blogger A Ploy To Target Online Opposition

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Abubakar Usman, pro-Buhari online activist and owner of the blog, Abusidiq has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after spending...
Government

#FreeAbusidiq: ‘You Have No Right To Arrest A Blogger’ – APC Youths Tell EFCC

Abby Bassey | News Editor -
The All Progressives Congress Youth Forum, APYF, on Monday, August 8, 2016, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of abusing its powers...
Government

TYRANNY: EFCC Chairman Orders Arrest Of Nigerian Blogger Abusidiqu Over Report

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
A Nigerian bogger,  Abubakar Sidiqu Usman, publisher of Abusidiqu, an APC-leaning blog has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
Editor’s Pick

Illegal Police Probe Of Padding Of The 2016 Budget Bill: Dogara Versus Dogari Policing

Intersociety | Human Rights Advocacy -
The emergence of Acting Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Kpokum Idris may have unveiled a new dogari policing for Nigeria. That is to...
Editor’s Pick

Questions UN Must Answer Over Its Bogus Claims That 350 Million Illicit Weapons Proliferate In Nigeria

Intersociety | Human Rights Advocacy -
The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) is shocked and alarmed over a recent claim by Nigerian-born...
Impact

Shi’ites Defy Police, Protest The Continuous Detention Of El-Zakzaky

Abby Bassey | News Editor -
Members of the largest Shi'ite sect in Nigeria, Islamic Movement in Nigeriaon Wednesday, August 3, 2016, in Kaduna, defied police order to  protest  the...
Impact

How Libyan Security Forces Rape Migrant Women And Abuse Human Rights (READ)

Opinions | The Trent -
by Olawale Opeyemi Migrating from their home countries to another in search for a better “economic pasture” has been an intrinsic gesture in many African...
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