The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed grave concerns over recent legal developments involving Rivers State, particularly the actions of Justice Barka, Presiding Judge of the Abuja Court of Appeal. HURIWA alleges that Justice Barka may be part of a plot to manipulate rulings detrimental to Rivers […]
Emmanuel Onwubiko
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has commended the Rivers State Government, led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, for its dedication to justice as the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into a series of arson attacks on Local Government Area (LGA) Secretariats nears its final report. The attacks, which occurred […]
There is a harmattan wind of poverty that has blown across Nigeria since May last year when the Nigerian government blew the whistle on the incessant hikes in the pump price of petroleum. The government also allowed the free fall in the value of the naira to foreign-denominated currencies of […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed strong disapproval over the recurrent collapses of Nigeria’s national electricity grid under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Following the seventh grid collapse of 2024 on October 14, the advocacy group called for the immediate dismissal of the Minister of Power, […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to urgently address allegations raised by a U.S. Army veteran concerning a rogue police squad in Anambra State. In a statement […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed alarm over a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Enugu State Government and Chinese companies, warning it could lead to the seizure of Nigerian assets if legal disputes over land in Enugu remain unresolved. HURIWA criticized Governor Peter Mbah […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the current military leadership for what it calls a complete failure to implement an effective strategy against terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. The organization expressed outrage over the worsening situation in Zamfara and Niger […]
Camillus Eboh is one of the most experienced Nigerian journalists still practicing after over two decades since he began at The Guardian newspaper of Nigeria which is the indisputable flagship of newspapering in Nigeria. This gentleman now works for a foreign news agency known as Reuters. Last May, Camilus Eboh […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for its remarkable display of transparency and accountability with the release of its 2023 Audited Financial Statement (AFS). The statement, which declared a net profit of N3.3 trillion and a dividend of N2.1 […]
One thing that kills off democracy is impunity and lawlessness. There is a groundswell of empirical evidence to demonstrate without any shadow of a doubt that one of the twin evils tearing Nigeria’s democracy apart and setting Nigeria out as one of the most bestially lawless nations in today’s world […]
