HURIWA
13 Mar
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, faulted the National working Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC) over attack on Governor Caleb Mutswang for the non-swearing in of 16 lawmakers of the APC law makers following the ruling of the appeal court.
12 Mar
Despite the existence of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, hospitals in Nigeria have continued to abandon emergency patients in contravention of the extant law.
11 Mar
Security forces yesterday continued to search forests and set up roadblocks in the Northwest of the country in an attempt to find hundreds of kidnapped schoolchildren, as calls for an overhaul of the security hierarchy intensify.
11 Mar
Following a claim by representative of Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Abdul Ningi, that the President Bola Tinubu administration is operating two versions of the 2024 budget, the presidency, yesterday, faulted the lawmaker.
6 Mar
HUMAN Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has concurred with the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, that the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed for the economic hardship of the nation.
5 Mar
Two varied reactions from the Federal Government yesterday trailed Sunday’s looting of a warehouse in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
4 Mar
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the statement of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), urging President Bola Tinubu to arrest and prosecute Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemi, popularly known as Sunday Igboho for treason.
4 Mar
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, to fish out the soldiers who allegedly killed two persons at Okere community, in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday.
2 Mar
Implementation of no fewer than 270 laws enacted by the National Assembly to remedy major ailments in the nation’s economy since 1999 have suffered frustration and sabotage due to failure by the lawmakers to strictly carry out their parliamentary oversight or supervision functions .
29 Feb
Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed optimism that the on-going initiative by President Bola Tinubu to light up the South East, as enunciated recently by his vice, Kashim Shettima, would be revolutionary if political intrigues are not permitted to derail the project.
27 Feb
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been accused of being responsible for the death of some buyers of bags of rice at the weekend.
26 Feb
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, asked the National Assembly to amend the counter-terrorism legislation to prescribe death by hanging for kidnappers and terrorists.
Latest
11 mins ago
China's foreign minister on Saturday accused Western partners in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and raising the risk of nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific region.
16 mins ago
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, has said Nyesom Wike was on "loan" to work with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, a former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fell out with the PDP hierarchy in…
30 mins ago
The Lagos State Government has clamped down on illegal estate developments around the Epe corridor of the state.
31 mins ago
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has made state of origin certificate a compulsory requirement for passport renewal and fresh application. Immigration made this known to the public in a post on its X handle on Saturday morning. It said passport applicants do not necessarily need to go to their states of origin to get the…
46 mins ago
Bearish sentiment persisted on banking stocks at the equity market on Friday, making the value of transactions traded on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) down by 2.60 per cent.
58 mins ago
One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday.
1 hour ago
Vitesse Arnhem will be relegated from the Eredivisie after the Dutch football federation imposed a massive 18-point deduction after the club failed to meet the requirements of its licensing regulations.
1 hour ago
Ukraine launched drones at eight Russian regions overnight, hitting three electrical substations and a fuel depot, a source in Ukraine's defence sector told AFP on Saturday.
1 hour ago
The Police Command in Lagos State says it arrested four men for allegedly stealing three tricycles from an Ojota, Lagos-based Mobility Company.
2 hours ago
Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon, playing nonstop for 60 hours in Times Square, New York. The previous world record was 56 hours, nine minutes, and 37 seconds by Norwegian duo Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad in 2018. READ ALSO:Tunde Onakoya sets new world record…