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Amnesty International Demands Release of Five Activists Arrested At Dunamis Church For Wearing #BuhariMustGo Shirts

Dunamis International Gospel Centre Abuja activists arrested by the DSS for wearing #BuhariMustGo shirts
Global rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the Nigerian government and the Department of State Services ( DSS ) to “immediately and unconditionally release” five human rights activists whoRead More

Protesters Deserve To Be Heard, Not Shot At, Amnesty Tells FG

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN)
Falana, Falz, others protest insecurity, poverty in Lagos A global rights group, Amnesty International, has faulted the shooting of tear gas at the Convener of Revolution Now Movement, Omoyele Sowore,Read More

Amotekun Goes Berserk, Kills 11 In 3 Weeks

Amotekun
Concerns over abuses in Oyo We’ve powers to carry arms – State commanders Regional outfit must not act like police – Amnesty International Operatives trained with neo-colonial methods – FalanaRead More

Boko Haram Slaughters 43 Farmers In Borno, Destroys Rice Farms

Boko Haram
Buhari describes killings as insane Amnesty International: Killings shows terror sect contempt for human life Suspected Boko Haram members, yesterday, slaughtered 43 farmers at a rice plantation in Borno State,Read More

#EndSARS Could Lead To Something Similar To Boko Haram – Zulum

From left: Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos; President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari going through the report on the #EndSARS protest presented by Gov Sanwo-Olu during his visit to the Presidential Villa in Abuja Friday, November 6th, 2020
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged Nigerians to be cautious in their agitation against police brutality to prevent it from degenerating into an insurgency. He urged the youthRead More

#EndSARS Protests: How Hoodlums Brutally Murdered Our Breadwinners – Wives Of Slain Cops

#EndSARS protests: How hoodlums brutally murdered our breadwinners – Wives of slain cops
I was told my husband was burnt alive –Late corporal’s wife I’m still searching for my husband’s corpse –Widow Wives of some of the policemen who lost their lives toRead More

Amnesty Releases Timeline Of Lekki Shootings, Warns Govt Against Cover-up

#EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Global rights group, Amnesty International, has released the timeline of the October 20, 2020 shootings at the Lekki toll plaza. Amnesty, which stated last week that at least 10 personsRead More

Amid Nigerian Army’s Operation Crocodile Smile, Lekki Shootings Attract Global Rage

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai; activist, Aisha Yesufu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State
The take-off of the army’s Operation Crocodile Smile amid the #EndSARS protests and the shooting of unarmed protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos, have attracted public outcry. Barely fiveRead More

How Rapists Choked, Nearly Killed Us, Yet No Justice – Victims

Statutory rape
Amid the exploding cases of rape in the country, some rape victims have stepped out and narrated their painful ordeals to journalists. Some of the victims said they had yetRead More

Another Student Raped, Killed In Ibadan, Ekiti Hawker Defiled

Late Barakat Bello
Less than a week after a 100-level student of the University of Benin, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, was raped and killed inside a church in Benin City, an 18-year-old student ofRead More