…Association, NBA, independent media organisations, international financial institutions, human rights groups, diplomatic missions, as well as the ICPC and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, serving as technical partners. Specifically, he proposed the inclusion of organisations such as Amnesty Internati…

Human rights activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has unveiled what he described as his administration's education blueprint ahead of the 2027 general election, promising free education at all levels, the abolition of public examination fees and sweeping reforms across Nigeria's…

…legally qualified police officers to every police division across the country to promote human rights compliance. The order was contained in a judgment delivered on July 10, 2026, by the Abuja Judicial Division of the court in a suit filed by the Nigerian Bar Association against the PSC, the Nigeria Police Force and fo…

…Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, while describing child trafficking as a grave violation of human rights and a crime against humanity, directs the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, for a comprehensive and discreet investigation. "He has also ordered operatives to inten…

…disconnections and other complaints by electricity consumers. The coalition, led by the Human Rights Volunteer Corps (HRVC), Ebonyi State Chapter, made the threat during a briefing with journalists in Abakaliki. Other members of the group include the Human Rights Action Group, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights…

Akinwole Okenile, a human rights lawyer, has called for greater transparency and an independent review of the circumstances surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying the controversy raises broader questions about institutional accountability and government oversight. Ok…

…the political violence that trailed the 2011 presidential election, which according to Human Rights Watch, claimed over 800 lives in Northern Nigeria, including innocent youth corps members. We are not in any way trying to engage in scare mongering, but just appealing to those in authority in Nigeria to do what is righ…

…law. “Those are the values that inspire confidence, both at home and abroad.” Meanwhile, human rights lawyers, who spoke with Sunday Vanguard, said whereas it is constitutional for Tinubu to ask the ICPC to investigate the allegations, the basic concern is for the President or whoever should allow the ICPC carry out it…

…girls from religious minorities, MEPs noted that Maria’s plight underscores “broader human rights violations faced by minorities in Pakistan.” They referenced the UN figures in 2025, which show that among women and girls affected by forced conversion through marriage, around 75% were Hindu and 25% were Christian. The E…

…stations across the country to strengthen legal oversight, improve compliance with human rights standards and enhance accountability in police operations. The court held that the deployment of legal officers to police formations would support constitutional safeguards relating to arrests, detention, investigations and…

…boil with anger. "I have nothing against Gays and Lesbians. I believe their rights are human rights and they should be protected at all cost. However, these class of people should know their type and go for people who give them green light. I have never in my entire life given any lady green light/flirtatious looks, so…

…to send him n#de videos of herself and used the videos to blackmail her Israel Joe, a human rights activist based in Delta State, has called out a police officer identified as ASP Mieyebo Victor. The officer is accused of forcing his wife to send him explicit videos of herself and subsequently using those videos to bla…

…Infantino's repeated breach of political neutrality rules," the London-based sports and human rights NGO said in a statement Wednesday. The pledge to file a formal complaint to the IOC Ethics Commission came one day after the Olympic body's president, Kirsty Coventry, told reporters none had yet been received. "Obvious…

…that technological innovations strengthen public trust, transparency and respect for human rights. The call was made at the Fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2026) on Innovation and New Technologies in UN Policing on Wednesday. The police chief warned that embracing technological advancement should n…

…the civil war, claiming the accounts are manufactured by adversaries. The U.N. human rights chief warned that a similar catastrophe is unfolding around another large city, al-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state. His office has documented patterns of summary executions, abductions, torture, and sexual violence in…

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri On April 23, Vanguard Law & Human Rights highlighted some of the challenges plaguing the Nigerian judiciary, chief among them the judiciary's continued reliance on analogue systems. This factor, it noted, was partly responsible for the slow pace of justice administration in the country - a situati…

…you to tell them not to prosecute him, but we are asking you to allow him the basic human rights that the Constitution you swore to uphold and defend guarantees.” She added: “Let them give him the bail that he can afford. If he is guilty, let the court decide; if he is innocent, let the court decide.” Speaking further,…

…200 million Nigerians, on human dignity, and on the most basic principles of justice and human rights," the statement read in part. The ADC also described El-Rufai as a "political prisoner," accusing the government of President Bola Tinubu of using state institutions to target political opponents. "The world should kno…

…Rwanda reportedly sealing a similar $7.5-million aid deal for 250 people, according to Human Rights Watch. “It’s like modern-day human trafficking, through official channels,” Tin Thanh Nguyen, a US-based lawyer, told AFP. – Deported despite torture fears – Trump’s second term has seen a vast expansion of who can be de…

…presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. No legal basisfor substituted arrests, says Falana Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, who disclosed news of the arrest in a telephone conversation with journalists yesterday, said police operatives stormed the family's residence and arrested Adeyemi's father alongside a family…

…the National Assembly. The proposal has drawn mixed reactions from public figures, with human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, cautioning that state police may not resolve Nigeria's insecurity unless underlying issues such as unemployment are addressed, and Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, urging the F…

…are getting? For instance, are they being educated to defend the society, fundamental human rights and democracy? Now, my final submission. Education is the foundation of society and its future. It is so fundamental that it touches all lives in society. Therefore, if fundamental changes are to be carried out, it should…

…would allow the federal police to intervene in cases of electoral intimidation, serious human rights violations and threats to national security, dismissing concerns that governors could abuse the proposed policing system for political purposes. The upper chamber also defended the passage of the Constitution of the Fed…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA - The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has described the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) as a significant governance issue, calling for an independent investigation into allegations linked to the body. In a…

…a breakdown of public order, inability of a state police service to function, serious human rights violations, partisan or electoral intimidation, or threats to national security. He said, "The intervention can only be granted when there is an outright breakdown of public order; where a state police service is incapabl…