The (HURIWA) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), , of undermining the credibility of Saturday’s Area Council elections in Abuja, alleging actions that contributed to low voter turnout and compromised public confidence in the process. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko,…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has backed First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s call for increased United States airstrikes targeting terrorist groups in northern Nigeria, describing her position as “logically sound” and widely supported by Nigerians. Mrs. Tinubu made the remarks during a week-long visit to Washington, D.C., where she granted an interview to…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised traders at Onitsha Main Market and Anambra State Governor Professor Chukwuma Soludo for ending the longstanding Monday sit-at-home boycott of markets. The advocacy group highlighted that ending the sit-at-home across the entire South-East could significantly boost the Igbo economy, which has suffered from prolonged disruptions…
A Nigerian civil rights organisation has condemned what it calls coordinated online attacks against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, following the circulation of an old video linked to his tenure as governor of Zamfara State. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) said the video, recorded in 2021, has been taken…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized the Abuja Federal High Court and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over an ex parte order to freeze and scrutinize the bank accounts of human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters The association made the call following the allegation of the polic that…
