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NIGERIA NEEDS STATE POLICE WITH STRONG HUMAN RIGHTS SAFEGUARDS — OJUKWU

Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Anthony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, has called for the urgent establishment of State Police in Nigeria, stressing that decentralising policing is necessary to improve security, shorten response time and strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights.

SUSPEND AND ARREST FADAHUNSI BEFORE HE SPILLS BLOOD — NHRC TELLS AUTHORITIES

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has called for the immediate suspension and arrest of Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, over a viral video.

NHRC DEMANDS ARREST OF SHEIKH JINGIR OVER HATE SPEECH

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu OFR, SAN, has condemned in strong terms the hateful and inciting remarks made by Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir in a viral video on Sunday.

FAGBEMI: RIGHTS MUST LEAVE THE BOOKS AND ENTER POLICE STATIONS AS NHRC, NPF LAUNCH LANDMARK FRAMEWORK

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Prince Lateef Fagbemi, on Wednesday led the launch of a new policing pact he said must end rights abuses at the point of contact.

FROM DARKNESS TO DEGREES: NHRC, FOUNDATION SEEK TO GIVE EVERY NIGERIAN CHILD A CHANCE THROUGH EDUCATION.

For many young Nigerians, education is the bridge between poverty and opportunity. For some visually impaired students, that bridge once seemed impossible to cross until determined advocates stepped in to change their story.