By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS erupted at the Lagos State House of Assembly (LHA) as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) condemned what it described as the violent, unlawful and deeply reprehensible actions of the Lagos State Government (LASG) and the Nigerian Police Force ...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CRITICISM HAS followed the imprisonment of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma. A human rights organisation, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has called for the immediate release of the 52 students who were arrested following a protest against rising kidnappings in the a...
By Janet Itodo, JKNewsMedia Intern HOMES HAVE continued to fall at the Makoko waterfront as three Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) condemn what they describe as violent demolitions by the Lagos State Government (LASG). According to the CSOs, the LASG have reportedly left two babies and an adult dead, displaced thousands of residents and led...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter WEDNESDAY’s DISCHARGE and acquittal of the Abuja 11 peaceful protesters dominated proceedings after the court ruled that the prosecution presented no evidence and failed to appear to substantiate the allegations. The outcome prompted sudden jubilations inside the courtroom as supporters reacted wi...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADERSHIP ON human-rights protection faced renewed scrutiny as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) issued a statement for International Human Rights Day 2025 warning that deteriorating safeguards continue to diminish lives across the country. The organisation said neglect and abuses persis...
By JKNewsMedia TREASON CHARGES against peaceful citizens continue to be described as an assault on their fundamental freedoms by the Initiative Against Human Right Abuse and Torture (INAHURAT). INAHURAT states that the ongoing prosecution of the eleven Abuja End Bad Governance peaceful protesters rests on fabricated accusations that do not re...
Joke Kujenya JOYCE EYABA, 39, lives in a small rural town in Potiskum, Yobe State, in the northeastern part of Nigeria. For years, sharing with jknewsmedia.com, she said she has endured repeated physical and emotional abuse from her husband, which often left her with bruises hidden under long sleeves and silent nights spent worrying about [&h...
By Joke Kujenya HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS intensified as 180 vulnerable Nigerians returned from Libya to Lagos amid renewed global scrutiny of the North African country’s human rights record. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the return in a statement on Wednesday, disclosing that the repatriation flight arrived at the C...
When the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 (VAPP) was signed into law, many women’s rights advocates believed it would finally end dehumanising practices against widows. But 11 years on, the cruel ritual that inflicts physical and psychological pain on mourning wives still thrives in parts of Nigeria, taking on a new, sneaky, si...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FAILURE TO curb persistent gas flaring has become the subject of a legal battle at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ), where the Federal Republic of Nigeria now faces a suit alleging violations of international human rights and environmental treaties. The case, filed on 22 September 20...
