HURIWA
30 Nov 2017
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Mainaja, has been accused by a pro-democracy and non-governmental organisation...
14 Nov 2017
A pro-democracy and non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described as laughable and pedestrian, the seeming joy and apparent celebrations...
8 Nov 2017
A pro-democracy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has dismissed as “empty ritual” and “political rhetoric” President Muhammadu Buhari’s budget speech.
31 Oct 2017
“Although this decision is coming rather late, President Muhammadu Buhari now has to go a step further by making sure that both Lawal and Oke are promptly brought to justice in fair trials.”
31 Oct 2017
The group is seeking to be joined in the suit, because the cause of action was akin to a class action, while the parties affected by the order were not before the court.
28 Oct 2017
The Rights group said it would try to convince the Swiss administration to put the cash in an escrow and interest yielding account on behalf of the country until after the 2019 presidential poll.
17 Oct 2017
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has dragged the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N2.5 billion given to signal distributors.
12 Oct 2017
News about the incident, which started in Nnewi, Oba and Awada, a suburb of Onitsha, filtered into Enugu at about 11.30 a.m. yesterday leading to parents running to schools, especially those owned by the state government, to withdraw their children.
10 Oct 2017
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the rash of hate-filled blackmail and emotional outbursts circulating on the social media from Islamic fundamentalists who have called for the withdrawal of...
9 Oct 2017
A pro-democracy and non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare armed herdsmen as terrorists.
5 Oct 2017
A pro-transparency and non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has demanded the suspension from office and the immediate investigation of the Group Managing Director...
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