…rights advocates, with calls for a thorough investigation and justice for the victims. Amnesty International condemned the killing, expressing concern over threats and intimidation reportedly faced by the cleric and urging the authorities to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice. President Bola Tinubu al…

…attracted prominent political leaders, including the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, alongside the movement's National Coordinator, Comrade Sunday Adekanbi Asuku, APC stakeholders and supporters. The Owerri inauguration marks another stage in the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement's nati…

Amnesty International and leaders of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah have called for an investigation into a viral video showing children and teenagers chanting slogans demanding AK-47 rifles to attack Christians in Enugu and Jos, Plateau State. The video, which has sparked outrage on social media, show…

…toll from an attack by gunmen in Taraba State has risen to at least 50, survivors and Amnesty International told AFP Sunday, after more bodies were discovered. Read Also: ‘We counted over 20 bodies after attackers left’ – Taraba massacre survivors Both police and Amnesty said some of the victims had drowned while tryin…

…by the Nigerian Army. Before his passing, Gana had surrendered and embraced a second amnesty programme offered by the Benue State government in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, in the presence of traditional rulers, clerics and local government officials. He was travelling in a government-backed convoy with other rep…

Global non-governmental human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of a Plateau State-based human rights and conflict journalist, Lawrence Zongo, who was reportedly arrested on Monday, October 5, 2026. He was allegedly arrested by the Nigerian Army after he vi…

Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to rescue 42 schoolchildren abducted in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The organisation made the call in a post on X on Wednesday, saying it had been 144 days since the children were abducted by gunmen on May 15,…

…criminal conspiracy, thuggery, and inciting disturbance under the Borno State Penal CodeAmnesty International rejected the police's drug claims and demanded the immediate release of all five menPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over eight ye…

…Hossein Alizadeh said he was “willing to take 70 lashes in Parastoo Ahmadi’s place”. Amnesty International also criticised the sentence, saying: “flogging constitutes cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, and violates the absolute prohibition on torture and other ill treatment”. The case comes amid continued tension…

…projects credited to President Bola Tinubu and the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike. Amnesty International Nigeria promptly condemned the remarks as a “call to violence,” insisting that no public official has the right to tie residency in any part of the country to political affiliation, and urging security agencies to immedi…

…between 2023 and early 2026. More than 3,600 were killed in Benue in the same period. Amnesty International documented at least 2,600 deaths across 135 attacks on 50 communities in both states between January 2023 and February 2024. Over 500,000 have been displaced. The June 2025 attack on Yelwata in Benue killed more…

Amnesty International has called for an immediate and thorough investigation into a viral video allegedly showing the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba, threatening political opponents and supporters of opposition parties. The rights organisation said the commissioner’s alleged rema…

…who engage in inflammatory rhetoric or acts of violence. The Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi, said although the objective of the peace accord was commendable, previous agreements had done little to prevent electoral violence. “The peace accord is on the surface good, but in reality, it never preve…

Amnesty International and Yiaga Africa have condemned the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Shekwolo, over alleged threats to eject residents who refuse to join or vote for the All Progressives Congress in 2027. Amnesty, in a post on X, described the alleged threat as a call to violence a…

Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has implored the Ijaw Youth Council ( IYC) to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027. He said it is in the strategic interest of the Ijaw and Niger Delta people for President to secure a second term. Otuaro s…

Amnesty International has called on Zambia to investigate the fatal shooting of Mutotwe Kafwaya, a former member of parliament for Lunte and ex-Minister of Transport. Kafwaya, who would have turned 50 on August 28, and other politicians had converged at a location in Kabulonga, Lusaka, on August 14, hours after the pre…

…of using executions to instil fear in society and prevent further protests. According to Amnesty International, Iran executed at least 2,159 people in 2025. But authorities now appear to be intensifying executions of protesters and others deemed political prisoners during the conflict. by Linda Ikeji at 20/08/2026 2:07…

…to testify before it in public. These are the issues delaying the report,” he said. Amnesty condemns probe Amnesty International, in its contribution to the controversy, described the development as a reflection of the weaknesses in Nigeria’s governance institutions and called for an independent panel of inquiry to est…

…going back 30 years, maybe.” But he also asked lawmakers to consider a kind of “special amnesty for those who repent.” AFP

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…urgent humanitarian support for survivors, injured victims and displaced families. Atiku Amnesty join condemnation Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar described the killings as heartbreaking and unacceptable. He argued that no country could achieve meaningful development while citizens continued to lose their lives in…

Four beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme’s offshore scholarship scheme have graduated with distinction, while 16 scholars successfully earned master’s degrees from universities in the United Kingdom, in what the agency described as further evidence of the programme’s investment in human capital developm…

…second-most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups including Amnesty International. The authorities executed at least 1,639 people last year, a record high since 1989, according to Iran Human Rights, an NGO based in Norway, and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), which is headquartered in P…

…Africa, General BoyLoaf, General Ogunboss, General Shoot-at-Sight, Asari Dokubo and the amnesty saga By Chancel Bomadi Sunday Wing Commander Peter Yerindideke Biakpara is a retired Air Force officer, former SA on Niger Delta Affairs to President Olusegun Obasanjo and an elder statesman in the Niger Delta. He hails from…

…armsNational Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, represented at the event by Presidential Amnesty Programme Administrator Dr Dennis Otuaro, called Thursday's exercise "a remarkable achievement" but warned that seizing weapons was not enough on its own."Arms that are seized but poorly tracked, improperly stored or inadequatel…