HURIWA
31 Jul 2023
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, sent a SAVE-OUR-SOUL message to the Supreme Court, urging it to hear the case concerning the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, sooner than the adjourned date of September 14, 2023. The Department of State Services (DSS) has not released…
27 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, commended President Bola Tinubu and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for joining National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to fight against hard drugs.
23 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has advised bloggers against spreading deceptive stories ahead of ruling in the case between the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State.
20 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has faulted Vice President Kashim Shettima for saying that terrorism and banditry in Northern Nigeria is accentuated by poverty and social exclusion.
17 Jul 2023
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, flayed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over monetary gifts presented to families of deceased police officers and those injured in the line of duty.
15 Jul 2023
An Abuja-based rights group - Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Saturday, canvassed a law to repeal pensions of legislators who are former governors. Speaking through its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, stated that “it is criminal and corrupt for ex-governors who found their ways into the National Assembly to earn double pay.” HURIWA also…
14 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, petitioned world leaders over failure by the Federal Government to arrest erstwhile Niger Delta militant leader and former agitator, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, despite alleged threat to the Nigerian state and people.
12 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Tuesday, requested that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun name and shame the perpetrators of the politically motivated violence and killings in Kogi State no matter how highly placed they are.
10 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Sunday, knocked the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over its planned demolition of more than 60 houses in the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of Abuja.
10 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, expressed concerns over alleged plan to deploy a former police commissioner, Mohammed Barde, accused of disrupting the April 15 supplementary polls in Adamawa State, to Imo State for the November gubernatorial election.
8 Jul 2023
CIVIL rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Friday, asked President Bola Tinubu to scrap the National Population Commission
5 Jul 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to fish out, arrest and prosecute some of its officials who compromise building standards and approve structures sited in flood-prone areas after the house owners grease their palms.
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