Amnesty International Nigeria has raised alarm over reports of security forces attempting to suppress peaceful demonstrations in Abuja, where protesters are demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. This is as the Nigeria Police Force has defended its use of tear gas, stating security operatives only ...
•Amnesty International logo and Tinubu Amnesty International (AI) has raised alarm over the recent pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu, asking the government to reconsider its action. Last Thursday, Tinubu granted a presidential pardon to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay, and former FCT minister in the Babangida regime, ...
•Sowore and Tinubu The Amnesty International and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have given President Bola Tinubu seven days to instruct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to immediately withdraw the cybercrime and defamation charges filed against activist Om...
•Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a review of a report by Amnesty International alleging extrajudicial killings and human rights violations in the South-East. The 128-page report, titled “A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in South-East Nigeria,” accus...
•Kenya’s President William Ruto Amnesty International today slammed a call by the Kenyan President William Ruto to shoot protesters, saying it would fuel more violence at a time of mounting anger and deadly anti-government rallies. At least 38 people died last week during demonstrations, rights groups say, marking the deadliest day of protests...
•Tinubu and Amnesty International logo Amnesty International today revealed that since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29 two years ago, more than 10,217 people have been killed in attacks by armed groups across several northern states, with Benue recording the highest death toll of 6,896 fatalities, followed by Plateau state...
•Goodluck Akinlawon receiving his prize A student of the University of Ibadan, Goodluck Akinlawon, has emerged the winner of the 2025 Amnesty International Nigeria Inter-Varsity Debate. Akinlawon triumphed over participants from 15 other universities across Nigeria in a highly competitive finale, reports Saturday PUNCH. A statement yesterday b...
•Ghana President John Dramani Mahama Amnesty International has called on the Ghanaian government to take immediate action to protect hundreds of people, primarily women, who are being subjected to rampant human rights abuses due to accusations of witchcraft. The rights group, in a statement released today, highlighted the severe risks faced by...
•Take-It-Back Movement protesters yesterday Despite police warnings, yesterday, youths across the country under the umbrella of the #TakeItBack movement staged a rally to draw attention to several national issues. Key among the concerns raised by the organisers were the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act, worsening economic hardship in the c...
•Isa Sanusi Amnesty International has said the allegation Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan levelled against Senate President Goodwill Akpabio must be investigated. The human rights group said this while responding to the development rocking the senate, reports Sunday Trust. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had accused Nigeria’s number three c...
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