The Nigeria Chapter of the International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to grant clemency to 119 individuals detained during protests in Kano…
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The Nigerian Nation: Not Everything Is Bad in a Bad Situation
By Bala Ibrahim As a nation, Nigeria is passing through uncountable challenges, persuading people to make uncountable permutations. Some palatable, while others are perilous and petrifying. The general picture painted is that…
Kano Emirate Controversy: FG Limitations
By Ammar Wakili Shanono It is perplexing why federal security operatives would act on a judicial order issued by an individual not currently residing within the national boundaries. Pertinent provisions of the…
CSOs decry rising insecurity in the North
By Abdullahi Yusuf Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) in the 19 Northern states under the aegis of Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks,have decried the rising spate of insecurity in the region,describing the…
Kano State Students Hail Judiciary Over Handling Of Election Petitions
By Abdullahi Yusuf The National Association of Kano State Students has commended the nation’s Judiciary for its “professional” handling of petitions arising from the 2023 general elections. The President of the association,…
CISLAC Expresses Concern over Alleged Electoral Compromise, Calls for Urgent Reforms
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria held a National Seminar on Targeted Electoral Reforms and Enhanced Judicial Integrity in Post-election Litigation. In a communique…
How opposition, INEC, bad laws and deballed judiciary handed Tinubu the presidency
By Law Mefor The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the principal opposition party, should have had the simplest time winning the Nigerian presidential election in 2023. Muhammadu Buhari’s unprecedentedly bad and divisive leadership…
Come out in protest to defend democracy, judiciary, Kano APC tells members
By Abdullahi Yusuf The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has urged its members “to be on the alert and come out in defence of democracy and the judiciary” in the…