Emmanuel Onwubiko
23 Apr
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the military to always go after killers of security operatives but spare the communities where the killings took place.
29 Mar
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has tackled the Federal Government and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for letting the Plateau Christmas Eve killers go unpunished.
18 Mar
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, warned the Federal Government not to accept Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s persistent advocacy for dialogues with terrorists and bandits.
12 Mar
Despite the existence of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, hospitals in Nigeria have continued to abandon emergency patients in contravention of the extant law.
6 Mar
HUMAN Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has concurred with the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, that the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed for the economic hardship of the nation.
22 Feb
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to employ transparent mechanisms in the distribution of emergency relief foods to poor Nigerians.
19 Feb
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has said President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of his son-in-law as head of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) amounts to deep-rooted nepotism and a flagrant breach of the oath of office he took.
13 Feb
The Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2014 gave judgment in favour of women’s inclusion in the distribution of their late fathers’ assets in Nigeria. About a decade after that historical judgment, the same practice has continued in most parts
7 Feb
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, raised the alarm over the escalating smuggling of agricultural produce from Nigeria to neighbouring countries, warning of the grave consequences to the country’s food security and sovereignty.
7 Feb
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, called for an investigation into alleged threats and unlawful detention involving prominent Anambra businessman and politician, Emeka Offor.
4 Feb
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has faulted the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, for what it described as his lackadaisical and inadequate approach to addressing the ongoing violence in Plateau State.
23 Jan
Experts have advised the Federal Government not to ignore the allegation by former General Officer Commanding (GOC) that terrorism is a criminal enterprise rather than any ideology.
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