A Non-Governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has told President Muhammadu Buhari to blame himself and not the media for the killings in parts of the federation.

A pro-democracy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Federal Government to constitute an independent judicial commission of inquiry to probe the invasion of the National Assembly. HURIWA said the panel to be headed by a serving Justice of the Supreme Court should name those who took part in the invasion…

The grandnorm of a human society as John Locks argued is to ensure equality before the law and to practice equity as the hallmark of exercising governmental authority over the citizens.

A non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has advocated creation of an autonomous human rights investigative directorate within the Department of State Services (DSS) to handle human rights abuses committed by the service  The Rights group said the activation of an effective internal mechanism to safeguard human rights of accused persons has…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained the siege to home of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

A pro-democracy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the cancellation of last Saturday’s governorship poll in the state. A joint statement by the HURIWA National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and the National Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf, disclosed this yesterday. The group said the cancellation became necessary due to the…

A pro-democracy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the reported siege on Ekiti Government House by armed police operatives. HURIWA said this in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf. They decried the alleged attack of the governor, Ayodele Fayose and…

A pro-democracy and non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has described the recently-signed executive order by President Muhammadu Buhari on assets seized in connection with corruption as unconstitutional and being targeted at opposition political office seekers. The group said it would institute a case at the Federal High Court to seek nullification.…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the Federal Government for its seeming inability to anticipate, manage and control the wanton killings and destruction of property in the country.

A non-governmental and human rights body, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) says it has found out that the outright ban on the production of codeine cough syrup in Nigeria has not stopped the phenomenal abuses of many other medicines by some unruly young persons around the country just as it has faulted the…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described Nigeria as a nation collapsing under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari. It also condemned the recent attack on a Catholic seminary in Jalingo, Taraba State.

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has backed the order of the Benue State High Court to prosecute leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Owners Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for the killings of farmers and Christians in Benue State. HURIWA has also warned the Police not to undermine the constitutional authority of the…