NHRC Calls for Prosecution of Sexual Violence Perpetrators in Ozoro Festival

NHRC Calls for Prosecution of Sexual Violence Perpetrators in Ozoro Festival

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu (SAN) has strongly condemned the reported cases of sexual violence against women and girls during the Alue-Do cultural festival in Ozoro, Delta State, describing it as "unacceptable and the height of barbarism in the modern world". Dr. Ojukwu called for the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators, describing the incident as a gross […]

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NEWS

NHRC Receives 331,035 Complaints in July, Highlights Escalating Violence, Human Rights Violations

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received a staggering 331,035 complaints in July, highlighting the escalating violence and human rights violations across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr Tony Ojukwu OFR SAN, disclosed this while presenting the July dashboard and observatory report in Abuja. The complaints received by the NHRC underscore the persistence of systemic problems, including law enforcement issues, human dignity, freedom, […]

August 20, 2025 29

NEWS

Niger State Government Orders Closure of Badeggi FM for ‘Inciting Violence’

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja Umar Bago, the governor of Niger state, has ordered the commissioner of police to seal off Badeggi FM radio station over alleged incitement of violence. Bago issued the directive on Friday during a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders at the government house in Minna. In a statement released by Bologi Ibrahim, the chief press secretary, the Niger governor said the “daily activities of […]

August 2, 2025 31

POLITICS

THE ELECTION DAY PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE AND ELECTORAL VIOLENCE- KIMPACT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

KDI observed the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi elections on November 11, 2023, and set up her Election Day Data Room (EDDR) to get reports from 254 trained observers deployed across the fifty-six (56) LGAs of the 3 states for swift, credible, real-time information, analyses and escalation of incidents on the election during and after the poll. Also, to give objective insights into the incidence of election violence, document the same […]

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