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NHRDN Elects Women’s Rights Advocate Miriam Menkiti as Chairperson
The Nigerian Human Rights Defenders Network (NHRDN) has elected Miriam Menkiti, founder and executive director of Women Information Network (WINET), as its chairperson at its first Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting, held on Wednesday,…
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Journalist, Farida Isiak, Faces Trial Over Police Criticism on Facebook
A 23-year-old journalist with Nagarta Radio, Farida Isiak, remains on bail after a Sharia Court in Kawo, Kaduna State, set aside an initial four-year prison sentence imposed for a Facebook post criticising police conduct. The…
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Elegant Nurses Forum Demands Probe Into Deaths of Nurses at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital
The Elegant Nurses Forum has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of two nurses undergoing speciality training at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, amid allegations of intimidation and coercion by…
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Femicide: Male Police Officer Amos Yusuf Kills Female Colleague, Commits Suicide in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has launched a formal investigation into the fatal shooting incident committed by male police officer, Corporal Amos Yusuf, against his female colleague, Corporal Grace Onimisi. After Amos shot his colleague,…
