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 […]
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria
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 […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has rejected recent accusations against Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, labeling them baseless and politically driven. This follows a protest at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja, where women and youths from Zamfara alleged […]
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 recent decision by Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to build 40 housing units for judges in Abuja raises many questions about the separation of powers and the appropriateness of the executive branch funding lavish accommodations for the judiciary. While Wike has defended this move as […]
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 commended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, for establishing a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence, arson, and destruction that followed the local government elections. HURIWA praised this as a commendable step toward justice and accountability during a period […]
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 expressed concern over President Bola Tinubu’s plan to create a Disaster Relief Fund, citing it as an unnecessary duplication of the existing Ecological Fund. HURIWA emphasized that the Ecological Fund, established under the Federation Account Act of 1981, is already designed […]
