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NHRC says victims of alleged erroneous bombing in Nasarawa deserve compensation

. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried the alleged bombing of over 40 herdsmen in Doma local government area of Nasarawa state, saying that the incident is highly

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Electoral Offences Bill: Ojukwu unhappy with House of Reps members

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, is obviously not happy with members of the House of Representative over their undue delay in

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Ojukwu expresses optimism over presidential assent to the New NHRC bill

The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu SAN has expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the “National Human Rights Commission Bill 2022 recently passed by the

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Enforced disappearance: Police explains how Ogaga died to IIP-SARS

The IIP- SARS listened to the testimony of Insp Ekeinde P. Edwin of how Ogaga Ohore and members of his gang robbed one Sunday Adache of his Tecno phone and

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Alleged unlawful invasion: NHRC calls for prosecution of perpetrators

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)  has called for the prosecution of those behind what it called the unlawful invasion of the Abuja residence of a Justice of the Supreme

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NHRC Sars panel bounces back, resumes sitting Monday

Contrary to the insinuations in some quarters that the Independent Investigation Panel on Allegations of Human Rights Violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other Units of the Nigerian

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NHRC tackles Nigeria police over illegal detention of Gloria Okolie

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried the practice of illegally detaining citizens by some law enforcement agencies beyond the Constitutionally stipulated “reasonable” time, saying that such an unwholesome

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DISCRIMINATION PREVENTS KEY POPULATIONS FROM ACCESSING LIFE SAVING NEEDS- NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission has observed with great concern the manner in which discrimination of key populations has adversely affected their lives. This observation was made at a two-day

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WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY: OJUKWU SEEKS SPEEDY ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS LAW IN 36 STATES

As Nigeria joins the rest of the global community to commemorate the 2021 World Children’s Day (WCD), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is calling on stakeholders including the government

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IMN drags FG to UN, EU, NHRC over alleged killings of 78 members in Abuja

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has petitioned the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over alleged killings of its 78 members

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