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Senate Resumption: Police teargas Akpoti-Uduaghan's supporters at National Assembly

Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- The police on Tuesday fired teargas at Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's supporters, who had gathered at the National Assembly to welcome back from a six-month Senate... Read More


Akpoti-Uduaghan's preliminary objection stalls defamation trial

Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's notice of preliminary objection filing, on Tuesday, stalled her defamation trial at the FCT High Court in Abuja. This happened bar... Read More


NHRC receives over 365,000 complaints, lists four states with most killings

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said it received 365,224 complaints of human rights violations in the month of August. The period saw a rise in sexual and ... Read More


Alleged Forgery: Court orders arrest of two lawyers for failing to appear for arraignment

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, on Monday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two lawyers over their failure to appear for their scheduled arraignm... Read More


Tripartite committee tasked to enhance access to justice for prison inmates

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has set up a tripartite committee to enhance access to justice for prison inmates, suffering diverse forms of injustice. The committee... Read More


NHRC establishes PWD rights, laws implementation group

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday inaugurated the Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group (DITWG) to support the enforcement of the rights of Persons L... Read More


Lawyer criticises Senate, Akpabio over decision to block Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's resumption

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, on Tuesday, described as embarrassing the Senate's decision barring Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming legislative du... Read More


Reps to meet ministers over 2025 budget implementation crisis - Lawmaker

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The implementation of the 2025 budget is facing challenges, the deputy spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, admitted on Tuesday, just as he disclosed that ... Read More


Group laments Nigeria's rising debt burden, calls for preventive mechanism

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Amidst concerns over Nigeria's rising debts, the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) has criticised the National Assembly for not sufficiently checking the... Read More


Talks ongoing to draft Jonathan, Obi, Makinde into PDP's 2027 presidential race - Abba Moro

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro said Tuesday that there are ongoing talks to convince former President Goodluck Jonathan, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and Oyo ... Read More